De partijen in de Delftse studentenraad zijn voor het bsa, vertelden zij onlangs aan Delta. De landelijke studentenorganisaties LSVb en ISO denken er anders over.
Education minister wants to cancel student debts more often Sometimes it is clear that a former student will never be able to pay off his student debts. DUO should be able to cancel the debt in these cases, writes Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf (Education) to the Dutch Senate and Parliament. High debts,…
WUR professor stripped of chair Wageningen University has stripped professor Vincenzo Fogliano of his chair for two years. The man acquired research funds by linking himself to a Saudi university on paper. Fogliano works full-time at Wageningen, but has changed his primary affiliation. That is, the much-quoted scientist pretended that King…
The number of foreign students in Dutch higher education increased 7 percent this academic year compared to last year, reports Nuffic: much less than in previous years.
Rising dropout rates, language problems, a lack of social safety in higher education – the Inspectorate of Education’s annual report paints a worrying picture.
To rise in rankings, King Saud University pays academics, including two Dutch nationals, to say they work there. It illustrates the problem with rankings.
Klimaatactiegroepen vragen studenten en medewerkers om informatie over de banden van hun universiteit met de fossiele-energiesector. Ze werken aan een landelijke database.
Minister Dijkgraaf: bsa down to thirty credits To improve student welfare, Education Minister Dijkgraaf wants to take the pressure off by adjusting the binding recommendation on the continuation of studies (bsa). If secretary he gets his way, students will only have to obtain 30 out of 60 credits to continue their studies, instead…
Een groep van 44 promotiestudenten heeft in hoger beroep een rechtszaak gewonnen van het UMC Groningen. Ze waren werknemers, oordeelt het Gerechtshof, en geen studenten.
