NFP-NPT-NICHE e-Newsletter March 2011
In november 2010 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked Nuffic to put new commitments on hold for the Netherlands Initiative for Capacity building in Higher Education (NICHE) and the Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP). In January 2011 the...
Nuffic has adopted a step-by-step approach to the implementation of NICHE in South Sudan. This is proving to be very suitable to the country's still fragile context.
As we proudly announced in our previous newsletter, Scholarships Online (SOL) went live, as scheduled, on 1 November 2010 for the important 1 February deadline for NFP scholarships for master’s degree programmes, short courses and PhD studies.
There have been some changes to and cancellations of NFP short courses and master's degree programmes. At the bottom of the list you can download the complete overview in PDF format.
One of the special policy requirements of the NICHE programme is to support capacity development activities that address the needs of the local and regional labour market. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) at post-secondary...
After the Dutch cabinet decided to partially lift the commitment freeze imposed on NICHE in February, we have prepared a new project pipeline which contains an overview of NICHE tenders that are expected to be published shortly. Since the...