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Society 13 March 2025

WhatsApp faces scrutiny in higher education

Uncertainty surrounds the use of WhatsApp in higher education. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht has advised its employees to switch to Signal. Local student unions also back the move.
Money 26 February 2025

First students to receive compensation for discrimination by DUO

Even before the Senate’s official approval, the Ministry of Education has decided to compensate dozens of victims of student financing agency DUO’s discriminatory fraud crackdown.
Politics 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.
Opinion 13 February 2025

Students, stop flying!

If we wish to uphold to our end of the Paris agreement to reduce emissions by 2030, more actions are necessary. And we urge students to take responsibility.
Money 29 January 2025

DUO misinforms thousands of international students about loan compensation

DUO, the agency in charge of administering student financing, incorrectly told 8,590 international students that they would receive compensation in connection with the student loan system. The error represents a total of 6.6 million euros.
Society 11 December 2024

Cut ties with universities in Israel, Tilburg committee advises

Israeli universities are intertwined with the violence in Gaza through the army, says a special committee of Tilburg University. That’s why the university should stop collaborating with them.
Politics 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.
Student Life & Society 14 November 2024

‘If they don’t want me here, I’ll just leave’

The new Dutch cabinet doesn’t beat around the bush when it comes to their intent on limiting internationalisation. How do international students experience these plans?
Students 14 November 2024

Minister should take next step against DUO discrimination

Education minister Eppo Bruins has promised to compensate students who fell victim to education agency DUO’s overzealous anti-fraud campaign. This is good news, but what about the ‘reverse burden of proof’?
Sports 13 November 2024

Students fight at football match

Several players used violence during a match of the Student Football League association. Multiple players and a spectating father have been suspended from the league, and the police has been informed.