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Structural investments in research and science will be amply recouped
Structural investments in research and science, as described in the proposal from the Knowledge Coalition, will be amply recouped. This is the finding from an independent analysis undertaken by RaboResearch, which has calculated the effects of the Knowledge Coalition's plans on its own initiative.
Universities under further pressure due to rise in student numbers: 4% increase in provisional enrolment figures
- Number of students enrolled at Dutch universities grows by 4%
- Increase primarily due to international student intake (Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees)
- Growth of Dutch student numbers stabilising
- Repeated demand for management instruments for intake of international students
The Netherlands must become Europe’s valorisation hotspot
The Netherlands must become Europe’s valorisation hotspot. This is the shared ambition of the Dutch universities, university medical centres and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). On 1 November, these knowledge institutes are together launching a plan to strengthen the national valorisation ecosystem. The goal is to have an absolutely world-class valorisation system in the Netherlands by 2030.
Invitation Digital Society Conference 29 and 30 November 2021
After a year of absence due to the COVID pandemic, the Association of Universities in the Netherlands, consisting of fourteen Dutch universities, is back, with a new edition of the Digital Society Conference.
National Alumni Survey 2021 launched
On Thursday, 21 October 2021, the National Alumni Survey was launched. The survey asks Master’s graduates how well their degree has prepared them for the labour market.
Universities adopt national measures to combat threats against scientists
Universities pleased that physical education is fully possible again
The universities of the Netherlands are pleased that the government has indicated that, in principle, all education may once again take place on location. Pieter Duisenberg, president of the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU): 'It is very good news for the students and lecturers that we can return to the campus more or less normally again. We will examine how we can use the extra space safely and responsibly. We fully understand and will pay attention to vulnerable students and lecturers who do not feel safe now that the measures are being relaxed. As is already the case, the universities will continue to talk with them to find the best solution.'
Information on the coronavirus in relation to universities
Corona update 25th of August 2021: Update service document The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has published a new version of the Service Document for Higher Education.
The academic year has started: safely and responsibly
The new academic year is under way, and there were fantastic events to mark the start of the new year on 30 August (in Tilburg) and Monday, 6 September at the other 13 universities.
