Around three out of four students are either likely or very likely to study at Dutch HEIs in the coming year, a report by Nuffic has found.

A “substantial number” of international students in the Netherlands are struggling with anxiety, loneliness because of Covid-19.

Slightly fewer international students want to continue living and working in the Netherlands than before the crisis, according to Nuffic.

Nuffic has confirmed it will close its network of Netherlands Education Support Offices overseas and lose its Holland Alumni Network funding in 2021.

Despite the coronavirus, interest in studying in the Netherlands remains high among non-EU international students, according to a Nuffic survey.

International education professionals across Europe have widely accepted the US announcement to suspend travel for non-US nationals from 26 Schengen Area countries for 30 days as a means to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Ability to limit numbers on non-Dutch language courses and higher fees for non-EEA students were the key proposals contained in a review of HE internationalisation released by the Dutch government.

A major setback for internationalisation in the Netherlands could be afoot as the ministry of education, science and culture has announced plans to cut Nuffic’s budget from 2021.