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
The FNV Education & Research trade union shares concerns about press freedom in higher education. “A university magazine should be able to write on any matter.”
University magazine Cursor wasn’t allowed to report on the alleged conflicts of interests of the new rector. This led to written questions by the House of Representatives.
Compensation for data breach A hacker stole personal data of (former) students of the University of Applied Sciences of Arnhem and Nijmegen (HAN). One of them held the institution liable. The court partly agrees with him. Email addresses, social security numbers and notes on disabilities and political affiliations… it is some of…
Nobel chemistry prize for ‘quantum dots’ For making colourful ‘quantum dots’, three scientists will receive this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry. Their research has been applied in QLED displays, among other things. The distinguished research is at the intersection of chemistry and physics. The researchers discovered that very small crystals change colour…
