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What is the VSNU?

Mission

The VSNU represents the shared interests of the fourteen research universities in the Netherlands in the fields of research, education, knowledge transfer, business operations, human resource management and international policy.

Its core tasks are:

  • to promote the common interests of the universities vis-à-vis Dutch and European politicians, government and civil society organisations to create a forum for discussion so that common viewpoints can be developed
  • to provide all kinds of services and information
  • to serve as an organisation for employers by participating in discussions with the government and employee organisations regarding employment conditions within the university sector (a sector responsible for some 52,000 employees).