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Science & Education 24 April 2025

Spring Memorandum: new cutbacks in higher education

Over time, funding of higher education institutions will be reduced by 59 million euros, reads the Spring Memorandum. It’s one of the new cutbacks in education and research.
Science & Education 31 March 2025

‘We learn how to use AI from Instagram and TikTok’

While VU Amsterdam struggles to keep up with the rapidly evolving AI landscape, students are getting important information about the technology from social media rather than the classroom.
Science & Education 5 February 2025

Defence interested in collaborating with higher education

More work placements, a permanent group of ‘military lecturers’ and more money for research. Defence embraces the advice to make more frequent use of knowledge within higher education institutions. This does require these institutions to improve their knowledge security.
Science & Education 16 January 2025

Higher education gatekeeper: ‘It kept me up at night’

Does degree programme X really need to be offered in English? Paul Rullmann, outgoing chair of the committee in charge of deciding this question, understands the rationale for introducing a language assessment. “But not”, he says, “in the context of…
Science & Education 16 January 2025

Higher education is going on relay strike

Lecturers, researchers and other staff in higher education will be going on strike against government budget cuts. This is to be a so-called ‘relay’ strike.
Science & Education 11 December 2024

Teachers share their love for chemistry through videos

Teachers Jaap Harteveld and Thomas Hansen are tackling one of the major stumbling blocks for students in the bachelor’s Pharmaceutical Sciences. They use videos in which they personally solve assignments.
Science & Education 28 November 2024

‘Budget cuts will be rejected by the Senate’

The government’s proposed cuts to education and research will falter in the Senate, the opposition parties warn. But judging by Tuesday evening’s debate in the House of Representatives, the four ruling coalition parties do not seem overly concerned about that…
Campus & Culture 21 November 2024

From powerpoints to playful education

Educational trainer Ermelinda Jaku believes creating good education is a joint effort. ‘We need to co-create a space for everyone to challenge their own assumptions.’
Science & Education 4 September 2024

Cutbacks are main focus at alternative opening of the academic year

About two hundred protesters came to Domplein in Utrecht on Monday morning for the ‘Alternative opening’ of the new academic year. Down with the cutbacks, was the message. Perhaps there will even be a strike.
Science & Education 4 September 2024

Minister defends recruiting international engineering students

With the rising popularity of engineering courses, programmes in healthcare and education might be affected, acknowledges Education Minister Eppo Bruins. This is one reason why engineering programmes continue to recruit students from abroad.