We had originally planned to start evaluating the Code of Conduct in March 2020. The procedure for this had been established and the letter to inform the educational institutions and government and other stakeholders was ready to be sent. But then coronavirus reared its head in the Netherlands and the Commission felt it was inappropriate […]
What’s it like for international students to study at a Dutch educational institution during coronavirus? What challenges do they face? And how does one of the Commission members deal with working from home or from his almost deserted institution? In this article international students Harsha Ramesh, Niamh Mitchell and Anna Balbilua share their experiences. They all […]
Periodic survey into the provision of information Every year, the Commission carries out a survey into the provision of information on the websites of a number of educational institutions. That might include the provision of information on topics such as the range of programmes and the accreditation of the teaching programmes, student housing, the internal […]
Working as I have for a private educational institution with students from over a hundred different countries and staff from thirty different countries, I have been in a culturally diverse environment on a daily basis for almost sixteen years. Both international students and highly skilled migrants are faced with a dynamic challenge – to integrate […]
As a result of the measures to combat the COVID-19 virus, the National Commission has drawn up guidelines on the application of some provisions of the Code of Conduct for International Students in Higher Education. The guidelines were updated on 14th of December 2020. The update concerns the prolongation of the guideline which provides in […]
