New TU Delft festival on 4 and 5 June     TU Delft has a new festival: the Maker Faire Delft. On Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 June, visitors of all ages can view creations made by students, engineers, designers, craftsmen and artists. There will also be performances, exhibitions, workshops, discussions and lectures. For example,…

Martians go underground     Just like plant roots, the first Mars inhabitants will go underground. This is the idea behind Rhizome (which means plant root), the Mars habitat project. Wednesday 1 June saw the conclusion of the project with students presenting their ideas and solutions. Watch the video for a quick impression.    …

Caribbean students have higher debts      Students from the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands have high study debts and payment arrears. When they study in the Netherlands they receive the same study financing as Dutch students. But afterwards they more often run into financial problems, according to a letter (in Dutch) from…

Tuition fees may rise EUR 212     Due to high inflation, tuition fees for universities and colleges will rising with 212 euros as of September 2023. Opposition parties wanted to freeze the fee, but did not get a majority on Wednesday.   From September 2023 Dutch, EU and Surinamese students pay 2,421 euros tuition…

NSE: ‘green’ studies excel     At the university, 79 percent of the students are satisfied or very satisfied with their study programme in general. At universities of applied sciences, that percentage is 66 percent. This is the conclusion of the National Student Survey 2022.   It is not really possible to say how these…

LSVb: students in financial difficulties due to rising energy prices     Dozens of students have informed the Dutch Student Union (LSVb) thtat they can no longer cope with their rising energy bills. They cannot claim compensation from the government and are in financial difficulties.   At the end of April, the LSVb opened an…

Ten million for better science communication     Education Minister Dijkgraaf wants to lay a ‘solid foundation’ for science communication in the Netherlands. A new national centre must contribute to confidence in science.   The new centre will gather and share expertise to make science communication more effective. Minister Dijkgraaf has made more than 10…

Princess Amalia to study in Amsterdam     Crown Princess Amalia is breaking with a family tradition and will not be studying in Leiden. She is opting for a bachelor at the University of Amsterdam: politics, psychology, law and economics.   This has been announced by the information service of the Royal Household (RVD). Students…

Website for free self tests will remain for a while     Students and teachers of universities can still order free corona self-tests from the national website zelftestonderwijs.nl. Previously, the plan was to close the site on 1 June.   This is what the Ministry of Education has announced. The website zelftestonderwijs.nl was launched a…

De Universiteit van Amsterdam wil alle startende docenten een tijdelijke aanstelling voor vier jaar geven en meer ervaren docenten een vast contract. Afgelopen najaar kwamen voorzitter Geert ten Dam en HR-directeur Robert Grem al tot de conclusie dat het aantal tijdelijke docenten zonder onderzoekstaken in korte tijd gigantisch gegroeid was, zeggen ze. “We zeiden toen: dit…