With each new initiative, we need to consider how we can make education as accessible as possible to everyone who is involved. The 2022-2023 Higher Education Policy Monitor (in Dutch) has revealed that one in four students has one or more functional impairments. Of this group, 37 per cent are experiencing difficulties with their studies. The figures have once again highlighted the importance of making education more inclusive, and this also pertains to Radboud University.
It was in the reception area of the Berchmanianum that the President of the Executive Board, Daniël Wigboldus, took a big step forward on behalf of Radboud University. By signing the declaration, the university has joined a network of Dutch research universities and universities of applied sciences that have set their sights on making education as accessible as possible for every student. The university is supported in this endeavour by the Expertise Centre for Inclusive Education (ECIO). Before he signed the declaration, Wigboldus spoke to students about the current situation, the improvements that need to be made and what is already being done to make education more inclusive.
