DUTCH UNIVERSITIES OPPOSE EDUCATION MINISTER’S PROPOSAL TO STOP ACTIVE RECRUITMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
January 22nd, 2023
The Netherlands’ education, culture and science minister Robbert Dijkgraaf’s call for universities and universities of applied sciences (UAS) to stop participating in international education fairs until further notice would be a step too far, university chairs have told University World News (UWN).
The December 22 letter sent to the university boards in response to a parliamentary motion initiated by MPs Peter Kwint (Socialist) and Harry van der Molen (centre-right Christian Democrat Appeal party), demands a stop to active recruitment given the pressure on ...
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