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Housing14 February 2023
At least 338 international students lack housing
Of the 1363 international VU students who filled in a survey by the International Office, 338 of them do not have a stable housing situation. That is a quarter of them.
read moreScience09 February 2023
'Without collaboration with businesses, you miss out on many opportunities'
To get funding, researchers have to collaborate a lot: with one another, with companies and also internationally. During a Dutch Research Council (NWO) meeting it became evident that this can lead to all sorts of problems, but still: “There’s enough money for everyone.”
read moreInternationalization09 February 2023
House wants Dutch as language of instruction for undergraduate courses
Should Dutch be the language of instruction in all Bachelor’s degree programmes? The House of Representatives voted on a series of motions designed to curb the internationalisation of higher education.
read moreSociety02 February 2023
‘Minister hampers refugees’ right to education’
Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf makes refugee students pay many thousands of euros more in tuition fees than Dutch students. He is hampering their right to education, according to a national support centre for people without documents.
read moreParticipation01 February 2023
Too few candidates for works council elections
There are hardly any new candidates for the works council elections in March. A problem, says chairman Henk Olijhoek, because the participation council needs fresh blood.
read moreScience30 January 2023
Psychological safety helps to enhance workplace performance
Management teams with high psychological safety perform better than teams where psychological safety is low, according to new research by VU Amsterdam external PhD student Elmira Nijhuis.
read moreOpinion26 January 2023
‘Warning international students is not enough’
‘Don’t come if you don’t have accommodation by the first of August’, warned VU Amsterdam. Student Leo Yilmazer – who quit their studies and moved back to Türkiye because they couldn’t find a room – thinks the university should be more transparent about the housing crisis.
read moreSociety23 January 2023
Petition: universities must end ties with fossil fuel sector
In a week of climate protests, activists from Fossielvrij NL posted an online petition last Wednesday.
read moreDebate19 January 2023
Universities create their own bubble on Mastodon
Users of social media are increasingly regarding Mastodon as an alternative to Twitter. And from March, the higher education institutions will experiment with it. They would like to become less dependent on Twitter.
read moreSociety19 January 2023
UvA has police clear occupied building within a day
The occupation of the University of Amsterdam is over. The ME (Police Support Unit) cleared the building yesterday evening and arrested 30 people. Earlier in the day, the Executive Board had asked the demonstrators to leave voluntarily.
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