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A Norwegian vision: transforming higher education with VECOIL partnerships

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In the midst of Norway’s enchanting fjords and endless summer daylight, a gathering of educators takes place at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Bergen. This commitment to accessibility ensures that students from diverse backgrounds can access quality education.

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A “pathway to Finland” – the boost needed for its 2030 goal?

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The program, which is the only one of its kind providing the service in Finland, opened the new study hub within Helsinki’s Metropolia University of Applied Sciences for its latest rotation of students, also the first to do so successfully. The post A “pathway to Finland” – the boost needed for its 2030 goal?

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Finland’s visa processing issues resulting in “bottleneck”

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A survey of Finland’s universities of applied sciences has revealed that increasing numbers of students are finding themselves unable to enter the country due to visa issues. . And now we have the situation where the higher education institutions don’t get the funding if the students don’t arrive,” she added. .

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Internationalisation in the Netherlands: a misrepresentation

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This narrative and actions to ‘eradicate’ the English language from Dutch higher education by capping programs and enforcing the Dutch language, definitely veers toward anti-foreigner, national protectionism and xenophobia, i.e. the ‘let’s make the Netherlands great again’ message.