He obtained a master's degree in international relations from the London School of Economics the following year, and he continued studying public administration at Leiden University.

[1] In April 2024, Van den Berg proposed to postpone consideration of a bill to permanently cease gas extraction from the Groningen field, which had resulted in induced earthquakes, starting in May.

That same month, he expressed his worries in an interview about the coalition agreement of the Schoof cabinet, consisting of Party for Freedom, VVD, NSC, and BBB, that included €1 billion in budget cuts for higher education.

Van den Berg told that this implied one or two universities would have to be closed, and he criticized plans to reintroduce increased tuition for students with a study delay.

[5] Later in September 2024, Van den Berg received an honorary doctorate from Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, with which he has been affiliated since more than a decade, including as visiting professor.