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1 March 2024

Many Vici grants for women, VUmc gets one

Out of the 35 Vici grants awarded to top researchers by science funding body NWO today, twenty have gone to women. Researcher Frances Handoko-de Man of Amsterdam UMC is among the recipients.
23 February 2024

This student quota for English-taught tracks won’t survive, warns lawyer

A limit on the number of students enrolling for English-taught tracks leads to indirect discrimination based on nationality. And that is not permitted, warns Job Buiting, who previously served as a lawyer for the Ministry of Education.
23 February 2024

ScienceGuide is saved, for now

News website ScienceGuide will remain operational for the time being. The editorial team reports that a fundraising campaign has raised sufficient funds to keep the platform online.
21 February 2024

Waiting times student rooms longer than course duration

The waiting lists for social student housing remain long. Occasionally, students have almost completed their studies before they are offered a room, new figures show.
20 February 2024

Student quota for English-taught tracks will take a year longer

It will take at least another year before study programmes can limit international enrolments by introducing a student quota. Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf says that the House of Representatives’ urgency in the matter will not alter this situation.
19 February 2024

House of Representatives gives higher education right to exclude international students

The House of Representatives voted last week in favour of a special student quota for international students. A majority no longer wants to wait for outgoing Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf’s bill including the same measure.
13 February 2024

Room prices increase sharply, especially in Amsterdam

The cost of renting a room in student cities rose by 11 percent in 2023 to an average of 543 euros per month, according to room rental platform Kamernet. Rents skyrocketed even more in several cities, with Amsterdam leading the…
9 February 2024

Master’s students love VU Amsterdam and UvA

On obtaining their Bachelor’s degree, one in four students at Dutch universities take a Master’s degree at another university. Many of them head for Amsterdam or Rotterdam. Assuming they continue their studies in the Netherlands, that is.
8 February 2024

Slightly fewer international students at universities

Around one in three first-year students at Dutch universities is from abroad, final figures show. There are slightly fewer of them than before.
1 February 2024

Fewer people with migration background than expected attend university

Fewer young people with a migrant background go to university than you might expect. For the first time in years, universities are starting to obtain a clearer view of their academic opportunities.
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