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| Dutch universities agree that it is necessary to cut back on the number of international students, but they want to do it in their own terms. That's why they made a joint announcement saying that all "major" English-taught programmes will now have a Dutch track as well. The measures have been welcomed with open arms so far. Speaking of a warm welcome, DUB joined Chinese students for a New Year celebration. We also took a peek at UU's new VR lab. For a complete overview of our news and articles, visit dub.uu.nl/en.
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Dutch universities: all 'major' Bachelor's programmes to get a Dutch track
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| Dutch universities have announced that all "major" Bachelor's programmes currently taught in English will soon have a Dutch track. Some programmes will be switched back to Dutch entirely. Read more
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| 'UU risks being complicit in genocide committed by Israel'
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| Students and experts in a panel discussion on the situation in Israel and Gaza don’t understand why UU insists on collaborating with Israeli universities and not openly condemning Israel's actions. Read more
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'Kissing on a first date is okay, but going any further might spoil the second one'
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| Video - It's Valentine's Day, so DUB took a walk around Utrecht Science Park to talk to students about dating. Where do they look for a sweetheart? How did they meet their significant other? Read more
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Room prices increase sharply
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| Renting a room in a university city became 11 percent more expensive in 2023. It now costs an average of 543 euros per month, according to rental platform Kamernet. Utrecht is the third most expensive city, behind Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Read more
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International student strikes back
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| Blog - Chiara is sick and tired of hearing that international students are detrimental to the country. She spent months hearing points of view from all sides, so she would have enough input for a column. It's time to write back. Read more
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Students' Chinese New Year dinner includes red underwear and rice wine
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| Last Friday, Chinese students welcomed the New Year. In China, they spend the holiday with their families but, here in Utrecht, they seek each other out to celebrate with dishes from all over the country. Read more
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| Click here to read the rest of the comic strip.
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Higher BSA requirement doesn't lead to better performance
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| Universities claim that the number of credits required in the first year reduces the number of dropouts and encourages students to strive for good grades. Is that true? Let's take a look at the figures. Read more
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'Virtual Reality is advancing extremely fast'
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| Video - One year ago, UU inaugurated a Motion Capture and Virtual Reality Lab with the latest technology. Students from the Master's in Game and Media Technology tried the lab out. DUB asked them what they think about the future of VR. Read more
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Education Council: ‘Let's take this bill back to the drawing board’
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| If it were up to the Education Council, the Minister of Education, Robbert Dijkgraaf, would sleep on his proposed bill regarding the internationalisation of higher education. Read more
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Students destress with VR
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| UU's Faculty of Medicine has set up a new training in collaboration with UMC Utrecht to show students how to cope with stress. In the pilot version, students play a virtual reality (VR) game for which they have to fulfil several assignments on a tropical island. Read more
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| Fancy an evening full of dancehall, afro, Latin and R&B tunes? Then don't miss Laundrette night at TivoliVredenburg. DUB is giving away two pairs of tickets to the party, which will happen on February 17. Click here to participate.
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Students from End Fossil: Occupy announce another occupation
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| The Utrecht branch of the protest group End Fossil: Occupy (EFO) is planning on occupying another one of the university's buildings on February 22. The group announced its plans on social media. Read more
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'UU should only offer plant-based food and drinks'
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| Walk the walk. That's what the students from the Utrecht-based initiative Plant-Based Universities are asking from research universities and universities of applied sciences. Read more
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17 percent of Dutch higher education students are international
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| Not 40 percent but 17 percent of higher education students in the Netherlands come from abroad. Figures just presented by the Rathenau Institute clear up the confusion on this issue. Read more
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Amsterdam and Rotterdam are magnets for Master’s students
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| On obtaining their Bachelor’s degree, one in four students at Dutch universities take a Master’s degree at another university. Many of them head for Amsterdam or Rotterdam. Read more
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Why I don't feel safe at Cidi events
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| Opinion - A few years ago, lecturer Sue Blackwell was the victim of verbal abuse at a meeting organised by Cidi (Centre for Information and Documentation on Israel). She made an official complaint but Cidi failed to react accordingly, in her view. Read more
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Positive response to universities’ internationalisation plans: 'A turnaround'
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| The series of measures announced by Dutch universities to curb the influx of foreign students has been met with positive reactions from politicians and student organisations. Read more
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| Read much more at www.dub.uu.nl/en. Coming up: UU and UCU alumni who are still in the Netherlands five years after graduation (or longer) tell us what led them to stay | Everything that UU is building and renovating
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