The PIE News
MARCH 31, 2023
A director at a Dutch university has called the “cease and desist order” given to the country’s institutions on international student recruitment “a wake-up call”. In the meantime, he recounted, a letter that was sent to universities late 2022 has already asked them to halt international student recruitment until a solution can be found.
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
There has also been discussion around institutions being obliged to provide housing to any international students they enroll, a sentiment which was shared by Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences , in an open letter to Dijkgraaf. “By now, the Netherlands is well known for quality education at an affordable price. .
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The PIE News
JANUARY 5, 2023
The m inister of education, culture and science in the Netherlands has written to the boards of all public research and applied sciences universities, urgently requesting a halt to international student recruitment. “As is ethical, we guarantee all new arriving students places to sleep and comfortable rooms. .”
The PIE News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Lucette Roovers, director of global engagement at Breda University of Applied Sciences , told The PIE the “stay rate” of international students has been a focal point of the ongoing international student debate in the Netherlands. Previously, only around 20% of international students did so.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 15, 2022
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”.
The PIE News
AUGUST 18, 2023
Speaking at Gisma University of Applied Sciences in Potsdam, Scholz said it was “inspiring to see how many students from around the world come to Germany and wish to work here afterwards” “We need these young and well-qualified men and women for the successful economic development of our country,” he said.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Robbert Dijkgraaf, then minister of education, asked for a halt on international student recruitment at the end of 2022. Nuffic, the country’s education internationalisation outfit, has already seen funding cuts , and Dijkgraaf’s request to halt international recruitment did not go down well with universities.
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