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Dijkgraaf’s bill is the Netherlands’ “best chance”

The PIE News

In the Netherlands, some stakeholders believe that outgoing education minister Robert Dijkgraaf’s bill is “the best chance” the sector has at achieving a balance for both Dutch and international students. “That in itself is going to make it really hard to attract international students,” he added.

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“Big impact” on view of international students as right wins Dutch election

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“The emphasis will be on the Dutch language in academic teaching – and also in science, although I personally doubt how achievable this will turn out to be,” Ripmeester told The PIE. . “[It] will have a big impact on how internationalisation and international students will be seen.

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15.7% Swiss outbound mobility ‘too low’

The PIE News

The University of St.Gallen, EPF Lausanne, HEP St.Gallen, Università della Svizzera italiana and the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland make up the top five. ” As the data was based on 53,000 master and bachelor graduates in 2020, it does not take into account the impact of the pandemic.

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Netherlands: call for higher education funding rethink in ongoing international debate

The PIE News

Last year, Dutch minister for Education, Culture and Science, Robbert Dijkgraaf, told The PIE in an exclusive interview that the country was searching for an “optimal” number of international students, while he praised the role of student and researcher international exchanges. Read it here.

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Why Can’t Your Real-World Project Live in the Real World?

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These subsequent stages, we believe, are necessary for achieving successful student project implementation from beginning to end. Our next step is to transform these stages into a curriculum and see whether we can achieve real-world implementation in a classroom setting. Stage 1: Prepare the partner for what’s real.

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Developing an Appreciative Mindset in Students

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They focus on their achievements and strengths rather than concentrating on their weaknesses. Guttena has nine years of experience and a PhD degree in business administration from National Dong Hwa University in Taiwan and a masters in imagineering from Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. Hutson, B.

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Developing an Appreciative Mindset in Students

Faculty Focus

They focus on their achievements and strengths rather than concentrating on their weaknesses. Guttena has nine years of experience and a PhD degree in business administration from National Dong Hwa University in Taiwan and a masters in imagineering from Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. Hutson, B.