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| Thought you could put those e-learning days behind you? Think again. Several hundred students will probably have classes online the next academic year because a temporary educational building was not finalised in time. In other news, the Minister of Education has made an announcement that universities have been eagerly waiting for quite some time: an additional 700 million euros in higher education investments each year. For a complete overview of our news and articles, visit dub.uu.nl/en.
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| Educational building not ready in time; three faculties to teach partially online
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| UU didn’t succeed in finding enough rooms for all block 1 classes. The licence for a temporary building on Padualaan still hasn't been arranged, so hundreds of students may have to be taught online. Read more
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| Government allocates billions earmarked for higher education and research
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| Higher education institutions can look forward to receiving hundreds of millions of euros in the coming years. Much of the money is earmarked as ‘personal working capital’ for researchers, a letter from Minister Dijkgraaf reveals.Read more
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| Blog - Blogger Hannah Byrne is saying goodbye to Utrecht, but not before leaving a few tips and tricks to the next students coming to Utrecht University on exchange. From practical matters to feelings, these are her main hacks. Read more
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| Vice-President Van der Starre: ‘Caution is advisable, but only in moderation’
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| UU had a surplus of money in 2021 even though there are serious issues that require investments, recognises van der Starre, who would like to make adjustments to the finances earlier in the year. Read more
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Introduction week (UIT) welcomes MBO students for the first time
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| After an online version and a hybrid version, UIT finally has an extensive, face-to-face programme. In addition, students from MBO institutions (secondary vocational education) will participate for the first time. Read more
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| ‘We're not a good role model’, say outgoing LSVb and ISO chairs
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| Students suffer from financial worries and the pressure to perform, yet they shouldn't forget that their college years are also supposed to be fun, say the outgoing chairs of national student organisations LSVb and ISO. Read more
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| Vidius Awards for Chiara Stam and Lotte Tuinenburg
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| Student union Vidius has named Chiara Stam the best student member of the university council this year. Lotte Tuinenburg was chosen as the best member of a student association board. She is the secretary for the Psychology study association, Alcmaeon. Read more
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| Student loans: 'how much will I pay if interest rates go up?'
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| It’s one of those sums that you’d rather not calculate: if interest rates go up, how much will you have to pay back for your student loan? And what’s going to happen if you don't earn as much later in life? Read more
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| Artists from all around the world are coming to TivoliVredenburg to participate in the Footprints Festival, which takes place on Saturday, July 9. It's going to be an evening in which traditional and modern sounds will be mixed with influences from far away. DUB is giving away two pairs of tickets.
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| Minister of Education Robbert Dijkgraaf: 'There are forces larger than yourself'
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| "Now I get to have a helicopter view", says the physicist Robbert Dijkgraaf, Minister of Education. A conversation about facts, politics, education, science, and the reduction of the tuition fee increase. Read more
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| DUB Panel: Offering fewer resit periods is not going to ease the stress
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| Many students and teachers have a hard time catching their breaths at the end of a jam-packed academic year. A common suggestion is limiting the number of resit periods. DUB consulted its panel and it looks like they don’t have much faith in that. Read more
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| 10 percent drop in registrations for Master's programmes
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| It’s early days and the situation can still change, but so far it looks like there is a decline of approximately 10 percent in the number of registrations for Master’s programmes at Dutch universities. Read more
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| UU staff member Otto van de Beek makes sustainable tools for research and education
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| Precision mechanic Otto van de Beek has been making instruments for research and education for 42 years. He's fond of recycling and reusing materials. "I've saved some 250,000 euros over the past four years". Read more
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| Joy and concern: first reactions to Dijkgraaf’s plans
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| Universities are pleased with the additional funding for higher education institutions, while activists and universities of applied sciences and activists are satisfied but not quite: they still have reservations. Read more
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| Akwaglot gets a green roof to match its new home: the Botanical Gardens
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| The artwork can now be seen on a temporary spot in the Botanical Gardens but it does not look the same as it did when it was in the city centre: the roof of the wooden platform has been covered with plants. Read more
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| UU students seek supporters for new climate network
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| Global Sustainability Science students Finnur Ricard Anderson and Sebastian Fortineau are building a network of students and employees to persuade the university to take more action against climate change. Read more
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| Take entrepreneurship outside the classroom
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| Opinion - Students can choose from 150 courses in the field of entrepreneurship but if they actually try to set up a start-up in practice, they run into barriers. Daan Pisa and Lucie Jeandrain, members of UtrechtInc Students, would like UU to support them more. Read more
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| Water sports associations content with new subsidy contract
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| The rowers of Orca and Triton, the sailors of Histos and the boarders of Spin signed a new subsidy contract with sports foundation Mesa Cosa. The agreement didn’t come without a struggle, however. Read more
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| Leiden Ranking: multiple criteria, multiple winners
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| Which universities have the best scores when it comes to scientific impact, gender equality, and open access? The Leiden Ranking has various winners because different criteria are used in the evaluation. Read more
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| Read much more at www.dub.uu.nl/en. Coming up: an interview with Merel Dekker, the first student to serve in the position of student advisor, as she bids farewell from the role; UU academics discuss: how does fake news influence the way society perceives science?
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