{"id":175600,"date":"2025-02-04T10:43:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T09:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=175600"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:41","slug":"knowledge-safety-a-maximum-of-ten-thousand-screenings-per-year-minister-estimates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/02\/04\/knowledge-safety-a-maximum-of-ten-thousand-screenings-per-year-minister-estimates\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge safety: A maximum of ten thousand screenings per year, minister estimates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Universities are faced with an additional task: annually registering thousands of incoming students and employees for a security check. Will this be achievable? This is a concern for universities and members of the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

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Eppo Bruins.<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>

The government aims to better protect sensitive knowledge at universities. This means that students and staff in certain fields of study will need to undergo vetting. If they might steal information, they need to be excluded.<\/p>\n

The security check will be carried out by Justis, a service of the Ministry of Justice and Security. However, higher education will also need to contribute, said Minister of Education Eppo Bruins during a debate with the House of Representatives on Thursday.<\/p>\n

This will particularly effect technical universities. Bruins stated: \u201cI imagine that TU Delft has more sensitive technology than the Meertens Institute\u201d, he remarked. The Meertens Institute conducts research into language and culture.<\/p>\n

\u2018Maximum ten thousand\u2019<\/h2>

The number of people to be screened is increasing. Initially, it was \u2018a few thousand\u2019, but the minister now estimates that \u2018a maximum of ten thousand\u2019 researchers and students will need to go through the process each year.<\/p>\n

This concerns new employees or prospective master\u2019s students who need access to sensitive knowledge, particularly of military interest, for their work or studies at a university. What is deemed \u2018sensitive\u2019 still needs to be defined by the minister.<\/p>\n

Extra work<\/h2>

Universities must keep the list of \u2018sensitive knowledge\u2019 up to date themselves. They must also ensure that the right applicants and prospective students go through Justis\u2019s screening.<\/p>\n

This will require additional effort from the technical universities, Bruins warned. The House asked him if universities would receive extra funding for this. However, the answer was no: \u201cI do not have additional funds,\u201d Bruins replied. \u201cThat is indeed sad to say.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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