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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. times as many as the 2005/06 figure.

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How Industry Micro-Credentials Are Transforming Higher Education 

Coursera blog

Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus Career outcomes are a top decision-making factor for students selecting their higher education institution. Enhancing curricula to better align with in-demand skills used by today’s employers is therefore a top priority for higher education institutions.

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Netherlands uni chairs call for stop to curbing int’l students

The PIE News

A group of university chairs in the Netherlands has called for figures in parliament to stop attacking international students and the prospect of their recruitment. The letter , written in the popular daily newspaper NRC, describes that an onslaught on international student recruitment will only help to “increase national labour shortages”.

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Internationalisation in the Netherlands: a misrepresentation

The PIE News

There is a lack of overall housing, lecture halls are overcrowded, education quality is declining, the Dutch language deteriorating and Dutch students being outcompeted and pushed out of programs by international students, detractors say. The debates have resulted in a decision to halt international student recruitment.

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

The PIE News

While there is the usual IELTs testing, and limitless articles offering tips on moving to Finland, Harri Suominen, the founder of AsiaExchange – which offers a myriad of study programs to Asia – and Edunation , which recruits students into Finnish institutions, said students needed more help getting used to university life in Finland. “Two

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How Your School Can Use Conversion Tracking and Attribution in Marketing to Gain Key Insights and Drive Results

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Measuring Student Acquisition ROI in Your Diverse Recruitment Pipeline Your school’s recruitment pipeline is likely complex, involving admissions campaigns, recruiters, social media, online ads, events, and so much more. This is where your lead database comes in to help you stay organized and track incoming leads.

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The UK University-Territory Relationship in a Post-Brexit World

GlobalHigherEd

Or might the Euro-UK equivalent of Singapore’s Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), in a similar location, be a creative post-Brexit option? Or might an equivalent of Cornell Tech NYC be worth creating in European higher education and research space? Adams & K.A. Gurney, February 2016).