Avans and VIAA best universities of applied sciences The Keuzegids has again named Avans the best large university of applied sciences in the Netherlands. Of the medium-sized universities of applied sciences, VIAA is once again number one. For the twelfth time in 14 years, Avans from Brabant leads the ranking of large…
A majority in the House of Representatives backed a motion to phase out fossil fuel subsidies. Climate activists say this is the result of the weeks-long blockade of the A12.
MBO students turned away at student complex MBO students were refused housing at an Amsterdam student complex, emerged this week. That is not the intention assures Kences, the branch organisation of social student housing providers Residents of the student complex in Amsterdam’s Slotervaart neighbourhood had recently found a new housemate at a…
Higher education institutions are recalling students from Israel, with the country in a state of war. Hundreds of people have already died, among them international students.
Doubling of total student debt The total study debt of (former) students has risen to €28.2 billion. That is 1.7 billion more than last year and more than twice as much as before the introduction of the loan system in 2015. Study debts have increased substantially in recent years, reports Dutch statistics…
Dutch should become the language of instruction at universities within three to four years, said Pieter Omtzigt. “So fewer internationals will come to the Netherlands.”
Five universities top up the meagre income of international scholarship PhDs. The others do little to nothing, a study shows. Of TU Delft, the latter was already known.
No energy allowance for students in Rotterdam A Rotterdam student lost a court case on appeal over the energy allowance from the municipality last week. The court ruled that the municipality may exempt students from the scheme. The student received student loans, a single-parent allowance, and some other allowances, but still could…
The Dutch Parliament wants to use money from the National Growth Fund to prevent an increase in fuel prices for motorists. That means a stop to further research by the National Education Lab AI. It will also mean less money for teacher retraining and lifelong development, among other things. That warning is given by outgoing
