On 14 May 2026, the Zeeland-West-Brabant District Court issued a ruling in a case brought by Habeo+ (formerly Avans+) against the NC (National Code of Conduct Commission). As the ruling affects the NC’s position, the NC is informing the affiliated educational institutions of the matter. Rationale The proceedings stem from a letter dated 6 June […]
The content and implementation of the Code of Conduct for International Students in Higher Education will be evaluated in the coming year. The Board of your educational institution has received a letter on the matter from your representative body or the Code of Conduct office. The Code of Conduct stipulates that an evaluation must take […]
The National Code of Conduct Commission (NC) conducts a register review annually. In the register review, a number of the institutions listed in the register are assessed against a number of criteria set out in the Code of Conduct. This ensures that all institutions are assessed once every six years. An assessment is made of […]
Every summer, there is a change in the members of the International Student Advisory Board, which provides the National Code of Conduct Commission (NC) with solicited and unsolicited advice. The selection of the new members took place earlier than usual this year so that the new members would get the opportunity to meet the outgoing […]
For many higher education graduates, an international career or further studies abroad begin after graduation. What students often do not know is that a Dutch educational document usually needs to be legalised before their diploma can be officially recognised abroad. What is legalisation? Legalisation is the official confirmation that a diploma or other educational document […]
The Code of Conduct’s Language Test Appendix includes an overview of language tests that have been accepted in the context of the Code of Conduct. The providers and the tests all meet the ‘Higher Education Code of Conduct Language Test Standard’. An updated version of the Code of Conduct’s Language Test Appendix will take effect […]
