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Progress in harmonising development cooperation in education
In the context of Nuffic’s management of the NFP, NPT and NICHE programmes, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked Nuffic to look at donor harmonisation. After a series of meetings, conclusions are that in most countries only limited coordination of development efforts is possible. There is, however, room for improvement, for instance by preventing overlap in activities.
50 scholarships for Indonesian PhD candidates – deadline 2013
Under the special ‘Dutch channel’ of the DIKTI scholarship programme, 50 scholarships per year are available for Indonesian lecturers who want to pursue their PhD in the Netherlands. The next application deadline is 1 April 2013.
Thai government revives ODOS scholarship programme
The Thai government has revived the ODOS scholarship programme. This scholarship programme offers Dutch institutions a new chance to receive Thai students.
Dutch institutions still interested in development programmes
A recent Nuffic study shows that development cooperation is no longer a priority in most higher education institutions’ central policy. Instead, any involvement in development cooperation has become part of their general internationalisation policies. However, there is still considerable interest in development cooperation within the institutions and especially among students.
Living Labs: a new profiling instrument for universities of applied sciences
Nuffic is co-developing a new instrument called Living Labs to profile Dutch universities of applied sciences internationally within specific knowledge themes.
Japanese visitors study Dutch internationalisation
A delegation of the Japanese National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (NIAD-UE) visited Nuffic on 18 September, to learn more about the way we handle credential evaluation and internationalisation in Holland.
Alumni in St Petersburg excited to launch local network
Russian alumni from Dutch higher education institutions are uniting locally in Saint Petersburg. The graduates are to open a local chapter of the Netherlands Alumni Network Russia (NANR).
Nuffic launches update of MINT tool
Nuffic’s MINT tool has been updated based on recent developments in internationalisation as well as feedback from users. The MINT tool aims to support higher education institutions by providing them with a complete overview of their internationalisation policy, activities and facilities.
Europe focuses on higher education hub Singapore
Singapore is quickly becoming a primary education hub in the South-East Asian region. The EU and the European member states are working to increase the brand awareness of Europe as an attractive study destination for Singaporean students.
Netherlands stand-out performer of Times Higher Education ranking
The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium have emerged as strong performers in Europe in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012-13, published last night.
Joint Holland Alumni events in Germany
This autumn, Nuffic will organise Holland Alumni events in various cities in Germany, in collaboration with Dutch higher education institutions. All institutions with alumni in Germany are invited to participate in the events.
A reference guide on joint degrees
Joint degrees are high on the internationalisation agenda in the European Higher Education Area and a lot has been published over the last years about setting up and managing joint degrees. A new project coordinated by Nuffic aims to provide clarity by developing a reference guide on joint degrees.
Lead time NFP application changed
As of the year 2013-14 Scholarships Online (SOL) will be open for fellowship applications two months before the fellowship application deadline.
Tools for benchmarking internationalisation
A comprehensive set of indicators to help higher education institutions profile and self-assess their degree of internationalisation, that is the main outcome of the European project Indicators for Mapping and Profiling internationalisation (IMPI).
Successful tailor-made training in Tanzania
A recent letter sent to Nuffic highlighted the spin-off that can come from successful training proposals. The message explained that a TMT-subsidised training-of-trainer project in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania in 2008-2009 has continued to improve, long after the original tailor-made training was concluded.
Performance of Mexican universities in rankings
Nuffic has published an updated report on the performance of Mexican higher education institutions in national and international rankings on its market information website.
Closer collaboration with Colombia
The Netherlands will change perspective on its relations with Colombia in the years to come, from developmental cooperation towards economic cooperation. The collaboration with education institutions is part of this transition, which is also taking place in South Africa and Vietnam.
Higher education mission to Brazil
Nuffic is organising a second higher education mission to Brazil, at an executive level, in the week of 19 November 2012. The goal of the mission is to deepen existing collaboration and open doors for new collaboration in higher education between both countries.
Simplification of NICHE procedures and documents
Based on feedback from our partners, Nuffic has reviewed some of its documentation to help make project management easier while preserving accountability.
New handbook of international higher education
This summer the SAGE Handbook of International Higher Education was published. The handbook, which Nuffic experts have contributed to, offers new strategies for further development and expansion of internationalisation in higher education.