The first week of the last quartile has started and I’m sure you’ve noticed the Canvas announcement about a 10- hour schedule to be implemented. Groep-één actively took part in the discussions regarding this plan and we even had to schedule an extra emergency meeting with the Executive Board and the director of ESA before we reached a consensus.
The decision was completely in agreement with the results of our survey and as a result from that extra meeting the Executive Board also promised to investigate measures to retain the current career activities taking place during the shorter lunch hour. The schedule will be evaluated in the third year from now. The results of the survey and full argumentation for the decision can be found on our knowledge base:
research.groep-een.com/src/Schedule_Changes2018.pdf
The Interstedelijk Studenten Overleg ISO has launched a national contact point for complaints on the Matchingsday (studiekeuzecheck dag). Thanks to our initiative, this will be mentioned by the TU/e in their Matchingsday invitation to high school students.
Interstedelijk Studenten Overleg - ISO
Ga jij volgend jaar studeren en heb je al een studiekeuzecheck gehad maar ben je niet tevreden over hoe deze is verlopen? Meld het hier en help ons om de studiekeuzecheck overal nóg beter te maken: meldpuntstudiekeuzecheck.nl/Just as the sun is coming out, it is that time again: Exams! The University Council continues to work throughout these weeks. We even have a University Council Meeting next Monday. If you are in the mood for SOG you can come by. If not, we hope the studying is going well.
In any case: Good luck with your exams!
Today at 19:00 there will be an “algemeen overleg” in the House of Representatives of the Dutch government about internationalization in higher education. A topic that will definitely come up is the new language policy of the TU/e. Groep-één has been discussing this topic with the ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences these past weeks to help prepare them for this debate. We wish the minister good luck with what will hopefully be a very constructive and nuanced debate.
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Stukken m.b.t. algemeen overleg:
www.tweedekamer.nl/debat_en_vergadering/commissievergaderingen/details?id=2018A00718
Live video stream:
www.tweedekamer.nl/vergaderingen/livedebat/thorbeckezaal
The kamervragen and answers by SP:
www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/kamerstukken/2018/02/22/beantwoording-kamervragen-over-het-berich...
The kamervragen and answers by CDA:
www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/kamerstukken/2018/03/14/beantwoording-vragen-over-de-verengelsing...
Cursor article announcing the new language policy:
www.cursor.tue.nl/nieuws/2018/januari/week-4/engels-moet-voertaal-tue-worden/
Advise university council:
sites.centralebestuursorganen.tue.nl/ur/Teamsite/Besluiten/Besluiten%20UR%202018/UR%20besluit%203...
Tomorrow, Wednesday 21st of March, you will have the opportunity to vote for local municipal elections with the pass you received in the mail. Please do! You get the chance to elect your local representatives once every 4 years. You can find out what parties represent your interests at eindhoven-english.mijnstem.nl/survey/105a859e08b846d/start . You’ll even find some fellow students are on the list! Groep-één is currently working with multiple local parties on issues like student housing, well-being and more.
So don't forget to bring your pass and a valid ID to campus, as you can vote at Metaforum!
In collaboration with multiple Dutch universities and the Ministry of Home Affairs, the TU/e is conducting a survey on student housing. Since this is a very active affair for us, please fill in the survey at www.wonenalsstudent.nl . City trips worth up to 400 euros will be raffled among the participants!
After six years of lobbying and three different concrete proposals, we are glad to announce that tuition-free boardmembership (“collegegeldvrij besturen”) is finally coming to the TU/e!
A proposal by Groep-één TUe and the Eindhovense Studentenraad at yesterday’s University Council meeting has resulted in a high-level agreement with the Executive Board and we will be involved in drafting the implementation details.
More updates soon!
See our proposal here (log in with your TU/e account): sites.centralebestuursorganen.tue.nl/ur/Teamsite/Vergaderstukken/183-08-UR%2018-17A%20Voorstel%20...
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The Interstedelijk Studenten Overleg and the Landelijke Studenten Vakbond have released a statement condemning universities nationwide for forcing students to pay for expensive tests during their selection process.
On the TU/e, selection is introduced to limit the number of students in several disciplines. Groep-één was worried about their costs and asked for clarification of the Executive Board. Fortunately, on the TU/e this is not the case.
See the cursor for more information: www.cursor.tue.nl/nieuws/2018/februari/week-4/verplichte-toelatingstoetsen-moeten-gratis/
‘Verplichte toelatingstoetsen moeten gratis’
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D66 wil dat studenten niet langer opdraaien voor de kosten van toelatingstoetsen die opleidingen verplicht stellen.=== COLUMN BASIC STUDY GRANT ===
The university council is currently finding solutions on how to spend the money of the basic study grants well (studievoorschotsmiddelen), a negotiation we are highly involved in. Curious about this topic? Read our column in the Cursor TU Eindhoven: www.cursor.tue.nl/en/opinion/universiteitsraad/ur-follow-the-money/
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Have you ever received the basic study grant? These days you’re more likely the exception to the rule. The first students who started without the basic study grant are already in their third year and the current fourth years enjoyed it for only three years. Now that some years have passed it’s w...