Lower House wants to abolish loan system

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A majority of the Lower House (Second Chamber) has voted to abolish the loan system for students and implement a basic student grant.

OCW-budget criticised: ‘Stagnation means decline’

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Prince’s Day: no extra money for education. Disappointed reactions abound.

Universities aim for campus education despite increase corona

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The number of corona infections is skyrocketing, and the government has reversed…

Research bordering on, or crossing the edge

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Half of all scientists are guilty of the occasional dubious research practices.

Millions of euros in cutbacks off the table

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House of Representatives dismisses 149 million cut in OCW (Ministry of Education,…

Protests against cutbacks and tuition fees in times of corona

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Universities and unions oppose austerity measures; students demand compensation for their tuition…

New collective labour agreement: only part of teachers benefits

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University lecturers benefit. Postdocs lose out. An analysis.

Court of Audits: budget for universities based on 37-year-old data

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Universities should receive more money, a Court of Audits report shows.

‘What do we want? To be debt-free!’

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Some two thousand students protested the student loan system on the Malieveld…

First-year students to pay only 542 euros in tuition fees

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First-year students will pay only 542 euro in tuition fees, half of…