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Quota buitenlandse studenten: in Oostenrijk en Wallonië kan het

Nederlandse universiteitsbestuurders die meer grip willen op het aantal buitenlandse studenten, kunnen een voorbeeld nemen aan Franstalig België en Oostenrijk. Daar hanteren ze wél quota, met goedkeuring van de EU. Hoe zit dat precies?

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Christmas in Germany: 'Big dinner on the 25th'

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Yet, each corner of the world celebrates this holiday a bit differently. In this series we will shed some light on Christmas traditions of UT international students. In this episode we meet with Jana Rother, a student from Frankfurt (Germany), who is in Twente for a minor Communications.

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Hoger onderwijs moet bloeden voor buitenlandse studenten

Het kabinet gaat bezuinigen op hoger onderwijs, want er is een gat op de begroting. Maar hoe is dat gat ontstaan? De succesvolle werving van buitenlandse studenten blijkt deel van het ‘probleem’. Een analyse.

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Christmas in Colombia: ‘Little Candles Day’

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Yet, each corner of the world celebrates this holiday a bit differently. In this series we will shed some light on Christmas traditions of UT international students. In this episode we meet with Daniel Poveda, Civil Engineering student from Colombia.

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Christmas in Mexico: Posadas, piñatas, and family

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Yet, each corner of the world celebrates this holiday a bit differently. In this series we will shed some light on Christmas traditions of UT international students. In this episode we meet with Nadia Wriu, Mechanical Engineering student from Mexico.

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Christmas in Indonesia: Churches guarded by police

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Yet, each corner of the world celebrates this holiday a bit differently. In this series we will shed some light on Christmas traditions of UT international students. In this episode we meet with Mark Kenny Williams, Creative Technology student from Indonesia.

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Christmas in Finland: ‘Joulupukki’ alias the Christmas Goat

It’s that time of the year again. Christmas. Yet, each corner of the world celebrates this holiday a bit differently. In this series we will shed some light on Christmas traditions of UT international students. This episode, we meet with Kasper Sivula (20), a Psychology student from Finland.

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Christmas in Bulgaria: Rich folklore and a lot of food

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Yet, each corner of the world celebrates this holiday a bit differently. In this series we will shed some light on Christmas traditions of UT international students. In this episode we meet with Gabriel Atanasov (19), Psychology student from Bulgaria.

Campus Life

Halloween: Spooking all over the world

Halloween is around the corner and we were interested in finding out what the international community from UT thinks of this spooky celebration. We interviewed students from different cultural backgrounds to see how the day is celebrated across the world.

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International Christian Fellowship celebrates 40 years

It started as small informal meetings in a room in the ITC hotel. Now it regularly welcomes about a hundred people at its Sunday services. The International Christian Fellowship (ICF) Enschede has existed for 40 years. It celebrated its anniversary yesterday with a special worship in the center of Enschede.

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Brutally honest, partying hard

Dozens of international students attended the Connect Workshop in the DesignLab yesterday. Aimed at those who seek to stay in the Netherlands after the conclusion of their studies, the meeting examined what intercultural challenges might arise when students face the Dutch labour market.

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International housing: still room for improvement

Reportedly, many international students in cities such as Utrecht, Amsterdam and Groningen have been struggling to find accommodation. The student-housing situation in Enschede is better than in other cities, but there is still room for improvement.

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