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Science & Education 25 November 2021

The Netherlands remains an attractive prospect for international students

Over half of the international students currently studying in the Netherlands say they plan to stay on after graduating. Despite the coronavirus crisis, this is about the same percentage as last year, reports Nuffic, the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in…
Science & Education 2 November 2021

Preparatory year is misused to attract more international students

Higher education institutions are going to recruit fewer students from outside Europe with a preparatory year. It is now no longer possible to misuse that transition programme in ‘the hunt for international students’. Higher education in the Netherlands provides preparatory…
Science & Education 21 October 2021

Fear of China dominates meeting on international collaboration

Security interests need to carry more weight when deciding on whether collaborative research with China is possible, experts feel. So give us some guidelines, universities have told the House of Representatives.
Science & Education 30 September 2021

International students have difficulty getting COVID pass

International students from outside the EU get bogged down in red tape when they try to get hold of the COVID pass that is mandatory in the Netherlands. So when they go out they often have to get tested, even…
Science & Education 13 September 2021

‘I always become a little bit Chinese when someone attacks China’

LONGREAD – The West suffers from Chinaphobia and VU Amsterdam lecturer Peter Peverelli believes that is unwarranted. He is co-author of a book intended to counterbalance all this negative publicity.
Science & Education 1 July 2021

‘No internationals’: are foreign students being excluded?

Some international students at VU Amsterdam speak of feeling excluded or separated, both within and outside of the classroom. This could represent a thorn in the side for a university that is striving to be inclusive. Maybe you have already…
Science & Education 17 May 2021

Universities reluctant for exchange with other countries

Starting in September, students might be able to travel abroad again for their studies and spend a few months in Barcelona or Berlin. But some institutions aren’t that optimistic and have already decided to scrap their exchange programmes.
Science & Education 10 May 2021

Cabinet fears university cooperation with China

It is not unlikely that knowledge gained in Delft by Chinese researchers will find its way to the Chinese army. Despite this risk, the government is not interested in stringent screening procedures and blacklists, and plans to stick to the…
Science & Education 4 May 2021

Internationals still want to study here, but not in online classes

Higher education in the Netherlands remains popular among foreign students, according to Dutch internationalisation agency Nuffic. International students still very much want to come here, but not for online lectures and seminars.
Science & Education 23 April 2021

International students increasingly unhappy in the Netherlands

International students in the Netherlands had already been faced with struggles and the coronavirus situation has not changed things for the better, according to a new survey. They more often feel lonely and stressed, have more money problems and struggle…