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Politics 24 November 2023

Marcel Levi on election results: ‘Omtzigt is a smart man’

Science braces itself in the wake of the election. Or perhaps things will pan out better than expected? “Omtzigt is a smart guy, so he will understand”, says NWO chair Marcel Levi.
Internationalization 20 November 2023

Pressure to find a job driving away foreign graduates

International students in the Netherlands are quicker to leave after graduation than those in other countries, a recent survey shows. Part of the reason for this is that recent graduates are given less time to look for a job here.
Society 10 November 2023

‘Scientists want a more critical view on collaborations with fossil fuel companies’

As guardians of science, the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) should take a more critical view of collaboration with the fossil fuel industry. This is the opinion of 450 employees of…
Society 2 November 2023

Student has to cancel lecture in Westerbork because of threats

Master’s student in Political Science Wahhab Hassoo (28) has been receiving threats for quite some time, but since the flare-up of the war between Israel and Palestine, the floodgates have been opened.
Freshmen 2 November 2023

‘You don’t have to be fluent in Dutch to have a nice conversation’

Two nights ago was Halloween, a holiday international student Bailey Steinmeyer didn’t spend in the US this year, much to his regret.
Politics 26 October 2023

Politician wants to stop tax advantage expats in favor of students

Pieter Omtzigt wants to phase out of the tax advantage for highly-educated expats. The millions of euros this would save could then be used to decrease the interest on loans incurred by students belonging to the ‘bad luck generation’.
Students 24 October 2023

‘They actually want to teach you things here’

Making friends, getting accustomed to Dutch culture, partying and oh, yeah: studying. In this ‘Freshmen’ series, Ad Valvas follows four first-year international students. Every week, one of them will share how they are faring and what they’ve encountered.
Society 11 October 2023

‘I have a feeling our service is used for greenwashing’

During the launch of the Sustainability Office VU a professor said she worries that her internationally recognized work is being used for greenwashing.
Students 5 October 2023

Especially institutions with a higher number of Ukrainian refugee students have withdrawn support

Higher education institutions with the highest numbers of Ukrainian refugee students are often no longer offering a discount to new students from the country. A notable exception is The Hague University of Applied Sciences.
Society 3 October 2023

Mariëtte Hamer investigates inappropriate behaviour in higher education

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has asked Government Commissioner Mariëtte Hamer for advice, claiming too little is currently known about sexually inappropriate behaviour at higher education institutions.  At the moment, Hamer is in talks with several parties in…
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