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Science30 June 2022
One in four PhD students fails to cross the finish line
A quarter of all doctoral candidates employed by Dutch universities quit before completing their dissertation, the Rathenau Institute has reported. Drop-outs are especially common in the field of law.
read moreStaff16 June 2022
Bullying and psychic violence rise sharply
VU employees are reasonably content, but they do bully each other more than employees at other universities.
read moreInternationalization16 June 2022
Universities are not allowed to limit the influx of international students
Minister of Education Robbert Dijkgraaf is temporarily scrapping a bill that would have allowed higher education to gain a better grip on the influx of foreign students. The universities are disappointed by the decision.
read moreEducation10 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?
read moreCampus03 June 2022
Paired up students photograph freedom in the city
Fifty student pairs went out to photograph the feeling of freedom with their smartphone cameras. Not only did they learn to take better pictures, they also made new friends.
read moreScience16 May 2022
Free speech and censorship on social media platforms
With social media platforms censoring more and more frequently, the question arises whether this happens with a political bias.
read moreStudents12 May 2022
More international students have a right to student financing
Having lost a few court cases, the Education Executive Agency (DUO) is changing its course with regard to European students. They are now more likely to be granted student financing. The government is studying the consequences.
read moreInternationalization10 May 2022
Student accommodation: ‘I think it will be difficult this coming year’
The International Office is working hard to find all the incoming international students a room, but the numbers show that this will be tough. Therefore, extra measures are taken.
read moreSociety09 May 2022
For the first time more women than men get PhD
In the past academic year more women than men got a PhD at Dutch universities. That has never happened before. There were also a record number of PhDs awarded, after a dip during the coronavirus crisis.
read moreCampus03 May 2022
'VU Amsterdam is an excellent place for joints and junk food'
What makes for a good university? According to Google reviewers, it might depend on whether you can smoke joints there, or how likely it is for someone to steal your plushies. Have a look at the most remarkable reviews of VU Amsterdam.
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