University of Twente’s University Council student delegation: retain binding study advice with ECTS requirements for now

The student delegation of the University of Twente's University Council wants to keep the binding study advice (BSA, which is the Dutch abbreviation for Bindend Studieadvies) with a minimum number of ECTS for now. They wrote this in a joint letter to Minister Dijkgraaf of Education, Culture and Science. The minister intends to change the current regulations and wants to adjust these in the short term. At the University of Twente, students must pass a minimum of 45 out of 60 credits in the first year of their bachelor's programme to continue. Positive consequences of BSA. In their letter, the students provide several reasons why they believe it should remain possible for universities to continue using the binding study advice. For instance, the dropout rate of students at UT has stayed the same after the introduction of the BSA, but the year in which students drop out has changed.