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Science & Education 7 June 2023

When seeking student engagement comes with adverse effects

By enforcing mandatory attendance and opting for group assignments, international bachelor program MKDA hopes to activate its students. But not all students are as thrilled with this ‘non-inclusive’ approach.
Science & Education 24 April 2023

Education minister wants international students to learn Dutch

Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf is putting forward new legislation to channel the influx of international students. Two striking announcements: there is to be ‘centralised control’ and all international students will have to learn Dutch.
Science & Education 22 February 2023

Teacher of the year wants to see his students grow

Lachezar Yanev was elected Teacher of the year. He uses clips from Hollywood movies and an escape room to engage his students.
Science & Education 31 October 2022

New offensive against English-language teaching

Universities in the Netherlands should immediately start teaching in Dutch again, in the view of action group Beter Onderwijs Nederland (BON). The association has launched a new offensive with nineteen open letters to the minister, administrators and regulators. “Yes, this…
Science & Education 10 June 2022

What lessons have higher education institutions learned from the pandemic?

During the lockdowns, higher education institutions had to quickly switch over to online teaching. Time now to take stock: what worked well and what didn’t? To allow education to continue as much as possible during the pandemic, educational institutions were…
Science & Education 17 February 2022

Face mask obligation will soon be canceled on campus

Soon very few of the coronavirus measures in higher education will remain: as from tomorrow, lecture halls are allowed to be full once again and from 25 February it will no longer be compulsory to wear a face mask on…
Science & Education 27 January 2022

Government relaxes coronavirus measures, nearly everything reopens

The brakes are off: the government is relaxing a raft of coronavirus measures. As from tomorrow, virtually everything can remain open until 10 PM. In higher education, students and staff do not need to self-isolate as frequently.
Science & Education 13 January 2022

OMT: ‘Wear face mask at bigger lectures’

When students and lecturers come to campus again, they ought to wear face masks when attending classes in larger groups. That is the advice of the Outbreak Management Team.
Science & Education 17 December 2021

Students exposed to cybercriminals during online exams

For many months, malicious hackers were able to gain access to students’ computers and use their webcam via software program Proctorio. It is not clear whether this actually occurred.
Science & Education 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.