BNR Big Five episode Alexandra van Huffelen (Radboud Universiteit)
This source presents a radio interview from BNR Nieuwsradio's "The Big Five" with Alexandra van Huffelen, the newly appointed president of Radboud University. The discussion centers on significant challenges facing Dutch higher education, including proposed budget cuts, the decline in student numbers, and increasing polarization. Van Huffelen expresses concerns about the impact of these issues on the quality of education, scientific research, and the Netherlands' competitive edge. She also touches upon the importance of international students and researchers and the worrying trend of discrediting science, drawing parallels with developments in the United States.