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26 March 2026

Academic freedom declines worldwide, research shows

Over the past decade, academic freedom has declined in many countries. This includes the Netherlands, where perceived safety on campuses is a particularly prominent issue.
19 March 2026

Knowledge Security Desk set to use personal data

The National Contact Point for Knowledge Security currently warns people not to report suspicious individuals by name, to protect their privacy. A new bill aims to remove this obstacle.
18 March 2026

Protecting academic freedom through press freedom and an oath

How can you protect academic freedom? One of the architects of the Dutch Higher Education and Research Act, Peter Kwikkers, has written a book about it. His book contains proposed legislative texts as well as an academic oath.
22 January 2026

Students of Chinese origin perform remarkably well in education

Dutch people of Chinese origin are more likely than average to hold a degree from a higher education institution. Factors such as the mother’s age, parental income and living environment play a role in this.
20 January 2026

Lecturers and students must be protected from ‘authoritarian’ Trump, says judge

Foreign lecturers at universities must be given extra protection against the arbitrariness of the Trump administration, an American judge says. The same goes for a group of students and researchers who focus on the Middle East.
11 December 2025

Milestone: almost 30 percent of full professors are now women

New data shows that three in ten full professors at Dutch universities are women. At executive-board level, women are now in the majority.
4 December 2025

Unanimous House wants government and universities to tackle big tech together

The government must join forces with higher education institutions to break dependence on US tech companies. That is the unanimous message the House of Representatives has sent to education minister Moes.
28 November 2025

Forecast: solid job prospects for engineers, economists may struggle

Graduates in education, engineering and healthcare will have little trouble finding employment in the years ahead, according to research centre ROA. Their peers in economics and social studies may encounter more challenges.
24 November 2025

Negotiators receive wish lists from students, education and research sectors

What should the next coalition agree on when it comes to higher education and research? Government formation advisor Sybrand Buma has received letters from the Dutch Student Union, Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) and the Education Council.
21 November 2025

Slight improvement in student wellbeing

Students are doing better than four years ago. Even so, four out of five still experience moments of anxiety or depression, and their consumption of alcohol and drugs has not decreased.
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