New date for protest against higher education cuts: 25 November in The Hague
Following the cancelled Utrecht protest and the fantastic local demonstrations by students and staff in Leiden and The Hague, the national protest against the cuts will now be held on 25 November at Malieveld in The Hague. We, the Executive Board and deans, support this protest and call upon students and staff from Leiden University to join us in The Hague and make their voices heard.
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Watch the video on the original website orWe find both the scale of the plans and the uncertainty they bring to the education sector unwise and downright irresponsible. The quality of our research and teaching is at stake. A high turnout on 14 November will underscore our support for this message.
The protest is organised by organisations including WOinActie, AOb, FNV, CNV, LSVB and ISO, and will take place on Monday 25 November, from 13:00 to 15:00, at Malieveld in The Hague. The programe includes speakers and music.
Teaching on Monday afternoon
To prevent additional work and study pressure, we have decided not to declare a lecture-free afternoon for the whole university. However, we do want to give students and teaching staff the opportunity to go to The Hague on Monday afternoon. If you have classes on Thursday afternoon, please see what your lecturer says in Brightspace. If they have decided to go to the protest in The Hague and have cancelled your classes, they will inform you of this.
If your classes will go ahead as usual, it is up to you to decide whether to attend or to travel to The Hague instead. Attendance is not compulsory for students on 25 November, with the exception of compulsory practicals and exams that cannot be retaken/postponed. It is your responsibility to catch up on what you have missed.
Faculty of Medicine students can decide for themselves whether they want to attend classes or travel to The Hague. It is your responsibility to catch up on what you have missed. For compulsory classes, this may result in having to catch up next academic year.
Sign the petition
As well as making your voice heard in The Hague, you can also sign the petition (in Dutch), which is part of the campaign against the cuts in higher education
Executive Board and deans