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.

A total of 85,955 international students from 170 countries were studying in the Netherlands last year, accounting for an increased share of the total university student body, figures released by Dutch internationalisation agency Nuffic show.

More Dutch students are gaining international experience, a new Nuffic report has revealed, but teachers are slower to embrace internationalisation.

Numbers of international students choosing to stay after graduation in the Netherlands is rising, according to Nuffic, the country's internationalisation body.

Ingrid van Engelshoven called on institutions to "take responsibility" to ensure that higher education remains accessible to Dutch students, and that the use of English is substantiated by a rationale.