Students researched the stories of students and a professor who died during the Second World War. Memorial stones have now been placed in their honour.
These are Marianne Helena Blazer, Jacob Johannes Bol, Jacob van Gelderen, Cornelis van Lier, and Henny Mimi de Vries, for whom a Stolperstein has been placed today.
The AOb and FNV, among others, announce relay strikes at educational institutions across the Netherlands. The strikes are directed against the severe cuts in higher education. Some of the students and staff at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ want to go on strike on 11 March.
The Executive Board of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ has appointed Prof. Marc Bierkens as the new interim Dean of the Faculty of Geosciences as of 1 March 2025.
"I think it is very important to understand education through its history." Diederik Burgersdijk is Assistant Professor in Classics and Ancient History at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ.
The Supervisory Board of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ (UU) has appointed prof. Wilco Hazeleger as the new Rector Magnificus of UU per March 27th, 2025. He will succeed prof. dr. Henk Kummeling.
On December 11, the coalition parties reached an agreement with part of the opposition on the budget of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW). Based on the available figures, the conclusion is that the budget cuts in higher education and research are still huge.
As per 1 January 2025, Anna Gerbrandy and Rutger Claassen will be appointed the new scientific directors of the university-wide strategic theme Institutions for Open Societies (IOS).
Sustainability-focused teaching materials encourage students to think critically about the life cycle of plastics and the environmental impact of chemical processes related to plastics.
The education protest scheduled to take place in Utrecht today has been cancelled. The original speakers' programme will continue from the Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives).
As a teacher, you can take advantage of all kinds of development offers in the field of teaching, organised by the Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning (CAT).
On 14 November, employees and students of universities and universities of applied science will protest in Utrecht against the drastic budget cuts in higher education.
LPL is hiring a student assistant for 16 hours a week starting from mid-to-late-November. Hardware knowledge isn't necessary but a willingness to learn is!
At the USP and ICU, waste is collected separately: residual waste, paper, GFE and PD. In the city centre, it works slightly differently. In the city centre, there are two bins: for paper and a bin for mixed waste.
Drs. Margot van der Starre has been reappointed by the Supervisory Board as Vice President of the Executive Board of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ effective March 15, 2025.
Professor Susan te Pas has been reappointed by the Executive Board as Dean of ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ College Utrecht (UCU), effective 1 October 2024. Te Pas has served as Dean at UCU since 2021.
The previously announced cuts to higher education have largely been confirmed, with significant consequences for universities and the future of education and research in the Netherlands.
