Foreign students may face Dutch language lessons: Times Higher Education
5 years, 7 months ago

Foreign students may face Dutch language lessons: Times Higher Education

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Dutch universities fear the government may be planning to bring in some form of compulsory Dutch lessons for foreign students, Times Higher Education said on Thursday. There has been mounting concern in the Netherlands about the number of foreign students attending Dutch university and college courses, prompting many degrees to be only offered in Dutch. In June 2018, education minister Ingrid van Engelshoven said the Dutch higher education system can continue to offer more courses and degrees in English, as long as it leads to an improvement in standards and that Dutch students are not forced out. Court However, efforts by a Dutch language campaign group to force Maastricht and Twente Universities to stop offering bachelor’s degrees in psychology in English failed, when a judges said that while education and exams should in principle be conducted in Dutch’ this is not obligatory.

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Senate backs plan to allow universities to cap English courses
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Senate backs plan to allow universities to cap English courses

Dutch News  

The Dutch government’s hopes of limiting foreign student numbers have been boosted after senators voted to allow universities to set a cap on English-language courses. Universities and colleges will be able to specify an upper limit for the number of students registered for undergraduate courses taught in English, separately from the Dutch-language version. Outgoing education minister Robbert Dijkgraaf submitted a …

Senate backs plan to allow universities to cap English courses
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Senate backs plan to allow universities to cap English courses

Dutch News  

The Dutch government’s hopes of limiting foreign student numbers have been boosted after senators voted to allow universities to set a cap on English-language courses. Universities and colleges will be able to specify an upper limit for the number of students registered for undergraduate courses taught in English, separately from the Dutch-language version. Outgoing education minister Robbert Dijkgraaf submitted a …

New law to limit foreign student total sent to Dutch parliament
10 months, 1 week ago

New law to limit foreign student total sent to Dutch parliament

Dutch News  

Long-awaited legislation to reduce the number of international students at Dutch universities and to encourage those who come to learn Dutch, has finally been published. The new legislation, Dijkgraaf told the Volkskrant in an interview, will give colleges and universities sufficient means to manage the number of non-EU students on some courses, while taking into account the needs of specific …

New law to limit foreign student total sent to Dutch parliament
10 months, 1 week ago

New law to limit foreign student total sent to Dutch parliament

Dutch News  

Long-awaited legislation to reduce the number of international students at Dutch universities and to encourage those who come to learn Dutch, has finally been published. The new legislation, Dijkgraaf told the Volkskrant in an interview, will give colleges and universities sufficient means to manage the number of non-EU students on some courses, while taking into account the needs of specific …

Dutch first: universities launch plan for fewer foreign students
1 year, 1 month ago

Dutch first: universities launch plan for fewer foreign students

Dutch News  

Dutch universities have come up with a voluntary plan to reduce the number of international students and increase the amount of Dutch-language degrees. Under the threat of a new higher education bill to “better manage and steer” the numbers of global students, Dutch university chiefs got together this week and thrashed out an alternative plan. According to higher education association …

Dutch first: universities launch plan for fewer foreign students
1 year, 1 month ago

Dutch first: universities launch plan for fewer foreign students

Dutch News  

Dutch universities have come up with a voluntary plan to reduce the number of international students and increase the amount of Dutch-language degrees. Under the threat of a new higher education bill to “better manage and steer” the numbers of global students, Dutch university chiefs got together this week and thrashed out an alternative plan. According to higher education association …

Dutch universities raise concerns over Cabinet's plan to reduce English instruction
1 year, 5 months ago

Dutch universities raise concerns over Cabinet's plan to reduce English instruction

NL Times  

The Cabinet drafted a bill in July aiming to reduce English instruction in higher education in the Netherlands. In July, outgoing Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf drafted a bill to combat what the Cabinet considers to be an excess of internationalization of Dutch higher education. In addition, he noted that most international students do not stay in the Netherlands to work …

Slightly more international students in 2022/2023 academic year
1 year, 6 months ago

Slightly more international students in 2022/2023 academic year

Dutch News  

Last year there were 123,000 international students in Dutch higher education, an increase of 8,000 on the year before and representing 15% of the student population, reports the CBS. International master’s students often followed technical, industrial and building studies, while journalism, law and business studies were popular among both international and local students at university in general. Due to a …

Slightly more international students in 2022/2023 academic year
1 year, 6 months ago

