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Science & Education 20 March 2025

Education minister wants to force universities to work together

The government wants to reduce competition between higher education institutions by making it a legal requirement for them to work together. This is according to a letter from education minister Eppo Bruins.
Science & Education 20 March 2025

More flexible language policy for border regions

Thirteen Dutch higher education institutions are located within 25 kilometres of the border. Without giving any guarantees, the government plans to introduce more flexible language policy for these institutions.
Student Life & Society 21 February 2025

Development aid cuts also a blow to higher education

The government has announced major cuts to development aid, with the total budget being reduced from 6.3 billion to 3.9 billion euros over the next few years. This will also lead to the disappearance of various teaching and research projects.
Science & Education 5 February 2025

‘Number of internationals does not need to fall substantially’

The number of international students scarcely needs to be reduced, Education Minister Eppo Bruins has confirmed to the Senate. His planned budget cuts may have already been achieved if numbers remain at their current level.
Science & Education 22 January 2025

US universities brace for Trump’s plans

Universities across the United States are bracing themselves as Donald Trump begins his second term as president. Some universities are already saying they have no intention of cooperating with the mass deportations he has announced.
Science & Education 16 January 2025

Education minister wants talks with unions after all

The unions have at last received a response to the ultimatum they issued to the government. Education minister Eppo Bruins now says he is willing to hold talks. But his concession comes with a warning: there is no prospect of…
Campus & Culture 13 December 2024

Christian parties ensure cuts continue

The majority of the cuts in education and research can go ahead as planned, the deal on the budget for education, science and culture that was concluded yesterday reveals. Of the 2 billion euros, a little shy of 700 million…
Student Life & Society 4 December 2024

‘Don’t fix housing shortage with enrolment caps on English tracks’

Can foreign students be barred from English-taught tracks? Only if the programme’s ‘teaching resources’ are stretched too thin, says education minister Eppo Bruins. The housing shortage or a desire to curb student migration shouldn’t factor into the equation.
Science & Education 3 October 2024

Minister makes cutbacks, but demands reduced workload at universities

Cutbacks or not, the workload in science must be reduced. That is what Minister Eppo Bruins writes to the House of Representatives. It’s “worrying” that after all these years, universities haven’t turned words into deeds.
Science & Education 27 June 2024

Governing parties: no wellbeing and a focus on excellence

It should remain possible to graduate cum laude, a majority of the House of Representatives thinks. Programmes also need to start having exit interviews with the late dropouts amongst their students. But an investigation into stress caused by the fine…
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