The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science (ECS) in The Hague has approved the continuation of a second term for MiCRop, and with that, the continued financing of our project for the coming five years. This was stated in an official letter from the Minister of ECS, Robbert Dijkgraaf, to the University of Amsterdam, signed on 3 May 2024.

The evaluation committee is very positive about MiCRop, calling it a "dynamic consortium that has made a strong start". They further highlighted the strong international composition and diversity, the quality of the research and fruitfulness of collaborations, the institutional and conganizational composition, and knowledge utilization (early opportunities for further development, outreach, collaboration with industry).

The MiCRop management team extends their far-reaching congratulations to all MiCRop researchers and we are looking forward to another exciting five years with all of you!