{"id":195955,"date":"2026-02-04T17:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/02\/04\/kamer-krijgt-zwartboek-met-gevolgen-onderwijsbezuinigingen\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T17:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:16:59","slug":"kamer-krijgt-zwartboek-met-gevolgen-onderwijsbezuinigingen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/02\/04\/kamer-krijgt-zwartboek-met-gevolgen-onderwijsbezuinigingen\/","title":{"rendered":"House of Representatives receives \u2018black book\u2019 on the effects of education cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Degree programmes are disappearing, lecturers are being laid off, and small classes are turning into mass lectures. These are the consequences of education budget cuts, according to the Dutch Student Union (LSVb) in a black book that was presented to the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
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Bottom right: LSVb chair Maaike Krom. From right to left: MPs from SP, GroenLinks-PvdA (2x), D66, CDA and VVD. Next to them: four LSVb members.<\/p>

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The minority coalition of D66, CDA and VVD has promised to reverse the cuts to education, but the LSVb remains deeply concerned: the damage cannot be undone overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s hardly any space left to study on campus, programmes are disappearing and the quality of education is deteriorating\u201d, said LSVb chair Maaike Krom. The union has compiled examples in a black book. With personal stories from students and lecturers, the LSVb hopes to make the consequences \u201ctangible for politicians\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Departed lecturers are not being replaced. Small classes are becoming large-scale lectures. Honours programmes are disappearing or being scaled back. Administrative staff are being laid off. Workload is increasing across the board. Some buildings are being forced to close. Introduction weeks are being shortened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That\u2019s just a small selection of the many consequences of the cuts, says Krom. \u201cIt\u2019s shocking how quickly the quality of education has declined.\u201d She hopes the black book can \u201cgive the House of Representatives a nudge in the right direction\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And what about the new coalition\u2019s promise to reverse the cuts? \u201cAt the moment, it means nothing\u201d, Krom said. \u201cThere still needs to be a majority in parliament.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t

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