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The UvA should cut ties with Israeli institutions
No opinion

All food options should be plant based by default
No opinion

Student & Workers Councils should have the final say in policy decisions
No opinion

Students wishing to take honours courses should be able to do so based on their motivation, regardless of their grades
No opinion

The UvA should offer free menstrual products at each campus
No opinion

It is the government’s responsibility to provide mental health support for students. Therefore, the university should not spend extra resources on this
No opinion

All board members of study associations should receive equal financial support from the University
No opinion

The university should stop the prioritisation of students from outside the EU in regard to the university provided student housing.
No opinion

The UvA Leadership should strongly oppose governments’ policy plans to reduce the number of international students
No opinion

Current UvA House Rules should be amended to ensure that students can fully express themselves politically, culturally and socially
No opinion

The UvA should give more training to the teaching assistants
No opinion

Admission to programs with a limited student capacity should be based on selection procedure rather than random selection through a lottery system
No opinion

The UvA should cut ties with fossil fuel companies like Shell
No opinion

The canteen should be deprivatized.
No opinion

The University must prioritise active diversity policies and include decolonial perspectives in the curriculum
No opinion

The UvA should invest in more accessibility for students with functional limitations, such as guiding lines for people with visual impairment, as well as sensitivity towards these students
No opinion

There should be mandatory attendance for seminars/tutorials
No opinion

As a way to curb the growth of the university, Dutch language courses should be a mandatory part of all programs
No opinion

The university should be allowed to limit the number of international students.
No opinion

Programs should have the sole responsibility in deciding whether they teach in Dutch or in English
No opinion

The UvA should strive to incorporate a broader range of ideological perspectives into its curricula.
No opinion

The UvA should address problems such as systemic overwork and bad working conditions among its teachers by giving out more permanent contracts.
No opinion

The UvA should comply with the ethical assessments made by its independent committee on third-party collaborations, including cutting the ties with institutions found to be complicit in human rights violations
No opinion

The university lacks sufficient readily accessible gender-neutral toilets.
No opinion

The executive board of the university should be elected through an open election by the students and worker’s body
No opinion

All lectures should be available online for everyone
No opinion

The UvA should place greater emphasis on protecting and promoting academic freedom
No opinion

More investment is needed in interdisciplinary education (providing students with more than just one perspective on a particular subject, such as honours, PPLE or IIS programs)
No opinion

The UvA should take a firm stance against the government’s cuts in higher education
No opinion

The Binding Study Advice (BSA) should be abolished
No opinion

Calling the police should be an appropriate response to deal with student protests and demonstrations at the university
No opinion

The Numerus Fixus (a limitation in the number of students admitted) should be used to stop the growth of the university
No opinion

The UvA should involve students in long term plans for study spaces and teaching facilities according to the expected changes in student population
No opinion

Peaceful occupations should be considered as a legitimate means of protest at the university
No opinion