{"id":83404,"date":"2018-02-06T10:31:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T09:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=83404"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:55","slug":"kabinet-zet-vaart-achter-halvering-collegegeld-eerstejaars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/02\/06\/kabinet-zet-vaart-achter-halvering-collegegeld-eerstejaars\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet to expedite halving of tuition fees for first-year students"},"content":{"rendered":"

The measure was announced in the coalition agreement and is regarded as a form of compensation for the abolition of student grants in 2015. By slashing tuition fees in half, the Cabinet hopes to reduce financial barriers for students from low-income families.<\/p>\n

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The Council of Ministers has just approved the bill, which will be submitted to the Council of State as a matter of urgency. It is expected to be submitted to the Lower House by March. The Minister for Education, Ingrid van Engelshoven, \u201chopes that [prospective] students will be able to take the proposed fee reduction into consideration when they decide on whether to get a degree or not, preferably before they even enrol.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fees will also be halved for first-year students attending university colleges, which tend to charge higher tuition fees, and for part-time students getting degrees at the Open University.<\/p>\n\n\t

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