One hundred female professors there – UT News

Rector Thom Palstra is happy with the five million euros that the minister Bussemaker at the universities in 2017 hundred additional female professors. But how do we do that?

The hundred of female professors are in addition to the two hundred extra that the universities for 2020 had in mind. Two hundred find Bussemaker is not enough, she writes today in a letter about scientific talent. Only seventeen percent of the professors are female. At the UT, is that even less, namely 15 percent.

Tenure-track

For the rector Thom Palstra was the news about the extra millions of 'no surprise'. “We had all the sounds captured from The Hague. Of course, we are here happy, but within the rectorencollege differences, we are still of opinion about how this kind of ideas of the minister are to be carried out. Of course, there are already a lot of actions carried out in this area. And new policies must fit with the career paths of female researchers.'

The rector referring to the tenure-track route. “That is for us the standard way of female professors to lead. And in addition, there are also other methods set in motion. Such as more diversity in the composition of recruitment committees and the preparation of a wide profile. But there are also specific scholarships for women, such as Aspasia fund.'

Genderneutraal policy

Nonetheless, all of these measures are still not enough to be the targets of more female professors to achieve. That realizes also Palstra. “We have to focus on talentbeleid that genderneutraal. And that goes for the whole university, for the support staff. That is what it is all hands on deck.'

The rector is coming soon, with the ambassadors ‘ network (a network of men and women from the faculties in their field to the top of the organisation, that is committed to the elimination of the backwardness of women at all levels of the UT, eds.) and with young female talents to about the issue to talk. “The subject has my personal attention. I am also very curious to ideas of people who are out of the box dare to think, and that can contribute to a solution. With them I will be happy to talk. Anyway I find it important to UT-wide measures, and this as a joint responsibility.'

Diversity

The minister asks in each case of the universities to make a plan about diversity. Further underlines the minister once again that universities, their staff not only have to pay on research and publications. Otherwise, get the education, too little attention. It should also be possible in the academic career and even onderwijshoogleraar to be.

hbo

Conversely, colleges just provide more room for scientific talent. There would be 'postdoc/faculty ” must: promoted employees for two years divide their time on research and education. Bussemaker set in 2017, four million euros are available and structurally two million by 2018.

That money is not only intended for promoted hbo-teachers, but also for academics who make the transition to hbo want to make. The plan would help the research skills of college students enhance.

of Postgraduates of universities should anyway agree to be better prepared for a career outside the academy. Because in the end find 75 percent of them have a job outside science. Perhaps, therefore, should also be more types of phd programmes, considering Bussemaker. She is going to make possible for phd programmes at the government follow: she speaks of the societal doctorates.

All of the actions that minister Bussemaker announced in her letter are in addition to the measures in the Strategic Agenda for Higher Education.