Recently, Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf unfolded his plans for channelling the intake of international students. The initial reactions are cautiously optimistic.
UvA suspends ‘anti-woke’ lecturer Laurens Buijs The University of Amsterdam (UvA) has suspended the controversial lecturer Laurens Buijs after he called a Professor of Sociology and Gender & Sexuality Studies a dangerous extremist on Twitter. According to the university, Buijs has described UvA colleagues and other academics on social media as “monsters”,…
Wie eenmaal aan het werk is, zou zich soms moeten bijscholen of omscholen, vindt het kabinet. Voor dit ‘leven lang leren’ zien universiteiten graag een structurele bekostiging
Is it a medical emergency or can it wait a while? The government wants reduce the pressure on the emergency number 112. One of the target groups: international students.
VU Amsterdam no longer wants to collaborate with companies in the fossil fuel sector that fail to comply with the Climate Agreement.
What is academic freedom? According to a European report, there are many different ideas about it, and that could potentially lead to problems.
Go and vote for the participation councils. That message was issued by Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf, along with students, participation bodies and executive boards.
Legal action is being taken against Dutch universities by The Rights Forum as they should be providing more information about their contacts with ‘pro-Israel’ organisations.
The availability of student housing is declining rapidly, the Dutch Student Union warns. And it could get worse, now that the government is going to tackle the rental market.
