Please can someone explain the logic behind this? Cut back funding on your own researchers with an excuse saying that higher education should be de-internationalised and etc., but now directing the money to hire new internationals?
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Now, the Dutch government announced a new funding program to hire foreign researchers!?! Isn't this a sleazy attempt to get a piece of cake from the oncoming American researcher overflow? Why did you cut the funding for the already working foreigner researchers? 3/3 (one more)

So they told universities to cut back on their expenses. But like a lot! Then, naturally, some Dutch universities fired their employees, i.e. researchers (looking at you Twente). Lots of departments are trying to find ways to scale down because the budgets are hundreds of millions less now. 2/3