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Student Life & Society 29 January 2025

DUO misinforms thousands of international students about loan compensation

DUO, the agency in charge of administering student financing, incorrectly told 8,590 international students that they would receive compensation in connection with the student loan system. The error represents a total of 6.6 million euros.
Student Life & Society 20 February 2024

Right-wing parties end extra 164 euro grant payment

Students living away from home will receive a lower basic grant from September, the House of Representatives decided yesterday. Their monthly payment will drop to 302 euros per month. That is 164 euros less than they receive at present.
Student Life & Society 17 January 2024

Appeal to ABP: stop investing in occupied Palestinian territories

Pension fund ABP must stop investing in companies that facilitate the occupation of Palestinian territories, activists say. ABP has adopted a neutral stance for the moment.
Student Life & Society 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
Student Life & Society 21 November 2022

VU student challenges Minister of Education over 56-hour rule

International students who try to get Dutch student finance are required to work nearly two days per week, but some students have great difficulty meeting that requirement. With help from legal experts they are able to fight back against the…
Student Life & Society 11 February 2021

You can buy 24 billion bapao rolls from the national student debt

The total student debt in the Netherlands is over 21 billion euros, but how much is being added every second? And what could you buy with all that money? On the National Debt Metre website, you can see the figures…