Scientific publications are increasingly available free of charge to everyone. But universities warn that this shift towards ‘open access’ is being held back by VAT rules, following a court case they lost. (Photo via Canva) The Dutch Tax Administration has won a court case concerning the VAT rate for scientific journals: when are they allowed
In 2025, thirty thousand students paid a combined total of 5.6 million euros in public transport fines. An alternative could make these fines unnecessary, but the ministry has never considered it.
Both students and local politicians are opposing DUWO’s new housemate selection policy, but the Minister of Housing does not intend to intervene.
Following a trial period of several years, the cabinet is set to enshrine the EngD – the title awarded upon completion of a two-year technical PhD at a university – in law. The same applies to the professional doctorate awarded by universities of applied sciences.
The government is to pay compensation to students who were subjected to discriminatory checks and home visits by the student finance body DUO. €80 million has been set aside for this purpose. In its efforts to combat abuse of the basic grant for students living away from home, DUO targeted students from migrant backgrounds in…
The House of Representatives has asked the government to explore whether home-sharing could be made easier by reducing the frequency of permit requirements. This could help alleviate the shortage of rooms, including for students. In most municipalities, it is not permitted to share a home without authorisation. Often, a maximum of two people are allowed
The new Minister for Education, Rianne Letschert, has an extra €1.5 billion to spend, and she intends to use it to restore ‘stability and calm’. “Well, of course, you never know how long I’ll stay in the job.”
In a heated dispute with her department, a law student had, according to Radboud University, behaved so badly that she was banned from campus. However, the Council of State does not consider this justified. A student in Nijmegen was at loggerheads with her department over flexible study arrangements. The university issued her with a warning
Wageningen biologist Anneke Valk was named National Teacher of the Year 2026 in Utrecht on Monday. She receives a grant of €50,000 for educational innovation. Two lecturers from universities of applied sciences and two from universities were nominated for Teacher of the Year, an award organised by student organisation ISO and the Comenius Network. The
