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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.
3 November 2023

Bombs, dismissal and censorship pose worldwide threats to science

From murder to dismissal: this year, human rights organisation Scholars at Risk counted 409 attacks on academic freedom in 66 countries. This is an increase compared to last year. The Netherlands is one of the countries mentioned. The ninth edition…
3 November 2023

Netherlands spends less on STEM than other countries

The Netherlands is lagging behind its international competitors in spending on STEM, education minister Robber Dijkgraaf has revealed. The number of new Bachelor’s students on STEM programmes is also relatively low.
26 October 2023

Politician wants to stop tax advantage expats in favor of students

Pieter Omtzigt wants to phase out of the tax advantage for highly-educated expats. The millions of euros this would save could then be used to decrease the interest on loans incurred by students belonging to the ‘bad luck generation’.
19 October 2023

Sensible or not, Minister continues screening of non-Europeans

Despite criticism from academics, Minister Dijkgraaf is pressing ahead with his plan. He will present a bill as soon as possible – but a little later than planned – that will enable the national screening of students and researchers from…
5 October 2023

Especially institutions with a higher number of Ukrainian refugee students have withdrawn support

Higher education institutions with the highest numbers of Ukrainian refugee students are often no longer offering a discount to new students from the country. A notable exception is The Hague University of Applied Sciences.
3 October 2023

Mariëtte Hamer investigates inappropriate behaviour in higher education

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has asked Government Commissioner Mariëtte Hamer for advice, claiming too little is currently known about sexually inappropriate behaviour at higher education institutions.  At the moment, Hamer is in talks with several parties in…
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