Faculty of Science gets rid of controversial tenure track
The Faculty of Science of VU Amsterdam will discontinue the highly discussed tenure track system. Instead, it will implement a career track policy that assumes a permanent contract after 18 months.
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VU Amsterdam 25 million euros richer than expected
VU Amsterdam ended last year with a surplus of 25 million euros, mainly due to extra government funding, but also because the pandemic caused less financial damage than expected.
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One in four PhD students fails to cross the finish line
A quarter of all doctoral candidates employed by Dutch universities quit before completing their dissertation, the Rathenau Institute has reported. Drop-outs are especially common in the field of law.
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Internationalization
Universities are not allowed to limit the influx of international students
