Meteor
Make Krater student-led
Turn into a student cooperative like Kriterion.
Use profits make CANTEEN FOOD MORE AFFORDABLE and lower prices, use as blueprint for other privatized university services.
Mandatory optional attendance.
EQUAL GRADING standards across tutors.
Public tutor ratings.
RIGHT TO RESIT.
No war-related product sales.
F*** DINOS Students over private profit SPARKLING WATER FOR EVERYONE
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The executive board of the university should be elected through an open election by the students and worker's body.
Neutral
Ideally yes but as Dutch law is explicit about this and the majority of financing is done by the government, we believe there's little to be done on this issue on our level.
The university should significantly expand student services like student advisors and psychologists, even if this requires reducing spending on education and teaching.
Disagree
Good education and teaching is what a university is supposed to provide. If it does so effectively, student welfare increases too. The existing services are deemed sufficient by Meteoor.
The UvA should prioritise offering permanent contracts to Junior Lecturers (D4s), even if this leaves less financial room for senior lecturer salary increases.
Disagree
Enabling competitive salaries for senior lecturers attracts talent among junior lecturers and is beneficial for students
Every bachelor programme should be offered in both Dutch and English.
Disagree
We are in The Netherlands.
The university should ensure a larger part of the curriculum (of all study programs) is focused on career preparation, even if this takes away from time spent on academic subjects.
Fully disagree
Knowledge for knowledge sake. Job preparation is supposed to happen elsewhere.
The university lacks sufficient readily accessible gender-neutral toilets and should convert more existing toilets to be gender-neutral.
Neutral
There appear no grievances to this end in the study body as perceived by Meteor
The university should prioritise expanding study spaces over investing in additional contemplation rooms.
Agree
Study spaces are essential especially in an environenmet of high rent prices.
Student & Workers Councils should have the final say in all policy decisions
Agree
VETO RIGHTS FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS
Calling the police is an appropriate response when protests disrupt education or access to services.
Neutral
Depends from case to case
The UvA should expand research collaboration and funding partnerships with private sector companies.
Disagree
Only if scholars agree on the beneficial nature of these collaborations, and the funding does not undermine research independence and they serve the common good is this permissible.
Students wishing to follow honours programmes should be admitted based on academic performance, not motivation alone.
Agree
Ensures quality of program.
The university should actively prioritise diversity targets in hiring, even when this means deviating from purely merit-based selection.
Neutral
The tradeoff has to be balanced
The Binding Study Advice (BSA) should be abolished.
Agree
The time restricted one yes. Students should go about their studies at their own pace.
The majority of the food options sold on campus should be plant based.
Agree
Science says it's good for us and the environment. Lets follow our own teachings?
The UvA should completely exclude research collaboration and funding from the security and resilience sector.
Agree
Science can be a powerful force in raising awareness for malicious practices of authorities and keeping them in check. Hence independence is crucial to ensure neutrality and the common good.
Occupations should be considered as a legitimate means of protest at the university.
Agree
Right to protest and free expression is essential on fostering democratic values for the future
Admission to programmes with limited capacity should be based on random lotteries rather than selection procedures.
Disagree
only if selection procedures are automatized and not personal.
The UvA should strongly oppose any government attempt to reduce the number of international students.
Agree
More international students makes the university a place where on is prepared for a fully globalized future.
Study programs should be audited by an independent board on the diversity of the academic and ideological perspectives in their curriculum.
Agree
Makes for the best education, the best universities do this!