No interest for unlucky generation costs 9 billion euros The proposal by D66 and SP to set the interest rate on study debt of ‘unlucky students’ at zero per cent will cost EUR 9 billion, estimates demissionary minister Dijkgraaf. Dijkgraaf (D66) understands very well the concerns of students and former students, he said on…
The interest rate on study loans for the ‘bad luck generation’ should remain 0 per cent, SP and D66 think. To pay for that, they want to raise taxes on flowers and tap water.
Past cabinets have implemented few effective climate policies and this must change soon, write twelve prominent Dutch climate scientists in a letter.
Thema’s als internationalisering, het woningtekort en het lot van de ‘pechgeneratie’ leverden tijdens het eerste grote verkiezingsdebat de nodige discussie op. Een verslag.
Over 1,100 Phd’s, employees and (former) students are demanding that the UvA condemn Israeli violence against Palestinians. The Board does not wish to take sides, however.
Ruim 1.100 promovendi, medewerkers en (oud-)studenten eisen dat de UvA het geweld van Israël tegen de Palestijnen veroordeelt. Maar het bestuur wil geen partij kiezen.
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Students canoeing for internship allowance According to the Interstedelijk Studenten Overleg, students have water up to their necks when it comes to internship fees. That is why the organisation sailed in a boat through Utrecht’s canals together with the youth of the trade union CNV. On Friday morning, two students paddled in…
To increase knowledge security, screening of researchers from outside Europe is in the making. Not a good idea, says KNAW President and TU Delft professor Marileen Dogterom.
