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Student Life & Society 7 December 2023

Internationals want to stay if they have jobs

Many international students want to stay in the Netherlands after graduation. Especially if they have a job and housing.
Student Life & Society 20 November 2023

Pressure to find a job driving away foreign graduates

International students in the Netherlands are quicker to leave after graduation than those in other countries, a recent survey shows. Part of the reason for this is that recent graduates are given less time to look for a job here.
Science & Education 3 November 2023

Denmark cannot do without international students after all

For two years Denmark has been restricting the influx of foreign students, but is now pulling back from that position. Highly educated internationals are proving indispensable on the tight labour market.
Science & Education 19 October 2023

Sensible or not, Minister continues screening of non-Europeans

Despite criticism from academics, Minister Dijkgraaf is pressing ahead with his plan. He will present a bill as soon as possible – but a little later than planned – that will enable the national screening of students and researchers from…
Science & Education 15 September 2023

Foreign graduates are increasingly staying in the Netherlands to work

After graduating, one in three foreign graduates finds employment in the Netherlands. This is a much higher proportion than in the past, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Why this is the case is anybody’s guess.
Science & Education 29 August 2023

Record number of international students from outside of Europe

The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) expects a record-breaking number of students from outside Europe to start a degree programme in the Netherlands in September.
Science & Education 15 June 2023

‘VU should let go of international ambitions’

If VU Amsterdam wishes to attract international students, she should take better care of them, according to the works council. If international students and staff are required to learn Dutch in the future, should VU provide language courses? And shouldn’t…
Science & Education 9 February 2023

House wants Dutch as language of instruction for undergraduate courses

Should Dutch be the language of instruction in all Bachelor’s degree programmes? The House of Representatives voted on a series of motions designed to curb the internationalisation of higher education.
Science & Education 15 December 2022

Minister is not quite in a hurry to form new policy for international students

Amid calls for a recruitment stop for international students and a quick-fix stopgap bill, last Friday Minister of Education Robbert Dijkgraaf informed the House of Representatives that he does not want to be rushed.
Science & Education 8 December 2022

Universities give their Iranian students ‘regular support’

There are currently hundreds of Iranian nationals studying or working at Dutch higher education institutions. Those who are planning to move back to their homeland have no intention of postponing their return in light of the current situation, says Minister…