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  • Protest
    October 30, 2023
    • Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau

    ‘Zero interest, zero interest!’ Hundreds demonstrate outside Parliament

    ”For most current and former students, the quintupling of the interest rate came as a…

    Protest
    October 30, 2023
    • Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
  • Money
    October 27, 2023
    • Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau

    House of Representatives decreases interest on loans for ‘unlucky students’

    A majority of the House of Representatives wants students who were under the loan system…

    Money
    October 27, 2023
    • Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
  • Money
    October 11, 2023
    • Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
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    CBS: total student debt doubled since introduction of loan system

    The total study debt of (former) students has risen to 28.2 billion euros. That is 1.7…

    Money
    October 11, 2023
    • Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
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    December 22, 2022
    • Maartje Braam
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    Julie saved all her receipts for a month

    What does a student’s bank statement look like? In this column, students talk about how…

    ka-ching
    December 22, 2022
    • Maartje Braam
  • Students
    September 1, 2022
    • Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
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    DUO has blocked 2,700 passports

    Over the last 10 years, 2,700 former students living abroad have been unable to apply for…

    Students
    September 1, 2022
    • Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
  • Students
    October 9, 2019
    • Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
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    Student debt rises to 19 billion euros

    About 1.4 million people in the Netherlands have a study debt, averaging at 13.700 euro.

    Students
    October 9, 2019
    • Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau

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