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Our views

#ForEducation 

De Vrije Student is known for its pragmatic approach, its commitment to improving the academic environment and student services, and its core values: quality of education and academic freedom. We believe that education is the university’s primary mission, one that must be protected at all costs.

With a fresh perspective and a focus on tangible results, DVS has made a lasting impact on student life in Amsterdam, Groningen, and Utrecht. We’ve shown that students are not just participants in university politics, they are essential voices shaping its future.

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Excellence in Education

  • Education first 

  • Abolish mandatory attendance where possible

  • Support pay-per-credit tuition model

  • Improve transition from study to career

  • Increase and upgrade study spaces

  • Preserve and expand honours and cum laude 

  • Thoughtfull Intergration of AI: support not replacement 

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Academic Freedom

  • Curriculum should include multiple ideological perspectives

  • Promote open-debate and view-point diversity 

  • Ensure space for all political viewpoints in class discussion 

  • Encourage student to challenge assumptions not just reinforce them​

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Safe Campus

  • Peaceful protest: Yes - vandilism: no

  • Strengthen safety policies and campus regulations

  • Clear rules for demonstrations

  • Improve communcation on safety issues 

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International Policy 

  • Dutch where possible, English where necessary

  • Free/low cost Dutch courses for internationals

  • Promote intergration with Dutch society

  • Targeted intake based on needs of economy

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Third party collaborations

  • Practice academic diplomacy: stay engaged, even in complex context

  • Use dialogue to restore suspended collaborations where possible

  • Avoid partnerships that compromise academic freedom or ethics

  • Ensure transparancy and independence in external deals

  • Let science connect where politics divide​

Standpunten: Lijst

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