The results are contrary to the rhetoric of many Dutch universities and the government concerning the internationalization of higher education. `It is a shocking paradox that the internationalization of higher education is one of the spearheads of Dutch education, but there are still many obstacles for the students,' said NEWS-president and master student at the University of Oxford Eelke Kraak.
The Inter-Urban Student Talks (ISO) regrets the outcome of the investigation. Henno van Horssen, chairman of the ISO: `It is deeply sad that institutions offer poor guidance to students who want to study abroad. It is short term thinking, if you believe you can keep Dutch students in the Netherlands in a world where mobility is important.'
