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Job market20 August 2020
Young graduates hit hard by contracting economy
With the economy in a slump caused by the coronavirus crisis, unemployment among young graduates and students has increased. “These are not fun times for young people looking for work,” says the chief economist of Statistics Netherlands.
read moreSociety20 July 2020
Foundation for Refugee Students UAF is pleased: more refugees obtain diplomas
Over two hundred refugee students obtained a higher education degree last year. This is a slight increase compared to the previous year, reports the UAF. The foundation is looking for student mentors for the upcoming academic year.
read moreScience17 July 2020
Scientists hold a bike protest against temporary contracts this year
No big banners, but bring your bicycle spanners! Scientists are planning a protest on wheels for the opening of the new academic year. With the aptly named ‘Tour of Academics’, they want to make a stand against the high number of temporary contracts.
read moreInternational16 July 2020
Studying in Scotland set to also become prohibitively expensive
In recent years, hundreds of Dutch students travelled to Scotland for their studies No tuition fees were required until now, but due to Brexit it now costs the proverbial arm and leg.
read moreCampus16 July 2020
Construction of new research building
The next VU Amsterdam new-build project has begun. The first sheet piling for the construction of the new lab building broke ground this week. Even well before construction began, it became known that the building was going to be a lot more expensive than initially budgeted.
read moreScience14 July 2020
Emergency letter: extra support needed for young scientists
Due to the coronavirus crisis many young scientists on temporary contracts cannot complete their research on time. In an emergency letter, they have asked Minister Van Engelshoven for financial aid in the form of 350 million euros that they can use to extend their appointment.
read moreCampus13 July 2020
Ventilation is excellent, says VU Amsterdam
Employees and students at VU Amsterdam do not need to worry about the ventilation of the buildings. There is plenty of fresh air and air circulation, according to the on-site crisis team.
read moreScience03 July 2020
Open access now also available for old publications
Scientists from VU Amsterdam can also provide access to their old publications to everyone. All they need to do is give permission, everything else will be arranged by the University Library.
read moreScience02 July 2020
‘Women were seen as too irrational to be philosophers’
Philosophy teacher Carlo Ierna has been awarded €50,000 to update the canon of the history of philosophy. “Non-Western and female philosophers have been actively erased from the canon.”
read moreCampus01 July 2020
VU Amsterdam to get a ‘village’ for enterprising inventors
VU Amsterdam will be getting a start-up village: a place on campus where students or employees can rent office space for launching a business.
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