The auditors will also be looking at the universities of Utrecht, Twente, Maastricht, Leiden and Tilburg. According to a spokesperson from the Court of Audit, the six institutions were not selected because their real estate policy was particularly risky. ‘One criterion was that no investigations would be duplicated.’ The ongoing internal study of the criticized real estate policy of the University of Amsterdam, for example, was a reason not to pick that institution. The investigation has just begun and is expected to be finished within one year.
Court of audit investigates real estate policy
The Dutch Court of Audit will be taking a good look at the real estate policies of Wageningen University and five other universities next year. This is part of a long-running examination of how the public sector deals with its buildings.
