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Students 7 May 2021

Online dating: which app is right for you?

LONGREAD – Dating apps have become more popular than ever before due to the lockdowns. So a couple of weeks ago, I decided to download the first five recommended by the App Store: Tinder, Happn, Hinge, Bumble and Inner Circle.
Students 20 April 2021

Self-tests for students may soon be compulsory

If worst comes to worst, if no other option is available, the government wants to make coronavirus testing mandatory for students (but not for teaching faculty). That’s one of the items included in new draft legislation.
Students 15 April 2021

Students angry about ‘unacceptable’ postponement opening higher education

Will universities and universities of applied sciences be able to resume face-to-face education one day a week from 26 April? Outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge have prompted a furious response from students by refusing…
Society 12 April 2021

Law students file climate complaint against Shell

Nine Master’s students in Law wrote a complaint against a misleading advertisement campaign by Shell. It was submitted to the Advertising Code Committee by Greenpeace NL and Reclame Fossielvrij today. The complaint deals with Shell’s advertisement campaign Rij CO2-neutraal (‘Drive…
Politics 1 April 2021

VU student becomes Minister in student cabinet

As of this week there is a Dutch Student Cabinet, complete with a student Prime Minister, ministers representing all Dutch universities, and their own coalition agreement. But what’s the reason behind it? “We are not the voice of students.”
Politics 23 March 2021

Universities remain in lockdown

The higher education sector cannot look forward to any relaxation of anti-Covid measures for the time being. At a weekend meeting, government ministers have decided that universities and universities of applied sciences will remain in lockdown.
Students 18 March 2021

Stickers on campus alter our behavior

If you visit the VU Amsterdam campus, your behavior could be influenced by motivational techniques initiated by students. They’re taking the class Nudge: Influencing Behavior as part of the minor ‘Understanding and influencing decisions in business and society’. Have you…
Students 16 March 2021

Tuition fee for new first-years only 542 euro

First-year students will pay only €542 in tuition fees for the next academic year: a quarter of the standard rate. This decision by the Ministry of Education represents almost 100 million euros.
Students 9 March 2021

Figures CBS: young people’s wellfare unchanged in 2020

Students are suffering psychologically from the coronavirus crisis – that’s the conclusion of one study after another. But according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the number of young people with psychological problems did not rise significantly (again) in 2020.
Students 1 March 2021

Will you be getting coronavirus support? Check it out here

The outgoing cabinet has earmarked an extra 8.5 billion euros to cushion the impact of the coronavirus crisis in the educational sector. Students will be compensated, too, but some will get more than others. You can check to find out.
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