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3 October 2023

Interest on student loans will increase more than fivefold

Interest on student loans will be five times higher next year, according to calculations by newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad. The rate will increase from 0.46 to 2.55 percent
28 September 2023

‘Salary increases not the cause of budget cuts’

Will the wage increases at the universities lead to cutbacks? Some suggest they will, but the trade unions say this is nonsense. After all, university administrators approved the increases.
15 September 2023

Foreign graduates are increasingly staying in the Netherlands to work

After graduating, one in three foreign graduates finds employment in the Netherlands. This is a much higher proportion than in the past, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Why this is the case is anybody’s guess.
1 September 2023

Landlords use tricks to rip off students

Students are increasingly often given a joint contract for the entire student residence. Landlords do this to bypass the rules and charge higher rental fees for rooms. 
29 August 2023

Record number of international students from outside of Europe

The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) expects a record-breaking number of students from outside Europe to start a degree programme in the Netherlands in September.
29 August 2023

Education minister will not make quiet rooms obligatory

Minister of Education Robbert Dijkgraaf will not force higher education institutions to set up quiet rooms. He does think that such rooms could have a positive effect on student wellbeing.
29 June 2023

House of Representatives wants MeToo education in student introduction weeks

In the opinion of the Dutch House of Representatives, it would be good for students to be educated about inappropriate sexual behaviour as early as the introduction weeks. Staff would also benefit from a course.
21 June 2023

Misunderstandings over English-language teaching: what is the situation?

Hold on, will all Bachelor’s programmes soon have to be taught mainly in Dutch? A debate in the Dutch House of Representatives has led to a host of misunderstandings in the national press. “With effect from the academic year 2025-2026…
2 June 2023

Many students consider academic workload too high

Almost four in ten students consider the academic workload too high. At the research universities the workload is a little higher than at the universities of applied sciences, according to the answers given in the National Student Survey (NSE).
1 June 2023

Poll: Recognition and Rewards gets appreciation

Most researchers are positive about the new ‘recognition and rewards’ system, but postdocs and full professors expect little of it. This emerges from a poll by news platform ScienceGuide.
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