The Executive Board and the deans of the faculties recently expressed their support for the protest and hope that many staff and students from Twente will take part in the action. They, too, will be present in Utrecht with a delegation. It is important to make a strong voice heard from the entire academic community in the Netherlands.
UT guidelines
UT has drawn up some guidelines for this day. For instance, employees can use special leave and students are not required to be attend classes. Proper arrangements have also been made so that education is affected as little as possible by the protest action.Societal support
Recently, the business community expressed its concerns about the proposed cuts. Budget cuts in knowledge and innovation are in fact a cut in the future earning capacity of the Netherlands, they wrote.Consequences for the region
RTV Oost made an extensive series in recent weeks on the possible consequences of cuts in higher education for the region. To do so, they spoke with EB president Vinod Subramaniam , Dennis Schipper , CEO of Demcon, Ank Bijleveld (TwenteBoard) and Saxion president Anka Mulder. The articles are in Dutch, but can be read in other languages, too, using your browser’s translation function.Twente University Fund started a fundraiser to support students taking part in the protest
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