The threat of espionage was “as great as ever” last year, the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) writes in its annual report.
DUO too strict for European students After several lost court cases, DUO has to adjust its rules for European students, more of whom will receive grants. If students from the European Union also have paid jobs in the country in which they are studying, they are entitled to grants there too as…
In the past academic year more women than men got a PhD at Dutch universities. That has never happened before. TU Delft is lagging behind.
Net als zijn voorgangers wil minister Robbert Dijkgraaf dat hogescholen en universiteiten straks hun eigen opleidingen gaan keuren. Dat blijkt uit antwoorden op schriftelijke vragen van de Tweede Kamer. De regeringspartijen blijven intussen verdeeld. Eerdere ministers kregen deze verandering er niet doorheen. Opleidingen worden nu eens in de zes jaar gekeurd door commissies van…
No wonder students are staying away from in-person lectures, says Joshua de Roos (Dutch Student Union). He thinks there will be more enthusiasm if education is changed.
Docenten willen zich best bijscholen, maar ze hebben er niet altijd tijd voor. Werkdruk en roosterproblemen lijken de grootste belemmering voor hun professionalisering.
How high is your energy bill? The Dutch Student Union (LSVb) wants to put pressure on politicians and is launching a Meldpunt Energiearmoede (energy poverty hotline).
142.7 million euros for consortia Seven scientific alliances have each received between 15 and 22 million euros in ‘zwaartekrachtsubsidies’ (grants for Gravitation programme) for research that individual universities would never be able to pay for themselves. The Dutch government announced this on Monday. It concerns (link in Dutch, red) consortia of Utrecht University, Radboud…
Here we were able to celebrate King’s Day as if COVID-19 had never existed, but some Chinese cities are once again subject to lockdowns lasting many weeks.