Slightly more international students in 2022/2023 academic year

Dutch News  

Last year there were 123,000 international students in Dutch higher education, an increase of 8,000 on the year before and representing 15% of the student population, reports the CBS. International master’s students often followed technical, industrial and building studies, while journalism, law and business studies were popular among both international and local students at university in general. Due to a …

Dutch universities, students slam plans to slash English courses
1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch universities, students slam plans to slash English courses

Dutch News  

Universities, teaching staff and students have criticised the government’s plans to reduce the use of English in Dutch education institutes, saying it will damage both their reputation and research. The University of Groningen issued a statement saying Dijkgraaf’s plans, outlined to MPs last week, would seem to “impair our ability to contribute to the Dutch knowledge economy”. University board president …

Education Min. adjusting rules to limit influx of international students
2 years, 1 month ago

Education Min. adjusting rules to limit influx of international students

NL Times  

Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf plans to adjust the rules so that fewer international students come to the Netherlands. The Education Minister, therefore, also thinks that the Ministry should make agreements with universities and universities of applied sciences to limit the intake before the rules change. “As far as I’m concerned, we are now at our maximum.” At the end of last …

British student numbers in the Netherlands plunge 24%
2 years, 11 months ago

British student numbers in the Netherlands plunge 24%

Dutch News  

The number of British students studying at a Dutch university has plunged 24% in the past year, as Brexit leads to fee hikes and other issues, according to figures published by international education agency Nuffic. In total, just 2,372, British students were enrolled at a Dutch higher education institution in the current academic year, a drop of 760 on a …

British student numbers in the Netherlands plunge 24%
2 years, 11 months ago

British student numbers in the Netherlands plunge 24%

Dutch News  

The number of British students studying at a Dutch university has plunged 24% in the past year, as Brexit leads to fee hikes and other issues, according to figures published by international education agency Nuffic. In total, just 2,372, British students were enrolled at a Dutch higher education institution in the current academic year, a drop of 760 on a …

Dutch universities call again for international student limits
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch universities call again for international student limits

Dutch News  

Dutch universities have again called on the government to give them the option of limiting the number of foreign students attending some courses. Foreign students now account for 80,000 of the 340,000 students currently registered at one of the country’s 13 universities and that is putting too much pressure on the institutions, the Dutch university association UvN says. ‘International talent …

Dutch universities call again for international student limits
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch universities call again for international student limits

Dutch News  

Dutch universities have again called on the government to give them the option of limiting the number of foreign students attending some courses. Foreign students now account for 80,000 of the 340,000 students currently registered at one of the country’s 13 universities and that is putting too much pressure on the institutions, the Dutch university association UvN says. ‘International talent …

Dutch integration process to include stricter language, job requirements from 2021
4 years, 9 months ago

Dutch integration process to include stricter language, job requirements from 2021

NL Times  

Some immigrants and asylum seekers who arrive in the Netherlands from next summer year may be required to learn a higher level of Dutch and to take up an occupation or voluntary service in tandem with language courses in order to integrate more quickly, according to a new proposal by Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Wouter Koolmees. Because the …

Quarter of interested foreign students doubt whether they'll actually come to NL
4 years, 9 months ago

Quarter of interested foreign students doubt whether they'll actually come to NL

NL Times  

International students are still interested in studying in the Netherlands, but a quarter of them doubt whether they'll actually be able to do so this coming academic year. They cite uncertainties caused by travel restrictions and limited financial opportunities as the reason, according to a survey conducted by Nuffic among 941 potential students from outside the European Union. The Netherlands' …

Universities plan to carry on teaching online until February 2021
4 years, 10 months ago

Universities plan to carry on teaching online until February 2021

Dutch News  

Dutch universities have announced that they plan to teach courses wholly or partially online until February 2021, provoking shock and concern among some students. The University of Amsterdam’s economics and business departments have informed students that all courses will be taught online until the end of the first semester in February because ‘no one can predict what the beginning of …

Universities plan to carry on teaching online until February 2021
4 years, 10 months ago

Universities plan to carry on teaching online until February 2021

Dutch News  

Dutch universities have announced that they plan to teach courses wholly or partially online until February 2021, provoking shock and concern among some students. The University of Amsterdam’s economics and business departments have informed students that all courses will be taught online until the end of the first semester in February because ‘no one can predict what the beginning of …

The Anglicisation of higher education in the Netherlands is typically Dutch
5 years, 3 months ago

