{"id":159435,"date":"2023-10-04T14:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T12:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=159435"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:59","slug":"mariette-hamer-investigating-inappropriate-behaviour-in-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2023\/10\/04\/mariette-hamer-investigating-inappropriate-behaviour-in-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Mari\u00ebtte Hamer investigating inappropriate behaviour in higher education"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has asked Government Commissioner Mari\u00ebtte Hamer for advice, claiming too little is currently known about sexually inappropriate behaviour at higher education institutions.<\/p>\n

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At the moment, Hamer is in talks with several parties in higher education. Later this year, her recommendations on improving reporting procedures and prevention of misconduct will be published.<\/p>\n

Hamer currently serves as a special government commissioner tasked with combatting sexual misconduct and sexual violence. In August, she launched the student pact<\/a>, as part of which student associations and organisations promised to start doing more against sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n\n\t

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