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Students line up for coffee at the Koffiebrigade stand set up on the first day of the academic year at the University of Amsterdam’s Science Park campus, 4 September 2023
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Number of international students at Dutch universities falls for first time in 20 years
11 June 2026 - 08:04
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Big Tech: Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft logos displayed on a smartphone screen
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Dutch universities team up with government to reduce dependence on American big tech
6 May 2026 - 12:00
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Utrecht University
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New coalition: €1.5 billion for higher ed, stop cuts to English-language courses
30 January 2026 - 15:12
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Bored students in a lecture hall
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Dutch universities face criticism for restricting academic debate
17 September 2025 - 07:00
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A protest
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Pro-Palestinian protests disrupt speeches by Schoof and Brekelmans at Dutch universities
1 September 2025 - 19:30
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The Israel National Flag against the Kotel Wailing Western Wall in Jerusalem
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Dutch universities continue facing backlash over Israeli research ties amid Gaza war
12 July 2025 - 10:35
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A TU/Delft sign on the university's campus in front of the Aula, built in 1966. August 2019
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TU Delft still Netherlands' top university, according to QS ranking
23 June 2025 - 17:00
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A TU/Delft sign on the university's campus in front of the Aula, built in 1966. August 2019
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Dutch universities linked to EU-funded Israeli military projects, investigation finds
5 June 2025 - 10:55
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Students on the first day of the academic year at the University of Amsterdam’s Science Park campus, 4 September 2023
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Rectors at Dutch universities call on people to stand up for their academic freedom
30 May 2025 - 19:30
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The Fontys University of Applied Sciences on the Rachelsmolen in Eindhoven
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Senate passes €1.2 billion in higher education cuts; Universities planning lawsuit
8 April 2025 - 16:10
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University lecture hall
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Strikes against higher education budget cuts kick off in The Hague, Leiden today
10 March 2025 - 08:32
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Rainbow flag flying at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam in protest against the Nashville declaration, 7 Jan 2019
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Dutch universities start laying off workers as gov't budget cuts set in
17 February 2025 - 11:10
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A TU/Delft sign on the university's campus in front of the Aula, built in 1966. August 2019
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No Dutch university in top 50 of Times ranking; Makers worried about gov't plans
9 October 2024 - 07:13
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University lecture hall
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Universites start academic year with concerns over gov't plans; Protest in Utrecht today
2 September 2024 - 09:46
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Man in a wheelchair
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More initiatives during the introductory weeks for students with disabilities
10 August 2024 - 14:50
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Students on the first day of the academic year at the University of Amsterdam’s Science Park campus, 4 September 2023
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Higher tuition fees, lower study grants for students in Netherlands this academic year
22 July 2024 - 10:21
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Eppo Bruins, the Minister of Education, Culture, and Science during his hearing in the Tweede Kamer, 20 June 2024
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New Education Minister calls fewer international students a "top priority"
21 June 2024 - 08:32
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TU Delft
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Dutch universities do not want to cut ties with Israel despite protests
8 June 2024 - 08:48
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University lecture hall
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About 5 percent more international students; smallest increase in years
28 May 2024 - 07:32
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Students line up for coffee at the Koffiebrigade stand set up on the first day of the academic year at the University of Amsterdam’s Science Park campus, 4 September 2023
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Dutch gov't submits law to limit international students for parliamentary approval
14 May 2024 - 12:50
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Students on the first day of the academic year at the University of Amsterdam’s Science Park campus, 4 September 2023
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Dutch universities cut English-only programs by a third, offering more Dutch options
3 April 2024 - 16:19
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Caspar van den Berg new president of the Universities of the Netherlands (UNL).
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VVD Senator and Professor named new president of Universities of the Netherlands
24 February 2024 - 18:50
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Students line up for coffee at the Koffiebrigade stand set up on the first day of the academic year at the University of Amsterdam’s Science Park campus, 4 September 2023
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Universities to limit courses taught in English, promote Dutch more
8 February 2024 - 07:35
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The Atlasgebouw on the campus of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e or TU/Eindhoven). November 2021
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Slight drop in new foreign bachelor students in the Netherlands; More started a master's
6 February 2024 - 15:50
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