The members of the Student Advisory Board were asked to contribute to the newsletter of het National Commission. Marjorie Miranda and Parker Winkel took the initiative and each wrote an article from their own personal perspective. In the articles you can read about what the respective members want to work on in the coming year. […]
As of October 1, 2024, an updated Language Test Appendix to the Code of Conduct HO applies. This appendix is an elaboration of paragraph 5 of the Code of Conduct. It follows from the Code of Conduct that international students applying for an English language study programme must have a sufficient level of English to […]
By Elisabeth Minnemann Elisabeth Minnemann, Chairman of The Hague University of Applied Sciences, has been a member of the National Commission Code of Conduct for Higher Education (National Commission) since 1 September 2023. Within the National Commission, she serves as the representative for higher professional education and holds the position of vice-chair. In this newsletter, […]
By Fernando and Liliana In October 2021, the foundations for an international student advisory board were laid during a meeting as part of the Code of Conduct review. The meeting, which brought together international students, addressed the central question: How to make the involvement of students more structural and intertwined with the work of the […]
Over the past few months, the Code of Conduct office received many questions about the diploma list. The diploma list can be found by clicking on the ‘Documents’ tab on the Code of Conduct website. Among other things, we were asked whether there is an updated version of the diploma list and whether a separate […]
The Code of Conduct review which was concluded in 2022 resulted in numerous valuable recommendations. Following one recommendation, the National Commission initiated a communication plan, which in turn paved the way for the development of a Higher Education Code of Conduct Visual Storytelling Sheet. The Visual Storytelling Sheet is intended to provide employees of education […]
We have been regularly updating you, including through these newsletters, about the progress of the planned revision of the language table. Article 5 of the latest version of the Code of Conduct (2024) provides for the introduction of the Higher Education Code of Conduct Language Table Standard for Language Tests. With this change, language test […]
The Code of Conduct review conducted in 2021/2022 led to various adjustments and improvements. They include a new provision requiring the National Commission to review all the institutions in the register once every six years in the light of specific articles. The review concerns Article 1 (definition of education institution), Article 2.1h (information about the […]
In November 2023, the National Commission Code of Conduct HE took note with concern of media reports about international students attending or having attended the Bachelor of Nursing International programme at Avans+. The Commission requested Avans+ to provide information on how Avans+ complies with the Code of Conduct International Student HE. Avans+ provided the Commission […]
Research by the National Commission revealed that two higher education institutions listed in the Code of Conduct Register don’t educate any international students. Subsequently, contact was made with these institutions. Both institutions indicated that they indeed do not educate international students and don’t intend to do so, nor have any other interest in being included […]
