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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.
21 October 2021

Fear of China dominates meeting on international collaboration

Security interests need to carry more weight when deciding on whether collaborative research with China is possible, experts feel. So give us some guidelines, universities have told the House of Representatives.
21 October 2021

‘COVID pass easier for international students’

It is still tricky for international students from outside the EU to get hold of a COVID pass. Minister De Jonge wants to make it a bit easier for them.
14 October 2021

Universities show teeth at threats and intimidation

In the battle against threats and intimidation experienced by academics, the Dutch universities are jointly setting up a reporting and advice centre: WetenschapVeilig. They also intend filing police reports more often.
12 October 2021

Shortage of student accommodation surges

In a single year’s time the shortage of student accommodation has leapt by 4,500 places to a total of 26,500. And the expectation among student housing corporations is that the shortage will continue to escalate. Student enrolment is increasing faster…
12 October 2021

Controversial DNA testing? Address the ethical issues

Dutch and Chinese researchers have been working together in recent years to develop controversial DNA databanks. It’s time to tighten up our ethical review of such work, says philosophy professor Peter-Paul Verbeek. A month ago, RTL Nieuws and the Dutch…
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