De Universiteit van Amsterdam wil alle startende docenten een tijdelijke aanstelling voor vier jaar geven en meer ervaren docenten een vast contract. Afgelopen najaar kwamen voorzitter Geert ten Dam en HR-directeur Robert Grem al tot de conclusie dat het aantal tijdelijke docenten zonder onderzoekstaken in korte tijd gigantisch gegroeid was, zeggen ze. “We zeiden toen: dit…
University of Applied Sciences ranks most sustainable Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences is the most sustainable institution in Dutch higher education, winning the annual SustainaBul. The numbers two and three are the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Wageningen University. TU Delft is ranked 12 out of 33. It scores especially well on…
A temporary emergency shelter for 200 asylum seekers will be built in the southern part of the campus. “Delft is keen to help relieve the critical situation in Ter Apel.”
Carin Wensveen was recently appointed as the student ombudsperson. How can she help? “The important thing is to solve conflicts so that the students in question can move on.”
Lecturers protest against temporary contracts On 12 May, several dozen lecturers protested against the many temporary contracts at Dutch universities. They demonstrated in Utrecht to put pressure on the collective labour agreement (CAO) negotiations. For years trade unions and action groups have been resisting the ‘flex culture’ at universities increasingly fiercely. Many lecturers and…
Vacancy: student members advisory board TU Delft will get a new magazine: Delft Matters. That magazine is also made by the editors of Delta, as commissioned by Alumni Relations. The magazine will be issued twice a year – for the first time in June 2022 – and will cover research, education and campus life.…
Flemish higher education institution still closed after cyber attack The Flemish university of applied sciences Vives is struggling with the aftermath of a cyber-attack. On Friday 8 April, hackers managed to penetrate the school’s systems. They wanted to get hold of student and staff data, but according to Vives, they were warned in…
Inspectorate wants better insight into the quality of education Why do some Dutch educational programmes not pass the NVAO accreditation organisation’s inspection in one go? And what improvements then help best? Nobody can answer these kinds of questions now, says the Education Inspectorate in its new State of Education (in Dutch). Everyone can…
University hospitals want larger share of education and research funds Dutch university hospitals hope that Minister Dijkgraaf will reverse the shift of education and research funds to the universities of technology and science faculties. The Dutch Federation of University Medical Centres (NFU) responds (in Dutch) to Minister Dijkgraaf’s ‘outline letter’ on higher education…
Informateur: a different coalition in Delft The Council of Mayor and Aldermen in Delft could well be in for a change. The informateur – a person who mediates among political parties to form a coalition – former Stip Alderman Pieter Guldemond, is advising a coalition made up of Stip, D66, GroenLinks, PvdA and…
