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16 January 2025

Education minister wants talks with unions after all

The unions have at last received a response to the ultimatum they issued to the government. Education minister Eppo Bruins now says he is willing to hold talks. But his concession comes with a warning: there is no prospect of…
16 January 2025

Higher education is going on relay strike

Lecturers, researchers and other staff in higher education will be going on strike against government budget cuts. This is to be a so-called ‘relay’ strike.
17 December 2024

Further budget cuts for international students may not be necessary

According to an analysis by HOP, there may no longer be a need for higher education institutions to cut their budgets for foreign students, as they’ve already reached their target. If the institutions attract the same number of international students…
13 December 2024

Christian parties ensure cuts continue

The majority of the cuts in education and research can go ahead as planned, the deal on the budget for education, science and culture that was concluded yesterday reveals. Of the 2 billion euros, a little shy of 700 million…
11 December 2024

Almost all universities have more female professors

For the very first time, there are more than a thousand female full professors in the Netherlands. Their share increased at all universities, except in Rotterdam. With 30 percent female professors the VU is in the mid range.
5 December 2024

One out of 37 ERC grants goes to VU

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded 2 million euro Consolidator Grants to 37 researchers from Dutch institutions. Only Germany, France and the UK managed to secure more grants.
28 November 2024

‘Budget cuts will be rejected by the Senate’

The government’s proposed cuts to education and research will falter in the Senate, the opposition parties warn. But judging by Tuesday evening’s debate in the House of Representatives, the four ruling coalition parties do not seem overly concerned about that…
25 November 2024

EU also announces cuts to research funding

Mario Draghi’s call for massive investment in research and innovation seems to be falling on deaf ears, as the EU is set to slash its research funding by 130 million euros next year. A further two billion euros is expected…
21 November 2024

Already 56,000 signatures against ‘demolition’ of education

In the run-up to the large demonstration on Monday against the cutbacks in higher education and research, a petition is circulating. It has been signed 56,800 times so far.
14 November 2024

Minister should take next step against DUO discrimination

Education minister Eppo Bruins has promised to compensate students who fell victim to education agency DUO’s overzealous anti-fraud campaign. This is good news, but what about the ‘reverse burden of proof’?
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