02 / 12 / 2022

Parliament wants bill quickly on influx of foreign students

Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf needs to get his skates on and come up with a bill before the summer to control the influx of international students. This is the view of a majority of the House of Representatives.

11 / 11 / 2022

Analysis: how to handle all the foreign students?

Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf is happy that international students are coming to the Netherlands, but some study programmes – and cities – can no longer cope with the influx. In what area is he looking for a solution?

31 / 10 / 2022

New offensive against English-language teaching

Universities in the Netherlands should immediately start teaching in Dutch again, in the view of action group Beter Onderwijs Nederland (BON). The association has launched a new offensive with nineteen open letters to the minister, administrators and regulators.

24 / 10 / 2022

New construction alone won’t solve cities’ student housing problem

The six cities in the Netherlands with the largest student population warn that they can’t solve their shortage of student accommodation simply by building more housing. Among other things, they want measures to stem the influx of international students.