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    May 30, 2023
    • Tessa Hofland
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    Lower BSA is a ‘signal against performance pressure’, experts warn that the bar should not be set too low

    The plan to lower the binding study advice is a ‘dramatically bad proposal’, says…

    Education
    May 30, 2023
    • Tessa Hofland
    • Tim Ficheroux
  • Education
    March 31, 2023
    • Tessa Hofland
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    Students on lowering binding study advice standards: ‘That would also lower the value of our degree’

    From ‘a good filter’ to ‘way too much pressure and stress’, students have mixed…

    Education
    March 31, 2023
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  • Students
    October 31, 2019
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    Most drop-outs don’t actually quit in their first year

    More students leave higher education after completing their first year’ rather than…

    Students
    October 31, 2019
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  • Education
    September 4, 2018
    • Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
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    Minister’s BSA plan results in acclaim and resistance

    Student organisations welcome the plans of Minister Van Engelshoven for a less stringent…

    Education
    September 4, 2018
    • Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
  • Education
    February 15, 2018
    • Marko de Haan
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    Is the end of N=N near?

    The Nominal=Normal principle of Erasmus University is under fire. Is the university…

    Education
    February 15, 2018
    • Marko de Haan

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