Student sports subsidy cuts will "hurt health and exam results" - DutchNews.nl

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Student sports in the Netherlands are at risk. Some 123,000 students are at risk of losing their sports facilities due to (much) higher costs, as a result of stricter rules for the financing of student sports centres. This is the warning issued by interest groups Interstedelijk Studenten Overleg (ISO), Universities of the Netherlands (UNL), Studentensport Nederland, the Vereniging Hogescholen (Association of Universities of Applied Sciences) and…

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Student sports facilities are no longer allowed to claim the university contribution. This could make a sports subscription more than three times as expensive. "That harms students and is at odds with all sorts of other ambitions that the government itself promotes," say the universities.

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The University Sports Centre (USC) and the cultural student centre CREA fear for their continued existence if no more money comes from The Hague. Minister Eppo Bruins of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) no longer wants to contribute to university sports and cultural activities because it would create 'unfair competition'. At the USC on the Science Park, students and staff can work out, play squash, climb and do other sports for a low price. …

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Students, universities, colleges and sports organizations are concerned about "the continued existence of student sports and student sports centers," they report Tuesday. Due to new rules from the Ministry of Education, "annual subscriptions locally could increase by hundreds of euros per year," they warn.