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Politics 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…
Politics 20 June 2024

Scientists urge new minister to take his own advice: invest in knowledge

Members of the scientific community are calling on the new government not to cut research funding. PhD students and postdocs urge prospective education minister Eppo Bruins to heed the advice he gave himself 11 days ago: invest in knowledge and…
Education 20 June 2024

How many English programmes will switch to Dutch?

Which regions or degree programmes will soon be able to continue recruiting foreign students in the face of new government restrictions? A roundtable discussion with education delegates at the House of Representatives gave a taste of the issues at stake.
Society 13 June 2024

Universities won’t break ties with Israel

“No matter what happens, we will never cut ties with an entire country”, write the rectors of the Dutch universities in daily paper Trouw. This only happens when the government advises or imposes it, “as was the case with Russia”.
Debate 13 June 2024

PVV regards cutbacks as weapon against ‘woke’

PVV wants to make drastic cuts in higher education and research to combat political activism at higher education institutions, yesterday’s debate on education revealed.
Politics 31 May 2024

Minister praises independent journalism in higher education

“It’s vital that news editors at higher education institutions can operate independently”, outgoing Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf has told the House of Representatives. He calls on the executives of these institutions to safeguard that independence.
Sustainability 28 May 2024

VU Amsterdam is no longer the greenest university

The annual SustainaBul prize for the most sustainable higher education institution has been awarded this year to Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences. TU Delft and Erasmus University Rotterdam have overtaken VU Amsterdam.
Society 23 May 2024

Israel boycott: ‘Don’t do it!’

Should Dutch universities cut their ties with Israel? Student demonstrators have been making this demand for weeks. However, Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf argues that institutions are better off maintaining ties with their counterparts in Israel.
Politics 30 April 2024

Parliament wants to tighten compulsory identification at universities

Higher education institutions have to combat displays of anti-Semitism by banning demonstrations and requiring identification on campus, say a majority of the Dutch House.
Society 20 March 2024

Many more women than men get PhD

Last academic year, more women than men were awarded a PhD. The difference was bigger than ever: 182 PhDs. This is mainly thanks to the medical sciences.
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