Universities and universities of applied sciences should no longer offer cheap sports and catering facilities. Otherwise they distort the market, according to the cabinet. Cultural offerings and canteens will also become more expensive. What the consequences will be for Radboud University is as yet unclear.
Het bericht Cabinet wants to end cheap sports for students and staff verscheen eerst op Vox magazine.
Dutch universities are willing to admit fewer international students, provided that the government remove the threat of a ‘language assessment’ for undergraduate programmes. However, it is expected that Nijmegen will still be able to achieve controlled growth in the number of international students.
Het bericht Programmes move away from English, but in Nijmegen ‘controlled growth’ of international students remains possible verscheen eerst op Vox magazine.
The occupation of the footbridge above Erasmusplein has ended. After a final warning from the Executive Board, the remaining protesters walked out on their own. No one was arrested.
Het bericht Occupation of Erasmusplein footbridge ends, police makes no arrests verscheen eerst op Vox magazine.
Around ten masked Pro-Palestinian demonstrators have barricaded themselves in the footbridge connecting the Lecture Hall Complex, the Refter, and the…
Het bericht Pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupy footbridge at Erasmusplein verscheen eerst op Vox magazine.
Ukraine is nicknamed the bread basket of Europe, a country known for its large-scale grain exports. By way of comparison:…
Het bericht ‘Restoring the ravaged farmland of Ukraine will cost around 20 billion euros – and that figure is already outdated’ verscheen eerst op Vox magazine.
OPINION – Vague ground rules and no clear objective. According to a group of staff members, the meeting about whether or not to cut ties with Israeli universities is a textbook example of how not to facilitate dialogue on a polarized issue. “No one benefits from the absurd and bewildering course of events that took place on Monday.”
Het bericht ‘This is how not to facilitate a meeting on a polarized topic’ verscheen eerst op Vox magazine.
The Senate has voted to back the government’s cutbacks to education and research. Doubts about the legality of some of the cuts were not enough to stall the budget. The universities now plan to take their case to court.
Het bericht Senate backs education cuts, universities to take legal action verscheen eerst op Vox magazine.
In a time of budget cuts, salary increases for professors shouldn’t be the top priority. That’s the message from hundreds of professors—among them, Anna Bosman from Radboud University—who says that pay raises should instead go to those in lower salary brackets.
Het bericht Professors speak out: prioritize pay raises for lower-income staff verscheen eerst op Vox magazine.
A meeting where students and staff could discuss the recent recommendation of the International Partnerships Advisory Committee was terminated after half an hour. ‘I think it is very sad that we cannot have a discussion about this.’
Het bericht Discussion on cooperation with Israeli universities terminated after half an hour verscheen eerst op Vox magazine.
OPINION – According to associate professor Frank Bohn, social safety related to power and dependency relationships is not adequately addressed by the executive board (CvB). He provocatively describes an “unholy trinity” of CvB, social safety, and organizational power, leading to a lack of trust among employees. In this opinion piece, the economist and university works council member advocates for strengthening the ombuds officer’s role to better support individuals facing social safety issues and restore trust in the university.
Het bericht ‘We need to rethink social safety at Radboud University’ verscheen eerst op Vox magazine.