According to sources of broadcaster NOS, Eppo Bruins will be the new minister of Education on behalf of Nieuw Sociaal Contract. Bruins chairs advisory council AWTI and was a member of the House of Representatives for ChristenUnie until 2021.
Student rooms are cheaper and cosier, according to outgoing housing minister Hugo de Jonge. But studios are more profitable. That is why student rooms are being converted into studios, he warns. Landlords can charge more money for a studio because the students have their own kitchen, shower and toilet in one. The government compensates part
You can’t make cost savings in higher education overnight, government officials say. For instance, it’s “not feasible” to introduce the slow-progress penalty for students who are taking too long to complete their studies with effect from September 2026, officials argue in a ‘quick scan’ of the coalition agreement. The quick scan was published on Friday afternoon.
Student organisations and educational institutions have agreed that the allowances for students on representative councils must be raised. For students on central councils, the guideline will be EUR 500 to EUR 1,200 per month. For faculty or decentralised councils, it will be between EUR 250 and EUR 525. Students on representative councils have a say
Students, trade unions and youth involved in politics, including those from the VVD and NSC parties, are deeply concerned about the return of the fine for long-term students, an old idea of the first Rutte Cabinet which received the support of the PVV party and is now back on the table. ‘The 'langstudeerboete' (fine for
What could be the undesirable consequences of your research? That's the question the Dutch research funding body NWO is going to ask scientists, especially if they want to collaborate with industry. When submitting a research proposal, scientists already have to explain to NWO what social and scientific impact their research might have. On top of
Over the years, most Dutch universities lose ground in the world rankings of British research firm QS. The exceptions are the University of Amsterdam and TU Delft, which have alternated as the highest-ranking Dutch university for the past decade. On Tuesday evening, the new QS World University Rankings were released - somewhat prematurely called the
Pro-Palestinian activists occupied the The Hague building of university association UNL on 4 June. They want the universities to cut ties with Israel. A large banner reading “Boycott & divest” hangs on the facade, with a banner next to it declaring the universities complicit in genocide. “It's fairly intimidating,” says a UNL spokesman. “We are
You cannot simply withdraw study financing from students who cause damage during occupations and protests. So writes outgoing Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf to the House of Representatives in response to various questions and motions surrounding protests in higher education. Some of those protests ended in riots and destruction. Political parties such as PVV, JA21 and
