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Thursday 19 March 2020 Information on the coronavirus in relation to universities (update of 19 March)

Update 19 March: BSA, enrolment deadline, students abroad Following consultation with the VSNU and other parties, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science today published a letter to the Dutch Parliament with an attached service document about the impact of the coronavirus on higher education. In consultation with the Minister, the Dutch universities have indicated that they will act in the spirit of this document. ...

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Tuesday 17 March 2020 Three projects granted in Team Science call in Digital Society

The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) and COMMIT/ have awarded 135.000 euros to three new Team Science projects in the Digital Society Research Agenda of the VSNU. The granted projects focus on the topic of digitalisation, inclusion and participation. In the three projects researchers from various fields co-operate not only with other academics, but also with community members and other stakeholders. ...

Monday 16 March 2020 Making way for all aspects of quality

Today, the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), the Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) will present the new Strategy Evaluation Protocol (SEP). Once every six years, the research organisations revise the evaluation protocol for academic research, which is used by research universities and KNAW and NWO institutions to evaluate research units. ...

Monday 2 March 2020 Universities in the Netherlands are closely monitoring the situation surrounding the coronavirus

Universities in the Netherlands are closely monitoring the situation surrounding the coronavirus. The universities are currently following the health-related advice of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and the travel advice issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...

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