Protest on 9 December: striking is allowed, but exams will go ahead Lecturers will continue to receive their salary if they take part in the national strike… ...

Just imagine: it is as quiet as a mouse in the Erasmus building. Professors should now be having coffee. Everything is ready. The biscuits, the pitchers and the chairs. Despite all the solemnity, this ...

Together with Huawei, the University of Amsterdam and VU University are going to set up a research laboratory for artificial intelligence. The Dutch House of Representatives has been pelting the ...

At the start of the 2024-25 academic year, a total of 131,000 international students were enrolled in the Netherlands for a full bachelor’s or master’s programme. This is an increase of 3,835 compared ...

The university launched the Erasmus Love Lab on Valentine’s Day. Scientists will use the lab, set up like a living room, to conduct research into intimate relationships, love, and sexuality. No more ...

16 May 2024 – The new coalition agreement includes significant budget cuts to higher education, including the introduction of a long-study penalty. Universities and students are shocked by these plans ...

The cuts to education and research will largely go ahead, as confirmed by last night’s agreement on the budget for Education, Culture and Science (OCW). Of the planned 2 billion euros in cuts, less ...

On the face of it, a lot of people have the same criticisms of the European Union. Last week, Elske van den Hoogen obtained her doctorate for her research on perceptions of the EU. “Everyone feels the ...

Growing public debt, a downgrade in credit rating and a political stalemate that is blocking reforms. Economist Casper de Vries explains what has been happening. “This is not a financial crisis, but a ...

Academic freedom is also under pressure in the Netherlands, warns the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). Budget cuts, intimidation and two new legislative proposals threaten the ...

Today, the university held a meeting for its employees. The Executive Board wanted to avoid that employees would only learn about the report when news about it appeared in the media, writes TU Delft’s ...

Martin Blok is about to retire. Image credit: Kim Casamitjana After 33 years as a confidential counsellor and ISS dean of students, Martin Blok is about to retire. A farewell interview about ...