Dutch recruitment ‘cease and desist’ a “wake-up call”
One of the directors 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”.
One of the directors 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”.
The Netherlands lags behind much of Europe when it comes to long-term outward mobility, with 3% of students abroad for the entirety of their course.
Stakeholders in the Netherlands are awaiting elaboration from the government on legislation plans to limit the number of international students Dutch universities can take on.
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 number of international students at universities in the Netherlands increased by approximately 6,000 this year – the slowest growth for five years.
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.