Dutch and Flemish governments are using a pilot scheme to combat 'double dipping', whereby students are gaining funding from both governments.

More than 30,000 extra jobs and millions of euro for the economy could be generated for Dutch cities through a focus on internationalisation, but the ever-increasing demand for accommodation needs to be met first.

The number of international students on full degree programs in the Netherlands has doubled in the last 10 years to more than 81,000, bringing the total number of foreign students in Dutch higher education to a record high of over 112,000.

Dutch student rental listings startup Housing Anywhere has raised €5m in Series A funding that will be used to fuel the company's continuing expansion into Western Europe and the US.

Over a third of all international students who graduated from Dutch universities have remained in the Netherlands five years later and more than 70% are employed according to a report released by EP-Nuffic.

EP-Nuffic figures from 2014-2015 show that one in ten students on Dutch higher ed campuses were international after another year of growth for the sector. Germany and China were significant source markets.

This week, Dutch Minister for Education, Culture and Science Jet Bussemaker presented the first awards for the Netherlands’s new national scholarship programme this week during a breakfast at Schiphol Airport.

The Netherlands has launched its 10-year national scholarship scheme that will provide €5m in funding for international experiences for some 1,500 domestic and foreign students annually.