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Netherlands records slowest int’l student growth in nine years

The PIE News

rise recorded this year is the smallest since 2014, according to Nuffic data published on May 28. The international student population in the Netherlands grew at its slowest rate in nearly a decade in this academic year (2023/24), a sign that recent moves to curb internationalisation and reduce international student numbers are taking hold.

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Hewlett Foundation Awards $20M to Diversify Cybersecurity Field

Insight Into Diversity

The funding is part of the foundation’s Cyber Initiative, launched in 2014, which aims to increase the diversity of the talent pool by supporting students and leaders from underrepresented communities.

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Cultural Competence: A Critical Skill for Today’s Police Officers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, according to Getty (2014), new police officers also require real-world experience to reinforce academy education and training. Lingle serves as dean of the School of Applied Sciences and Business, College of the Desert, and is a retired undersheriff and chief operating officer of the Riverside County, California Sheriff’s Department.

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Internationalisation in the Netherlands: a misrepresentation

The PIE News

. “The majority of university bachelor’s programs are still offered in the Dutch language” It is important to clarify that the rising number of international student has been reported to mostly affect the country’s 13 public research universities , and not universities of applied sciences, of which there are 43.

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Reflections on a global Wales…

The PIE News

She joined the organisation in 2014 as International Policy Adviser. It will have also established strategic relationships with the Flanders Research Foundation and the Karnataka State Government in India. Gwen has responsibility for international and heads the Global Wales program.

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“Courage, Creativity and Confidence” – Celebrating the Class of 2021

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

Three graduates uniquely poised to impact our world are the first graduates of LCCC’s bachelor of applied science in microelectronic manufacturing (MEMS) program. In short, the class of 2021 is remarkably resilient and will make an impact on our world like no other.

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Work Zones Ahead!

Inside Higher Ed

This 30-credit block of courses satisfies most, if not all, general education requirements and went into effect in fall 2014. Adding Layers With the foundation of a general education core in place, the Legislature turned its attention in 2017 to investing in a set of multi-institutional agreements in popular majors.