{"id":138225,"date":"2022-03-23T16:06:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T15:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=138225"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:13","slug":"more-news-on-student-grants-may-be-announced-as-soon-as-friday-says-education-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/03\/23\/more-news-on-student-grants-may-be-announced-as-soon-as-friday-says-education-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"More news on student grants may be announced as soon as Friday, says education Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MPs fear that young people are deferring enrolling in degree programmes due to uncertainty about the student grant that will be reintroduced in 2023. During Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf\u2019s Q&amp;A in the Lower House, several political parties demanded answers to their questions. But did he really answer those questions?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/02\/08133950\/minister-Robbert-Dijkgraaf-bezoekt-Erasmus-met-kopje-thee-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139273\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-135761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/02\/08133950\/minister-Robbert-Dijkgraaf-bezoekt-Erasmus-met-kopje-thee-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139273 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/02\/08133950\/minister-Robbert-Dijkgraaf-bezoekt-Erasmus-met-kopje-thee-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139273 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/02\/08133950\/minister-Robbert-Dijkgraaf-bezoekt-Erasmus-met-kopje-thee-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139273 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/02\/08133950\/minister-Robbert-Dijkgraaf-bezoekt-Erasmus-met-kopje-thee-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139273 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/02\/08133950\/minister-Robbert-Dijkgraaf-bezoekt-Erasmus-met-kopje-thee-1536x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139273 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/02\/08133950\/minister-Robbert-Dijkgraaf-bezoekt-Erasmus-met-kopje-thee-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139273 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/02\/08133950\/minister-Robbert-Dijkgraaf-bezoekt-Erasmus-met-kopje-thee-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139273 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/02\/08133950\/minister-Robbert-Dijkgraaf-bezoekt-Erasmus-met-kopje-thee.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139273 1773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Minister of Education Robbert Dijkgraaf<\/span><\/p> <p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/levien-willemse\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Levien Willemse<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/12\/13\/student-loan-system-on-its-way-out\/\">\u2018Student loan system on its way out\u2019<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/06\/30\/reinstating-the-base-grant-doesnt-necessarily-mean-having-to-make-education-cuts\/\">\u2018Reinstating the base grant doesn\u2019t necessarily mean having to make education cuts\u2019<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/01\/20\/60000-signatures-for-rotterdam-movement-against-meagre-compensation-for-loan-system\/\">60,000 signatures for Rotterdam movement against &#8216;meagre&#8217; compensation for loan system<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/02\/07\/big-turnout-at-compensation-protest-even-rotterdam-students-came-to-amsterdam\/\">Big turnout at compensation protest: \u2018Even Rotterdam students came to Amsterdam\u2019<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>No noticeable difference can be observed in regular universities, but universities of applied sciences are reporting that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dub.uu.nl%2Fnl%2Fnieuws%2Funiversiteiten-merken-nog-niets-van-dip-aanmeldingen&amp;data=04%7C01%7Chofland%40em.eur.nl%7Cfcc5dcfd7f2545858ab808da0cb7c3e4%7C715902d6f63e4b8d929b4bb170bad492%7C0%7C0%7C637836280886604227%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&amp;sdata=gxbS0WKTmr1qEym6zDMQfodnPGobZqe%2FPOA2utCJf6w%3D&amp;reserved=0\">the number of prospective students enrolling in degree programmes is lower<\/a> than it was at this time last year. Universities of applied sciences believe that the dip in enrolments is due to the fact that student grants will be reintroduced.<\/p>\n<p>The study grant will return in September 2023. But what will happen to students who embark on a degree programme in 2022? Will they miss out on several years\u2019 worth of grant money, or will they be required to take out a loan for one year before receiving a grant for the rest of their time at uni? Universities of applied sciences believe that these are the questions that prospective students want to see answered before enrolling.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Kwint, an MP representing the Socialist Party, asked Minister for Education Robbert Dijkgraaf (D66) why he is not providing any such clarity just yet. \u2018Does the minister understand that many pupils may decide to take a gap year?\u2019 he asked.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Does not say much\u2019<\/h2><p>Dijkgraaf started by putting the figures into perspective, saying that the dip in the number of provisional enrolments in universities of applied sciences (\u2018by 3.7 per cent, to be exact\u2019) does not say much about how many students will actually embark on a degree in September. All sorts of things could happen between now and then, as the universities of applied sciences know all too well.<\/p>\n<p>However, Dijkgraaf did say that he understood why MPs wanted more information on the student grant that is going to be reintroduced. \u201cI\u2019m confident that I will be able to send you a preliminary legislative bill soon. Probably this Friday,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I can\u2019t tell you about those plans just yet, because they have to be discussed in the Council of Ministers first.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Encouragement<\/h2><p>Dijkgraaf did say that he would \u2018keep a close eye\u2019 on the number of enrolments and that he could come up with \u2018several reasons\u2019 as to why students might or might not want to embark on a degree programme at a university of applied sciences. So several MPs tried to get him to disclose a little more information. One of these MPs was Gert-Jan Segers, who represents ChristenUnie. \u201cI would encourage the minister to provide clear information as soon as possible\u201d, he said. \u201cBecause there are [prospective] students who are currently thinking: if I start a degree now, I won\u2019t receive a student grant for four years, or even six years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for these words of encouragement\u201d, Dijkgraaf replied. \u201cI completely agree with that. Naturally, I myself would like to provide clarity on that as soon as possible, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For a moment it seemed as if he was providing a little sliver of clarity. \u201cWhen we are able to announce more details of our proposal, we will undoubtedly make things easier for students\u201d, the minister said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shortages<\/h2><p>These words would seem to suggest that those first-year students who are to start a degree in the 2022-2023 academic year will receive student grants, as well, precisely to prevent a dip in the number of enrolments. Universities of applied sciences have been warning for a while about the risks posed by students deferring their enrolment for a year. Such a step would only make the shortages in fields such as nursing, education and STEM more serious.<\/p>\n<p>Habtamu de Hoop, an MP representing PvdA, brought up another issue. If the number of students enrolling in degrees is low this year, but very high the year after, what will happen to lecturers\u2019 workload? Dijkgraaf agreed that this was an interesting topic of conversation, but one about which he was not able to say much just yet. 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