The Anglicisation of higher education in the Netherlands is typically Dutch

Dutch News  

The use of English in higher education in the Netherlands is typical of the Dutch outward-looking attitude, say D66 MP Jan Paternotte, and former D66 senator and University of Amsterdam professor Alexander Rinnooy Kan. A decade ago University of Groningen professor Auke van der Would warned the Netherlands would become a ‘second rate language’ and in 1993 Tom McArthur used …

The Anglicisation of higher education in the Netherlands is typically Dutch
5 years, 3 months ago

The Anglicisation of higher education in the Netherlands is typically Dutch

Dutch News  

The use of English in higher education in the Netherlands is typical of the Dutch outward-looking attitude, say D66 MP Jan Paternotte, and former D66 senator and University of Amsterdam professor Alexander Rinnooy Kan. A decade ago University of Groningen professor Auke van der Would warned the Netherlands would become a ‘second rate language’ and in 1993 Tom McArthur used …

University of Twente goes English, MPs question minister about 'bizarre' plan
5 years, 3 months ago

University of Twente goes English, MPs question minister about 'bizarre' plan

Dutch News  

The University of Twente has denied a report in a local paper which states English is to become the university’s official language in January 2020 – by saying that the policy has already been implemented. ‘We’ve had a lot of comments and questions following today’s report in Tubantia about English as the primary language,’ the university said on Twitter. They …

University of Twente goes English, MPs question minister about 'bizarre' plan
5 years, 3 months ago

University of Twente goes English, MPs question minister about 'bizarre' plan

Dutch News  

The University of Twente has denied a report in a local paper which states English is to become the university’s official language in January 2020 – by saying that the policy has already been implemented. ‘We’ve had a lot of comments and questions following today’s report in Tubantia about English as the primary language,’ the university said on Twitter. They …

Most students ever: Peak enrollment at Dutch higher education institutions
5 years, 5 months ago

Most students ever: Peak enrollment at Dutch higher education institutions

NL Times  

A record number of over 300 thousand bachelors and masters degree students enrolled at Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences for the 2019/2020 academic year, according to preliminary figures released by the association of Dutch universities VSNU. The number of students enrolled at higher education institutions in the Netherlands increased by around 4 percent. A planned increase on the …

Dutch schools should focus more on STEM education: teachers
5 years, 5 months ago

Dutch schools should focus more on STEM education: teachers

NL Times  

The curriculum in Dutch education must change to better prepare students for their future, according to advice from around 150 teachers and school leaders presented to Minister Arie Slob for Primary- and Secondary Education on Wednesday, NOS reports. The advisory council, called curriculum.nu, wants to focus more on STEM education - an interdisciplinary approach to learning that combines academic concepts …

Foreign students do generate huge sums of money for the treasury: research
5 years, 6 months ago

Foreign students do generate huge sums of money for the treasury: research

Dutch News  

Foreign students do generate hundreds of thousands of euros for the treasury, the government’s macro-economic think-tank CPB said on Thursday. Even after the cost of sending Dutch students abroad is deducted from the total, foreign students from outside the EU and generate up to €94,000 each for the government. ‘Foreign students generate more than they cost, and that is something …

Foreign students do generate huge sums of money for the treasury: research
5 years, 6 months ago

Foreign students do generate huge sums of money for the treasury: research

Dutch News  

Foreign students do generate hundreds of thousands of euros for the treasury, the government’s macro-economic think-tank CPB said on Thursday. Even after the cost of sending Dutch students abroad is deducted from the total, foreign students from outside the EU and generate up to €94,000 each for the government. ‘Foreign students generate more than they cost, and that is something …

Foreign students may face Dutch language lessons: Times Higher Education
5 years, 7 months ago

Foreign students may face Dutch language lessons: Times Higher Education

Dutch News  

Dutch universities fear the government may be planning to bring in some form of compulsory Dutch lessons for foreign students, Times Higher Education said on Thursday. There has been mounting concern in the Netherlands about the number of foreign students attending Dutch university and college courses, prompting many degrees to be only offered in Dutch. In June 2018, education minister …

German under threat in Dutch school curriculum, says institute
5 years, 7 months ago

German under threat in Dutch school curriculum, says institute

Dutch News  

A lack of teachers and more freedom for schools to opt for other languages is threatening the position of German in the Dutch school curriculum, the German cultural institute DIA has warned. English is one of two compulsory languages at Dutch secondary schools and pupils could traditionally choose between French or German as a second one. Everyone should learn the …

German under threat in Dutch school curriculum, says institute
5 years, 7 months ago

German under threat in Dutch school curriculum, says institute

Dutch News  

A lack of teachers and more freedom for schools to opt for other languages is threatening the position of German in the Dutch school curriculum, the German cultural institute DIA has warned. English is one of two compulsory languages at Dutch secondary schools and pupils could traditionally choose between French or German as a second one. Everyone should learn the …

Internationally awkward – how to learn Dutch when your office speaks English?
5 years, 8 months ago

Internationally awkward – how to learn Dutch when your office speaks English?

