SpotlightThese days it is nothing out of the ordinary for students to accumulate large debts. For almost 30 years preceding 2015, this was different. In 2015, the Dutch government put an end to the largely disliked basic grant. A story about hard cutbacks and wondrous promises. 'The situation completely exploded that evening.'
SpotlightEen forse schuld opbouwen is voor de huidige student doodnormaal. Dat was bijna 30 jaar anders, tot de politiek in 2015 een einde maakte aan een basisbeurs - waar eigenlijk niemand meer gelukkig mee was. Over spijkerharde bezuinigingen en mooie beloftes. ‘Het ontplofte die avond volledig.’
This 4TU Career Special is a shared publication by the news editors of Cursor (Eindhoven University of Technology), Delta (Delft University of Technology), Resource (Wageningen University and Research), and U-Today (University of Twente). The magazine came into being in collaboration with industry, and is explicitly aimed towards students who are either in the final phase of their studies, or have just graduated.
