Education

No money for a bike, work shoes or a winter jacket. For dozens of Frisian students in practical education, poverty literally stands in the way of their education.

Protests against the rising cost of living have turned into riots in several French cities. Police in Paris used tear gas and a water cannon. After weeks of student protests, various groups took to the streets in France today, including the yellow vests movement. In the studio, we discuss the situation with Niek Pas, a France expert from the Universiteit van Amsterdam.

Minister Letschert of Education does not allow TU Delft to reserve a minimum number of places for female students for the Aerospace Engineering study programme. The Human Rights Board had advised that this should be done, so the ministry will not take part in this. That's a damper for the university. She wanted to introduce a quota to reduce the structurally low inflow of women into education to raise