Dutch News  

Learning Dutch in an international work environment can be tough especially if English is your common language. ‘Because I couldn’t speak it a lot, I just quit.’ ‘In my office there are Dutch people, but we always speak English,’ he says. He says: ‘After five years, I have the right to apply for a Dutch passport, which is triggering me …

Dutch language disappearing abroad; funding falls far behind other EU countries
5 years, 9 months ago

Dutch language disappearing abroad; funding falls far behind other EU countries

NL Times  

The Netherlands and Flanders spend much less money on foreign education in Dutch than other countries do no their language. The Netherlands and Flanders spend only 7.5 cents per resident on teaching Dutch abroad, according to the Taalunie. Other, non European countries are even "proactive" in the promotion of their language abroad, often having this managed by the Ministry of …

VU stops offering Dutch as a degree, introduces language test for English courses
6 years ago

VU stops offering Dutch as a degree, introduces language test for English courses

Dutch News  

Amsterdam’s VU university will no longer offer a bachelor’s degree in Dutch because too few students are applying for the course and it is no longer financially viable. ‘So the sum is obvious.’ When the VU stops offering Dutch as a degree, the subject will be available at just five universities – Utrecht, Groningen, Leiden, Nijmegen and Amsterdam. From the …

VU stops offering Dutch as a degree, introduces language test for English courses
6 years ago

VU stops offering Dutch as a degree, introduces language test for English courses

Dutch News  

Amsterdam’s VU university will no longer offer a bachelor’s degree in Dutch because too few students are applying for the course and it is no longer financially viable. ‘So the sum is obvious.’ When the VU stops offering Dutch as a degree, the subject will be available at just five universities – Utrecht, Groningen, Leiden, Nijmegen and Amsterdam. From the …

Fewer students study Dutch in the Netherlands, but abroad it is popular
6 years, 6 months ago

Fewer students study Dutch in the Netherlands, but abroad it is popular

Dutch News  

Just 700 students signed up for a bachelor’s degree in Dutch at a university in the Netherlands last year, but outside the country, an estimated 14,000 students are studying the language and literature, the Volkskrant reported on Monday. The number of students studying their own language at university level has nosedived some 60% in the last 10 years and just …

Fewer students study Dutch in the Netherlands, but abroad it is popular
6 years, 6 months ago

Fewer students study Dutch in the Netherlands, but abroad it is popular

Dutch News  

Just 700 students signed up for a bachelor’s degree in Dutch at a university in the Netherlands last year, but outside the country, an estimated 14,000 students are studying the language and literature, the Volkskrant reported on Monday. The number of students studying their own language at university level has nosedived some 60% in the last 10 years and just …

Dutch universities can teach in English, says court ruling
6 years, 8 months ago

Dutch universities can teach in English, says court ruling

Dutch News  

The universities of Maastricht and Twente can offer bachelor’s degrees in psychology in English, according to a court ruling on Friday. A case had been brought by the lobby group Beter Onderwijs Nederland, claiming that teaching these degrees in English broke the higher education and research laws. The group had also argued that ‘Anglicising’ Dutch education and making English the …

Dutch universities can teach in English, says court ruling
6 years, 8 months ago

Dutch universities can teach in English, says court ruling

Dutch News  

The universities of Maastricht and Twente can offer bachelor’s degrees in psychology in English, according to a court ruling on Friday. A case had been brought by the lobby group Beter Onderwijs Nederland, claiming that teaching these degrees in English broke the higher education and research laws. The group had also argued that ‘Anglicising’ Dutch education and making English the …

Dutch universities allowed to teach in English, court rules
6 years, 8 months ago

Dutch universities allowed to teach in English, court rules

NL Times  

Dutch universities are allowed to offer courses in English, the court in Utrecht ruled on Friday in a lawsuit filed against the universities of Maastricht and Twente. According to the court, it was not sufficiently proven that the universities are acting in violation of the Higher Education and Scientific Research Act by offering courses in English. That Act states that …

