Some 200 Social Studies students at Tilburg University in the south of the Netherlands have protested against a planned move of their school to another city.

The Tilburg courses are merging with those in nearby Eindhoven in an economy drive. Tilburg students, however, told the press they don't want to move. They say the relocation is unfair because they made a conscious decision to study in Tilburg. Many of them have found lodgings in the city.

Groningen
Students in the northern city of Groningen are also protesting. They are demanding more democracy at universities and want the Binding Study Advice to be abolished. The recently introduced Advice requires students who score an insufficient number of study credits in a given periode to leave university.

The Groningen students have occupied the university's administrative building and presented their demands to the board of governors. Police have surrounded the building, but say there is no reason to intervene.