{"id":156837,"date":"2023-06-30T14:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T12:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=156837"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:51","slug":"ministers-view-on-bsa-discussion-student-well-being-most-important-factor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2023\/06\/30\/ministers-view-on-bsa-discussion-student-well-being-most-important-factor\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister’s view on BSA discussion: student well-being most important factor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf will not be swayed: if it\u2019s up to him, the binding recommendation on continuation of studies (BSA) is to be relaxed. The House of Representatives wants to know if this is a good idea.<\/p>\n

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In May, Minister Dijkgraaf announced<\/a> he\u2019s planning to submit a bill to relax the BSA in the interest of student well-being. This would mean that, as of 2025, first-year students would only be required to obtain 30 out of 60 credits. In the second year they would again have to obtain a minimum of 30 credits.<\/p>\n

In a written consultation, it emerged<\/a> that several parties in the House of Representatives have their doubts about the relaxed norm, just like the universities<\/a>. However, the minister wants to stay his course because he isn\u2019t convinced by the criticism and because student organisations do like<\/a> his plans.<\/p>\n\n\t

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