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Saxion puts BBB candidate out the door He was already suspended, now he has lost his job. Jasper Rekers, who wanted to enter the House of Representatives for the BBB ((BoerBurgerBeweging, a Dutch political party), is no longer allowed to teach at Saxion University of Applied Sciences because of his anonymous hate tweets.…
Jongeren tot 25 jaar zeggen steeds vaker dat ze slaapproblemen of depressies te hebben. Dat blijkt uit nieuwe cijfers van het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS).
Increase in depression and sleeping problems Young people under 25 are reporting having sleeping problems or depression with increasing frequency. This is shown by new figures from the Dutch Central Statistical Office (CBS). Young people still report many complaints about their mental health. Some questions they answered in 2022 were slightly more…
VVD en CDA willen een miljard euro bezuinigen op onderwijs en onderzoek. Volt, D66 en Groenlinks-PvdA willen juist miljarden extra investeren, zegt het Centraal Planbureau.
Senate rejects motion for lower student debt Indebted students protested against their study debt in Amsterdam on 5 February 2022. (Photo: Impix) The Dutch Senate has rejected a PvdD motion calling on the government to reduce the study debts of unlucky students and – as cover – accelerate the reduction of fossil…
NWO and KNAW need to be more critical of collaboration with the fossil fuel industry. This is the opinion of 450 employees of 13 universities and 11 research institutes.
De rente op studieschulden stijgt komend jaar toch naar 2,56 procent, ook voor de pechstudenten van het leenstelsel. Het demissionaire kabinet kan de rente niet bevriezen.
From murder to dismissal: Scholars at Risk counted 409 attacks on academic freedom in 66 countries last year. More than last year. The Netherlands is also mentioned.
Denmark can’t do without international students Denmark has restricted the inflow of international students the past two years, but is now turning back. Highly skilled internationals are proving indispensable in the tight labour market. In 2021, the Danish cabinet decided to drastically reduce the number of English-language courses in higher education. This…
