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Elisabeth Minnemann introduces herself

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, […]

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Two co-initiators look back on their time in the Students Advisory Board

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 […]

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Many questions about the diploma list

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 […]

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The Code of Conduct at a glance

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 […]

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1 October 2024: Language Table update

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 […]

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Results of the 2023 Register Survey

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 […]

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Code of Conduct Register update

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 […]

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Code of Conduct Register update

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 […]

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Information about the Code of Conduct and the complaints handling procedures on the websites of education institutions

Information provision about the Code of Conduct and the institutions’ own complaints handling procedures The updated version of the Code of Conduct for International Students of Higher Education has been in effect since October 2022, and was adopted after careful consideration. Last summer, the National Code of Conduct Commission for Higher Education (the ‘National Commission’) […]

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