Personeel

As of 1 July, Pamela Habibović, Rector Magnificus of Maastricht University, will join the Executive Board of Universities of the Netherlands (UNL). On 1 September, Vinod Subramaniam, President of the Executive Board of the University of Twente, and Patrick Groothuis, Vice-President of the Executive Board of Eindhoven University of Technology, will also take up their positions on the UNL Board. All three have been appointed for a two-year term.

Solid cuts to education and research in general agreement

Today, the coalition-forming parties presented their general agreement. The cuts to education, research and innovation came as a major shock to universities. These plans will damage the future of young people and the Netherlands. Jouke de Vries, acting president of Universities of the Netherlands: ‘The cuts to education and science are a blow to our students and staff who are already under enormous pressure. Together with the sharp intervention in the international nature of universities, these cuts are harming our ability to provide quality education and carry out research. This does not match the coalition-forming parties’ ambition to strengthen the knowledge economy and earning power of the Netherlands. With these cuts, we are putting the future of our country's youth at stake.’