The Dutch education minister has written to the boards of all public research and applied sciences universities in the Netherlands, urgently requesting them to stop actively recruiting international students.

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.

Members of the majority party in the Netherlands parliament have told the country’s education minister that limits should be placed on the number of international students.

The Netherlands is weighing up the benefits international students bring to the country and seeking an "optimal" mix that will profit all stakeholders, the minister of education has said.

A lack of affordable accommodation in Canada is making international students vulnerable to housing scams, a student housing cooperative has warned. 

An annual survey looking into the treatment and experience of international students in the Netherlands indicates that they are often treated as “second class citizens”, and more needs to be done to support them. 

International students are being forced to change their plans as universities grapple with accommodation shortages in cities such as Amsterdam, Utrecht and Glasgow. 

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