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What do pupils and students learn from an international or intercultural experience? The International Competencies Model illustrates this at a glance. We have revised the 2019 model: in the updated version, each competency is underpinned by academic research and defined more precisely. Education professionals can use the model to design and supervise international learning experiences more effectively.

Explore the full programme of the COILectiVE NL Symposium, including all keynotes, workshops, presentations and poster sessions. The programme may be updated in the run-up to the symposium, so please check this page for the latest information.

Over 1.2 million students from the rest of the world study in Europe. This is according to new European research, led by Nuffic. Marco Schouten, Managing Director of Nuffic: “The Netherlands can learn a great deal from this research.”

Sometimes you need a better understanding of someone’s foreign learning experiences than a standard credential evaluation can provide. That’s why we offer trajectories for comprehensive credential evaluation and skills validation. In doing so, we not only evaluate how a foreign study program compares to a Dutch program, but we also provide a detailed overview of a credential holder’s skills.

International bachelor’s students are drawn to the Netherlands primarily by the widespread use of English, both inside and outside the classroom. However, more than 7 in 10 still express concerns about the ongoing housing shortage, according to our newest research that explores this decision-making process. Read the full analysis.

Over 7,000 higher education professionals from a wide range of countries are expected in Glasgow from 8 to 11 September. They are attending the 36th conference of the European Association for International Education (EAIE) to network and exchange knowledge on developments and trends in the field of internationalisation.

Explore high-tech study opportunities in the Netherlands through HiTechinNL, an annual study fair featuring leading Dutch higher education institutions.

Mobstacles, a contraction of the words ‘mobility’ and ‘obstacles’, is the network of Dutch knowledge institutions and (government) stakeholders that identifies obstacles to international mobility of students and researchers to and from the Netherlands at an early stage. Within the network we raise these issues with the relevant institutions and work together to remove them.

At ASEAN’s main education meetings in Singapore, the EU–ASEAN Sustainable Connectivity Package – Higher Education Programme (SCOPE-HE) shared its progress as education ministers launched a new regional Work Plan that explicitly includes SCOPE-HE among its planned activities.

The H2O Summer Course: Building Resilience Highland to Ocean (H2O): The Role of Nature-Based Solutions in Supporting a Sustainable Blue Economy officially concluded on Tidung Island, one of Indonesia's Thousand Islands, on 12 July 2026, marking the end of an eleven-day programme that brought together students, researchers, academics and practitioners from Europe, Southeast Asia, and partner institutions from other regions.