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The number of incoming and outgoing mobilities among higher education students has increased steadily since the COVID-19 downturn. The total number of outgoing mobilities increased from 12,053 in 2014-15 to 18,785 in 2024-25, and the total number of incoming mobilities increased from 10,885 in 2014-15 to 16,621 in 2024-25.

In the 2024-25 academic year, 13,323 staff mobilities took place. The number of incoming and outgoing staff mobilities has increased steadily since the COVID-19 downturn. The total number of outgoing mobilities increased from 2,247 in 2014-15 to 6,250 in 2024-25 and the total number of incoming mobilities increased from 2,423 in 2014-15 to 7,073 in 2024-25.

The number of incoming and outgoing mobilities among vocational education students has increased steadily since the COVID-19 downturn. The total number of outgoing mobilities increased from 397 in 2020-21 to 12,035 in 2024-25 and the total number of incoming mobilities increased from 352 in 2020-21 to 3,884 in 2024-25.

The number of incoming and outgoing mobilities among pupils in primary and secondary education has increased substantially between the school years 2021-22 to 2024-25. The total number of outgoing mobilities increased from 726 in 2021-22 to 11,841 in 2024-25 and the total number of incoming mobilities increased from 1,266 in 2021-22 to 8.665 in 2024-25.

Worldwide, more than 7.3 million degree students studied abroad in 2023. The United States of America, the United Kingdom and Australia remain the most popular destinations among international degree students.

Almost 3 in every 100 students from the Netherlands studied abroad for a full degree programme in 2023. Belgium, the UK, the USA and Germany were the most popular destinations that year.

How is Internationalisation at Home (IaH) taking shape in Chile and Colombia? And what new perspectives can these contexts offer Dutch higher education?

Wat kunnen leerlingen en studenten leren van een internationale of interculturele ervaring? Internationale ervaringen kunnen leerlingen en studenten helpen bij het ontwikkelen van kennis, houdingen en vaardigheden die ze nodig hebben om te leren, te leven en te werken in de samenleving en arbeidsmarkt van vandaag en van de toekomst. Maar wat kunnen ze precies leren, en onder welke voorwaarden? We hebben recent onderzoek geëvalueerd en het Model internationale competenties van Nuffic uit 2019 geactualiseerd.

What can pupils and students learn from an international or intercultural experience? International experiences can help pupils and students develop knowledge, attitudes and skills they need to learn, live and work in both today’s and tomorrow’s society and labour market. But what exactly can they learn, and under what conditions? We reviewed recent research and updated Nuffic’s International Competencies Model from 2019.  

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