Higher education institutions are taking a stand against the government’s plan to include them in its new cyber security law. They argue that this approach will have an adverse effect on security and cost the taxpayer dearly.
Starting in September 2026, students in higher education will pay 2,694 euros in annual tuition fees. This represents an increase of nearly one hundred euros. The fee is increasing in line with the relatively high inflation of the past year. In the current academic year, students pay 2,530 euros and in the 2025/2026 academic year,
Over the coming years, €25 million will be made available to attract scientists from the United States (and other countries) to the Netherlands. This is stated in the ‘supplementary budget’ that the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has released on Friday. Due to ‘growing global tensions’, more and more scientists are considering relocating to…
170 American higher education institutions are resisting political interference from the Trump administration. They demand the free exchange of ideas “without fear of retribution, censorship, or deportation”. Leaders from institutions including Princeton, Yale, and MIT have spoken out “against the unprecedented government interference and political meddling that currently threaten American higher education”. The American Association
Around ten thousand (former) students have received a letter from student finance agency DUO: they will be reimbursed for unjustly imposed fines and the revoked basic grant. But it may take some time. DUO admitted last year, following an investigation by news agency HOP, Investico, NOSop3, and newspaper Trouw, that it had ‘indirectly discriminated’ for
The planned construction of “several thousand student housing units” will be halted due to the government's decision to freeze social rents in 2025 and 2026, student housing associations warn. Kences, the umbrella organisation for social student housing providers, says it is “shocked” by the cabinet's decision to freeze social rents for two years. “We support
The quality of higher education is under pressure. Because of budget cuts, of course, but also because of a gap in supervision that increases the risk of mismanagement and social insecurity. So says the Education Inspectorate in a report.
Higher education institutions should no longer provide reduced-rate sports facilities, as the government believes this distorts the market. Cultural activities and canteen prices are also set to rise, among other things.
Over time, funding of higher education institutions will be reduced by 59 million euros, reads the Spring Memorandum. It’s one of the new cutbacks in education and research.
With money tight, fewer and fewer students are willing to take on a board role in an association or join a student council, states a manifesto that was handed over to the Dutch House of Representatives on Tuesday. A delegation from the ISO submitted a manifesto to the House of Representatives on 15 April 2025.
