Blogs
Here Nuffic staff and external experts provide background information on current events and analyse ongoing developments in international higher education.
New perspectives on Dutch capacity development programmes in post-secondary education and training
On 2-3 July the conference ‘Shaping the Future: new perspectives on Dutch cooperation in post-secondary education and training for sustainable development ’ took place in The Hague. The conference was organised by Nuffic on behalf of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss directions and perspectives for the design of new Dutch programmes for cooperation in post-secondary education and training.
The scramble for international alumni: Towards balanced benefits
Should students from developing countries, who are studying in developed countries, return home upon graduation to contribute to the development of their own economies? Or is it okay for their developed host countries to actively poach and retain them for the good of their own labour markets?
JDAZ - A reference guide on joint degrees
Joint degrees are high on the internationalisation agenda in the European Higher Education Area. This month a new project started titled ‘Joint Degrees from A to Z’ (JDAZ) The project, which Nuffic coordinates, aims to provide clarity by developing a reference guide on joint degrees. But why develop a new guide if so much has already been published about joint degrees over the last years? And how to make sure that such a guide keeps providing state of the art information?
Foreign vs Dutch education institutions in development programmes
Increasingly foreign higher education institutions are participating in the capacity development programmes in post- secondary education and training funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. These 'non-Dutch' institutions get involved as partners in various consortia implementing a growing number of projects.