Leiden University will kick things off on Monday 10 March, alongside Leiden University of Applied Sciences. Universities of Applied Sciences in Utrecht, Nijmegen, and Amsterdam will also participate in the action. It is expected that all universities will ultimately take part.
Hasty reorganisations
The relay strike was announced earlier and is being organised by WOinActie, in collaboration with trade unions AOb, FNV, and LSVb. According to them, the announced cuts of over one billion euros will harm the quality of education and research, and are already leading to hasty reorganisations and layoffs, including at the University of Twente, the Open University, and University College Roosevelt.
The relay strike will continue until mid-April and will culminate in a national demonstration. The location and date are yet to be announced. It is also unclear when the Senate will vote on the education budget.
The schedule is as follows:
10 March 2025: Leiden University, Leiden and The Hague campuses, together with Leiden University of Applied Sciences
11 March 2025: Utrecht University, together with Utrecht University of Applied Sciences
13 March 2025: Radboud University Nijmegen, together with HAN University of Applied Sciences and ArtEZ University of the Arts
17 March 2025: University of Amsterdam, together with Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
18 March 2025: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
25 March 2025: University of Twente
8 April 2025: Erasmus University Rotterdam
10 April 2025: Tilburg University
14 April 2025: Wageningen University & Research
15 April 2025: Maastricht University
