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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…
Europe 25 November 2024

EU also announces cuts to research funding

Mario Draghi’s call for massive investment in research and innovation seems to be falling on deaf ears, as the EU is set to slash its research funding by 130 million euros next year. A further two billion euros is expected…
Society 21 November 2024

Already 56,000 signatures against ‘demolition’ of education

In the run-up to the large demonstration on Monday against the cutbacks in higher education and research, a petition is circulating. It has been signed 56,800 times so far.
Science 31 October 2024

‘Universities should work for defence’

To offset some of the major budget cuts they face, higher education institutions should focus more on defence research. This is according to Jos Benschop, of the AWTI advisory council.
Internationalization 31 October 2024

Screening of foreign students and researchers still years away

There is no immediate prospect of government security screening for foreign students and researchers. Justis, the organisation charged with this task, says it will not be able to start the screening process until 2028. The minister himself also needs more…
money 16 October 2024

Joint universities suffer deficit of 100 million

With drastic cutbacks on the horizon, universities are seeing their buffers shrink, a report by accounting agency EY shows. Last year, the universities made a loss of 100 million euros. This year, it will probably be 250 million.
Science 14 October 2024

Algorithms won’t save you in times of disaster

Climate change and other complex problems of our time are often approached by scientists and policy makers in terms of risk analysis. But it’s more effective to focus on social networks and cooperation, says scientist Ian Scoones at the Sense…
Science 10 October 2024

AI model gives first-ever predictive advice during surgery

Surgeons at Amsterdam UMC will be the first in the world to test a predictive AI model during surgery. The model can predict which colon cancer patients are most at risk of complications.
Internationalization 4 October 2024

‘Abolishing English-language higher education impoverishes Netherlands’

If all Bachelor’s programmes became Dutch-taught, higher education would shrink by 8.6 percent, researchers from Groningen have calculated. International students and scientists will stay away and this will end up costing the Netherlands a lot of money.
Politics 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.
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