{"id":169667,"date":"2024-06-17T11:28:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T09:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=169667"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:24","slug":"pvv-celebrates-cutbacks-as-victory-over-activism-in-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2024\/06\/17\/pvv-celebrates-cutbacks-as-victory-over-activism-in-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"PVV celebrates cutbacks as victory over activism in higher education"},"content":{"rendered":"

PVV wants to make drastic cuts in higher education and research to combat political activism at higher education institutions, yesterday\u2019s debate on education revealed.<\/p>\n

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Eleven days students and staff spent on campus in protest against ties to Israeli universities.<\/span><\/p>

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\u201cFor too long, the activist woke culture dominated the lecture halls and education institutions\u201d, said member of the House of Representatives Reinder Blaauw (PVV). \u201cAnd all too often, political activism was put above scientific integrity. I\u2019m happy to say this situation has now come to an end.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the debate, he criticised diversity officers, as they don\u2019t help students develop proper reading skills. \u201cAnd how do curricula on critical race theories, decolonisation, feminism and global justice make our students better analytical thinkers?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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