English at university is fine, says minister, as long as standards don’t suffer
6 years, 9 months ago

English at university is fine, says minister, as long as standards don’t suffer

Dutch News  

The Dutch higher education system can continue to offer more courses and degrees in English, as long as it leads to an improvement in standards and that Dutch students are not forced out, education minister Ingrid van Engelshoven said on Monday. In addition, it should be possible for universities and colleges to give priority to Dutch students, Engelshoven said in …

English at university is fine, says minister, as long as standards don’t suffer
6 years, 9 months ago

English at university is fine, says minister, as long as standards don’t suffer

Dutch News  

The Dutch higher education system can continue to offer more courses and degrees in English, as long as it leads to an improvement in standards and that Dutch students are not forced out, education minister Ingrid van Engelshoven said on Monday. In addition, it should be possible for universities and colleges to give priority to Dutch students, Engelshoven said in …

Dutch Minister wants more room for, supervision on internationalization of higher education
6 years, 9 months ago

Dutch Minister wants more room for, supervision on internationalization of higher education

NL Times  

Higher education in the Netherlands must be able to internationalize further, but only if it improves the quality of education and if Dutch students are not displaced, according to Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven of Education. This development resulted in dissatisfaction among student unions, who complain that Dutch lecturers and students are not proficient enough in English to perform well and …

Maastricht, Twente universities may face court for having ‘too many English courses’
6 years, 10 months ago

Maastricht, Twente universities may face court for having ‘too many English courses’

Dutch News  

A lobby group campaigning for better education in the Netherlands is taking Maastricht and Twente universities to court for offering too many degree courses in English. The Beter Onderwijs Nederland association says the two universities are breaking the law because they are offering English language courses without good reason to do so. In a joint paper published on Monday, the …

Maastricht, Twente universities may face court for having ‘too many English courses’
6 years, 10 months ago

Maastricht, Twente universities may face court for having ‘too many English courses’

Dutch News  

A lobby group campaigning for better education in the Netherlands is taking Maastricht and Twente universities to court for offering too many degree courses in English. The Beter Onderwijs Nederland association says the two universities are breaking the law because they are offering English language courses without good reason to do so. In a joint paper published on Monday, the …

'Dutch universities reach deal to limit (foreign) student numbers'
6 years, 10 months ago

'Dutch universities reach deal to limit (foreign) student numbers'

Dutch News  

The 13 Dutch universities have reached agreement on braking the growth in student numbers, particularly from abroad, the NRC said on Friday. The plan will be presented to education minister Ingrid van Engelshoven on Monday and will outline how the universities plan to slow student number growth and if more limits will be placed on the number of first years …

'Dutch universities reach deal to limit (foreign) student numbers'
6 years, 10 months ago

'Dutch universities reach deal to limit (foreign) student numbers'

Dutch News  

The 13 Dutch universities have reached agreement on braking the growth in student numbers, particularly from abroad, the NRC said on Friday. The plan will be presented to education minister Ingrid van Engelshoven on Monday and will outline how the universities plan to slow student number growth and if more limits will be placed on the number of first years …

Dutch universities want fewer foreign students
6 years, 10 months ago

Dutch universities want fewer foreign students

NL Times  

Dutch universities want to limit the increase of students from abroad, umbrella organization VSNU confirmed to NOS after reports in NRC. Student organization ISO is pleased that the VSNU wants to limit the number of foreign students. "The universities recognized that they have to take steps", chairman Rhea van der Dong said to NOS. According to Van der Dong, students …

Chinese is now an official option in Dutch school leaving exams
6 years, 11 months ago

Chinese is now an official option in Dutch school leaving exams

Dutch News  

Some 170 pupils at fifteen Dutch secondary schools will be taking their final exams in Chinese in the coming weeks, the Dutch institute for international education Nuffic said on Wednesday. Seventy schools are already teaching Chinese, some as an optional subject and some as a set part of the curriculum. Chinese is the latest in a series of modern foreign …

Chinese is now an official option in Dutch school leaving exams
6 years, 11 months ago

Chinese is now an official option in Dutch school leaving exams

Dutch News  

Some 170 pupils at fifteen Dutch secondary schools will be taking their final exams in Chinese in the coming weeks, the Dutch institute for international education Nuffic said on Wednesday. Seventy schools are already teaching Chinese, some as an optional subject and some as a set part of the curriculum. Chinese is the latest in a series of modern foreign …

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