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27 January 2022

Government relaxes coronavirus measures, nearly everything reopens

The brakes are off: the government is relaxing a raft of coronavirus measures. As from tomorrow, virtually everything can remain open until 10 PM. In higher education, students and staff do not need to self-isolate as frequently.
13 January 2022

OMT: ‘Wear face mask at bigger lectures’

When students and lecturers come to campus again, they ought to wear face masks when attending classes in larger groups. That is the advice of the Outbreak Management Team.
21 December 2021

Strict lockdown for higher education, again

Again, universities and universities of applied sciences had to close their doors. The cabinet announced a lockdown last Saturday evening. This will last until after the Christmas holidays and maybe even longer.
17 December 2021

Students exposed to cybercriminals during online exams

For many months, malicious hackers were able to gain access to students’ computers and use their webcam via software program Proctorio. It is not clear whether this actually occurred.
16 December 2021

Many scholars at risk this past year

From murder and violence to stalking and intimidation: last year, the human rights organisation Scholars at Risk logged 332 attacks on academic freedom in 65 countries, including the Netherlands.
25 November 2021

The Netherlands remains an attractive prospect for international students

Over half of the international students currently studying in the Netherlands say they plan to stay on after graduating. Despite the coronavirus crisis, this is about the same percentage as last year, reports Nuffic, the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in…
16 November 2021

Covid Pass: Dutch government wants to sideline employee participation

The government wants to prevent employee and student participation bodies from having their say about Covid passes at their institution. It plans to push a legislative amendment very urgently through the House of Representatives.
2 November 2021

Preparatory year is misused to attract more international students

Higher education institutions are going to recruit fewer students from outside Europe with a preparatory year. It is now no longer possible to misuse that transition programme in ‘the hunt for international students’. Higher education in the Netherlands provides preparatory…
27 October 2021

‘If you can’t foster internal debate at a university, where can you?’

Employee participation is going in the wrong direction, university councils warn. Lack of appreciation and facilities is deterring researchers – especially young ones – from taking part. And what’s more, they are afraid that their career could be impacted.
22 October 2021

Inspectorate of Education is concerned about freedom on campus

Higher education should also focus on ethical and social questions. But is that actually being done? The Inspectorate of Education is concerned about this and is going to conduct further research.
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