Jennifer Herek steps down as dean of S&TJennifer Herek will not return as Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology (S&T) at the University of Twente. At present, she is temporarily on leave as a result of a cycling accident earlier this year. The process of recruiting a new dean will begin shortly. Wiendelt Steenbergen, who has been serving as acting dean, will continue in this role.Read more
Universities rebalance internationalisationDutch universities are taking their own measures to rebalance internationalisation in higher education. They will target the intake of international students more directly and aim to make the Dutch language more prominent in bachelor’s programmes. Additionally, for selected English tracks, a numerus fixus will be introduced. This approach allows universities to grow in programmes that educate students for sectors with labour market shortages. With these self-imposed measures, universities provide an alternative to the unfeasible non-Dutch-taught programme assessment (TAO), which is part of the current draft Internationalisation in Balance bill (Wet Internationalisering in Balans, WIB). A key condition for carrying out these measures is that the TAO will not apply to existing programmes.Read more
Jennifer Herek steps down as dean of S&T
Universities rebalance internationalisation
ITC faculty announces plans for financially healthy future, reorganisation inevitable
UT guidelines for protest action on Tuesday 25 March
Roy Spit appointed as CEO of Novel-T and director of University of Twente Holding
S&T Faculty informs employees of consequences of reorganisation
University Council gives green light for budget 2025
Wiendelt Steenbergen temporary dean of S&T
UPDATE: possible network issues following DDoS attack on SURF network
Second term for Vinod Subramaniam and Machteld Roos as chair and vice-chair
New Continuous scheme in case of redundancy agreed
Budget cuts to higher education partially reversed; still major impact
