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Collaborating universities adopt new Governance Code
The Dutch universities have an important social mission: to provide academic education for future generations, to conduct scientific and scholarly research and to develop and share scientific knowledge in close interaction with society. Successful fulfilment of this broad social mission requires good governance and oversight. In the new Dutch Universities Governance Code, the universities have defined the guiding principles in this regard. This new Code is one of the joint actions from the vision paper ‘Knowledge for our future’.
300 experts gather to discuss an inclusive digital society
Digital Society Conference in Utrecht debates the opportunities and risks of digitalisation
Knowledge sector takes major step forward in new approach to recognising and rewarding academics
Today, the VSNU, NFU, KNAW, NWO and ZonMw are publishing the position paper ‘Room for everyone’s talent: towards a new balance in the recognition and rewards for academics’ in which we indicate how we aim to more broadly recognise and reward the work of academic staff.
Digital Society Conference 26 November 2019
After last year's success, the fourteen Dutch universities, united in the Association of Universities in the Netherlands, are thrilled to announce the return of the Digital Society Conference.
Dutch universities contribute actively to the Sustainable Development Goals
The Dutch universities have been making a sustained effort to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for some years now. The SDG dashboard now also makes it possible to understand to which degree this applies to various goals.
E-zine Opening Academic Year 2019-2020
E-zine Opening Academic Year 2019-2020
Opening Academic Year 2019-2020
Opening Academic Year 2019-2020
Mind Your Data – Privacy and Legal Matters in E-Health
The Health & Well-being group of the VSNU Digital Society invites you to the "Mind Your Data" conference in Leiden.
Dutch universities organise second edition Digital Society Conference
After last year's success, the fourteen Dutch universities, united in the Association of Universities in the Netherlands, are thrilled to announce the return of the Digital Society Conference! 
VSNU's response to the Van Rijn Committee's advisory report: perspective concerning the shift from allocation model to funding model, greater research freedom, grave concerns about negative reallocation effects.

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