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11 December 2023

How do you assess whether English is the language of instruction?

The NVAO, charged with monitoring the quality of higher education, asks programmes why they teach in English. Outgoing Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf explains the process behind this to the House of Representatives.
7 December 2023

Dijkgraaf calls for freedom of press in higher education

Outgoing Minister Dijkgraaf thinks it’s important for media of higher education institutions to be able to operate independently. He said this in response to parliamentary questions about the conflict at Cursor, Eindhoven University of Technology’s news site.
7 December 2023

Internationals want to stay if they have jobs

Many international students want to stay in the Netherlands after graduation. Especially if they have a job and housing.
4 December 2023

Half of doctors and medical students have experienced transgressive behaviour

In a recent survey, half of doctors and medical students reported having experienced transgressive behaviour. Most of the victims are women, and surgeons are the most common perpetrators.
1 December 2023

Students drink too much and are sometimes tired of life

One in four students find themselves weary of life every now and then and one in six is a heavy drinker, a new monitor has revealed. And yet, students’ mental wellbeing is slightly better than two years ago.
24 November 2023

Marcel Levi on election results: ‘Omtzigt is a smart man’

Science braces itself in the wake of the election. Or perhaps things will pan out better than expected? “Omtzigt is a smart guy, so he will understand”, says NWO chair Marcel Levi.
20 November 2023

Pressure to find a job driving away foreign graduates

International students in the Netherlands are quicker to leave after graduation than those in other countries, a recent survey shows. Part of the reason for this is that recent graduates are given less time to look for a job here.
20 November 2023

‘Polarised debate on internationalisation is threat to science’

Good science cannot exist without international exchange, the Young Academy claims. The society of young scientists is worried about the “highly polarised” discourse on language of instruction.
10 November 2023

‘Scientists want a more critical view on collaborations with fossil fuel companies’

As guardians of science, the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) should take a more critical view of collaboration with the fossil fuel industry. This is the opinion of 450 employees of…
3 November 2023

Denmark cannot do without international students after all

For two years Denmark has been restricting the influx of foreign students, but is now pulling back from that position. Highly educated internationals are proving indispensable on the tight labour market.
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