Geert Wilders en Pieter Omtzigt willen aan technische universiteiten weer Nederlandstalige bachelors, bleek maandag tijdens het EenVandaag verkiezingsdebat.
Wel of geen Engelstalige bachelors? Hard bezuinigen of extra geld? De verkiezingen voor de Tweede Kamer kunnen een aardverschuiving teweegbrengen in onderwijs en onderzoek.
Foreign graduates driven away from The Netherlands International students leave the Netherlands faster after graduation than other countries, a recent survey shows. This is partly because they are given less time to look for a job here. Of the students who came here from outside Europe in 2010, only 12 per…
Good science cannot exist without international exchange, the Young Academy claims. The society is worried about the “highly polarised” discourse on language of instruction.
‘Make inclusive education the norm’ Many universities of applies sciences and universities in the Netherlands endorse the idea that a disability should not be a barrier to education. However, students still encounter practical problems. Elevators that are not accessible to those with visual impairments, entrances impassable for wheelchair users, and unusable…
Warning about scientist misconduct is not easily allowed Universities are not obligated to warn each other about the misconduct of a researcher who moves to another institution. This would run afoul of privacy laws, explains outgoing Minister Dijkgraaf. Last month, Algemeen Dagblad reported on a professor who was dismissed from Utrecht University…
The intake of international Bachelor’s students has decreased slightly. Universities are calling on politicians not to take radical measures against internationalisation.
IT award goes to Delft Employees of TU Delft, Thomas More University of Applied Sciences and Vista College are receiving the SURF Education Award for their exceptional IT contribution to education at their institution. The winners received the prize for educational innovation on Tuesday, during the SURF Education Days in Den Bosch. …
Scientists in white lab coats joined the climate march, in which around 85 thousand people participated, last Sunday. “I have to do more than just carry out research.”
