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Higher Education Scam Smears UniversitiesIf you always thought the higher educational system is a matter of docile gentlemen and law-respecting men of learning, think again.
A new European Union (EU) subsidy program demands that European researchers work together in huge consortia to qualify for research funds. TU researchers are skeptical, doubting whether such large-scale projects can work and fearing the increased bureaucratic red tape involved.
This Tuesday, December 17th, there will be a party for all foreign students and staff members of TU Delft. The party will be held at the Blauwe Knoop, which is in the basement of the TU’s main building.
Dutch universities have too few foreign and Dutch ethnic minority researchers, students and staff, and the numbers occupying high positions and permanent jobs is even worse.
Liters of leaked hydrochloric acid caused a big stir on the TUD campus last Friday. At least a hundred people were evacuated, the Kluyverweg was partly closed for several hours and a maintenance man suffered minor burns to his face.
December 5th is Holland’s Sinterklaas holiday. It’s a wonderfully thoughtful and creative occasion, but this Dutch holiday also has a controversial ‘dark-side’.
For many foreigners at TU Delft, the Dutch pension system isn’t very transparent or beneficial.In Holland, all civil servants belong to the private ABP (civil service) pension fund, and each month employers and employees pay significant sums of money into this fund.
Costly permitsLast week, the Immigration and Naturalization Office (IND) decided to raise the price of residence permits to 430 euros. The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) seems to be aware that this steep price rise means that Holland is becoming a less attractive place for skilled and highly educated foreigners to live and work.
TU Delft works hard to attract highly educated foreigners, but new Dutch immigration laws make being a foreign TU student or staff member a real pain in the backside and the wallet.
