When it comes to the war between Israel and Hamas, education administrators in the US need to watch their words. Three university bosses were questioned about this.
Having a job and a place to live are often key for international graduates in deciding whether to stay here or not. And speaking Dutch doesn’t hurt either, a poll reveals.
‘Unlucky students’ to receive slightly more money thanks to inflation The level of compensation for ‘unlucky students’ will be slightly higher than expected. The cabinet wants to bring forward the date on which inflation will be taken into account, which will see former students receive an extra 200 euros. For those who missed out on…
Outgoing minister Dijkgraaf believes it is important for university and college media to be able to work independently, he replied to parliamentary questions.
Ondanks alle kritiek op de internationalisering van het hoger onderwijs is het bacheloronderwijs aan de universiteiten steeds vaker in het Engels.
No application rounds, no competing for money… A new unit of research funding body NWO will use a different approach – and 20 million euros – to encourage climate research.
The impact of the Covid19 crisis is still visible in education, new research shows. Especially at universities of applied sciences many students are dropping out.
Education Council: ‘Do not cut back on education’ It will probably be some time before a new cabinet is in place, but the Education Council is already writing a letter (in Dutch). ‘Education is too important to shift the focus in education policy or choose a new course with each new cabinet’, it…
PVV scout out over fraud suspicion PVV senator Gom van Strien has resigned from his job as a scout for a new Dutch cabinet. He has been charged with fraud at his former employer, a subsidiary of Utrecht University. Until mid-2009, Van Strien was director of Utrecht Holdings, the knowledge transfer office…
NWO grants increased Due to increased salaries and prices, science funding body NWO has increased the Veni and Vidi grants for top researchers. The change takes effect immediately and therefore already applies to application rounds currently running. Science had been asking for higher research grants for some time. These were less…
