No chance for higher education to open up sooner A call by GroenLinks and the SGP to ease the lockdown of higher education as early as next week has not received sufficient support in the Lower House. The Cabinet announced on Monday 8 March that higher education will remain in lockdown for another…
Cyber attack on UvA and HvA: ‘acute threat has been averted’ The Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have successfully averted the recent cyber attack on their networks, the institutions report. The hack did not result in any system downtime, data being held hostage or a ransom demand. …
In aanloop naar de verkiezingen demonstreren jongeren in zes steden tegen het leenstelsel en hoge studiekosten. Dinsdag 9 maart was de aftrap in Groningen. Zo’n 150 studenten kwamen daar samen op de Grote Markt. Ze zwaaiden met vlaggen en hielden bordjes met slogans omhoog. Het protest moest coronaproof verlopen: er lagen hoepels op de grond,…
Higher education will continue under the current restrictions until 30 March, but after that the door might be opened a crack.
Minister Van Engelshoven expects that some students will be able to safely return to campus thanks to coronavirus rapid testing. How is the rapid testing pilot going at AE?
Filming students during online exams – not with one, but with two cameras? Institutions can decide that for themselves, Minister van Engelshoven writes. How about TU Delft?
According to the CBS, the number of young people with mental health problems did not increase significantly in 2020. Are studies that show the opposite exaggerated?
Volgens het CBS is het aantal jongeren met psychische klachten in 2020 niet significant gestegen. Zijn onderzoeken die het tegendeel aantonen dan overdreven?
Hogescholen en universiteiten hebben jaarlijks honderden miljoenen euro’s extra nodig. Dat staat in een langverwacht rapport dat op 5 maart openbaar is gemaakt.
