Key figures

03 Nov 2011

International students in Holland

Number of international students: 81,700:

  • 37,550 EU + EFTA1 diploma mobile students;
  • 19,050 non-EU+EFTA diploma mobile students2;
  • 7,600 students within Erasmus or with residence permits for internship;
  • 17,500 other inbound diploma and credit mobile students.*2

 * Please note that this is a general summary and figures are approximate. Enrolment refers to government-sponsored study programmes. Please refer to our publication 'Mapping Mobility 2011: International Mobility in Dutch Higher Education' for further details.

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1 EFTA: Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.

2 Diploma mobility: to complete a study programme abroad; credit mobility: to gain credits abroad towards the programme at home. 

Countries of origin of international students in Holland

Country

Number of students
1. Germany  24,750*
2. China 5,450
3. Belgium 2,650*
4. Spain 2,050*
5. France 2,000*

* at least

Popular degree programmes among international students

at research universities

at universities of applied sciences
1. Economics   1. Economics  
2. Behaviour & Society   2. Language & Culture 
3. Engineering 3. Behaviour & Society 
4. Language & Culture  

4. Engineering 


Dutch students abroad

Number of Dutch students abroad: 42,500*

  • 12,600 enrolled within the EU
  • 3,400 enrolled outside the EU
  • 6,000 exchange students
  • 20,500 other outbound credit mobility students *2

1 EFTA: Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.

2 Diploma mobility: to complete a study programme abroad; credit mobility: to gain credits abroad towards the programme at home.

Destination countries of Dutch students abroad

Country

Number of students
1. United Kingdom  5,800* 
2. Belgium   4,450** 
3. Germany  2,100**
4. United States  1,700**
5. Spain 1,350**

* rough estimate

** at least

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