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University asks students and staff to share ideas about international partners

Why the West just can’t get a grip on the Middle East: ‘Our focus is too much on religion’

Unions threaten with strike in higher education: ‘We are running out of options’

Hierarchy at the university (5): ‘The phenomenon of the perpetual associate professor is quite tragic’

The academic gown? Student protests in Germany drove it out (until recently)

Hierarchy at the university (4): ‘Either make everyone a professor, or no one at all’

President of the Executive Board Daniël Wigboldus steps down: 'Taking complicated decisions requires care'

By nature, Daniël Wigboldus sees himself as a connector. As President of the Executive Board, he encountered complex issues, sometimes involving literal group confrontations. How did he manage them? 'Everyone should be able to express their opinions, but that comes with the responsibility to listen.' Today, the President is stepping down.

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More about the gown and hierarchy

Most professors wear their gowns with pride, but there is also discomfort: 'Why am I allowed to wear one and someone else is not?'

Financial problems HFML-FELIX over, magnet and laser lab to become national Dutch Research Council (NWO) institute

HFML-FELIX's financial problems are over for at least a decade. The Nijmegen magnet and laser lab is to become a national partnership between Radboud University, the Dutch Research Council (NWO), and six other universities.

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