Inholland is apologizing to the Participation Council

Tekst Karen Hagen - Redactie Onderwijsblad - 23 mei 2017 - Minder dan een minuut om te lezen

Inholland's press officer, Alexander van Zijp, confirms that it was a 'step too fast' to already send the new students to the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). “We did this because of the May 1 registrations. We advised students who registered to go to another university of applied sciences," says Van Zijp. Universities of applied sciences have a duty of care for students who are registered as of May 1.

fait accompli

The Participation Council (Mr) should have approved the intended decision to discontinue teacher training courses before the school was allowed to implement that plan. “Now the mr was actually presented with a fait accompli,” says AObDistrict manager Jan Dijkstra who negotiates a social plan at the school. "I understand that the mr feels quite passed over."

Mr-chairman Norbert Landers is happy with the apology from the college. He says that the mr strongly criticized the course of events. “Now we are mainly going to look at the substantive side of the proposal to make a decision and we will no longer continue with the course of events.” Landers says the mr will investigate the decision according to a certain protocol. “We look at financial interests, but also at social interests. For example, that the German teacher training course in Amsterdam will disappear. We will consider all that.”

Rollback

The participation council can still reverse the decision of the executive board, the press officer also says: "The board needs the approval, if not, the board members must reconsider the decision." The chairman is not yet able to say what the decision will be. “We are going to look carefully at it. We will come to a decision in about three weeks.”