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The cap on English-language courses of study won’t hold up, warns lawyer

The cap on English-language courses of study won’t hold up, warns lawyer

21 February 2024 - 15:35

A numerus fixus on the English-language track of degree programs makes an indirect distinction based on nationality. And that is not allowed, warns Job Buiting, a former lawyer at the Ministry of Education.

Dijkgraaf: Selection of students must be fairer

Dijkgraaf: Selection of students must be fairer

16 February 2024 - 09:36

Selection for popular courses of study can lead to inequality of opportunity. Universities and colleges must do more to prevent this, says outgoing minister Dijkgraaf. Selection will become even more important in the future, he expects.

Education Council: “Back to the drawing board with the internationalization bill”

Education Council: “Back to the drawing board with the internationalization bill”

6 February 2024 - 16:04

If it is up to the Education Council, Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf will have to further reconsider his bill that aims to put the internationalization of higher education on the right track. The current proposal creates too much uncertainty, says chairman Edith Hooge.

Slightly fewer international students attending universities

Slightly fewer international students attending universities

6 February 2024 - 15:20

About one in three first-year students at Dutch universities comes from abroad, final counts show. This is just slightly fewer than before.

Communist party starts wing at UvA

Communist party starts wing at UvA

6 February 2024 - 12:15

Starting February 6th, a branch of the youth movement of the New Communist Party of the Netherlands (NCPN) will be active at the UvA. The movement hopes to organize a working class among students to fight for a socialist university. “By the same token, we cannot say that a revolution is going ...

Leiden Ranking makes method fully public

Leiden Ranking makes method fully public

31 January 2024 - 12:22

Has the University of Amsterdam really produced so many well-cited publications? Anyone who does not trust the new Leiden Ranking can now check it for themselves.

“Third country national” students with no asylum or visa must leave the Netherlands in five weeks

“Third country national” students with no asylum or visa must leave the Netherlands in five weeks

30 January 2024 - 10:47

Time is running out for so-called third-country nationals from Ukraine. Following a recent ruling by the Council of State, they will lose their residence status in five weeks. They can only continue their studies if they apply for asylum or a study visa before then.

The KNAW wants to protect education in the Frisian language and culture

The KNAW wants to protect education in the Frisian language and culture

11 January 2024 - 17:07

To keep the Frisian language alive, it must also be studied and taught at university, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) believes. Therefore, the government should fund a bachelor’s program and a chair of Frisian language and culture.

Participation? Still no universal agreement

Participation? Still no universal agreement

9 January 2024 - 12:51

There are still no national guidelines for compensating students who participate in university and college councils. They risk losing three million euros a year.

Self-censorship: lecturers and students sometimes bite their tongues

Self-censorship: lecturers and students sometimes bite their tongues

9 January 2024 - 11:40

What can you say, and when is it better to remain silent? A “significant minority” of researchers, lecturers, and students have sometimes self-censored in recent years, according to a report.

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