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Netherlands records slowest int’l student growth in nine years

The PIE News

An all-time high of one in six (128,000) students are currently attending Dutch universities from abroad, but the 5.4% rise recorded this year is the smallest since 2014, according to Nuffic data published on May 28.

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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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Internationalisation in the Netherlands: a misrepresentation

The PIE News

The purpose of the bill is to balance the influx of international students, but it needs to be clarified that this should only apply to research universities and only to specific courses at specific universities. Those programs are only offered in certain universities of the Netherlands.

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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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The UK University-Territory Relationship in a Post-Brexit World

GlobalHigherEd

Post-EU Referendum turmoil in the UK (and the EU) continues, for all sorts of reasons, but soon more serious and sustained assessment of the post-Brexit landscape for UK universities will occur. This blog entry is an exercise in thinking future-forward, brainstorming-fashion (so all caveats apply!),

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

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

The graduating class includes 1,854 students earning 2,234 degrees and certificates, and an additional 365 graduates earning associate, bachelor’s or master’s degrees through LCCC’s University Partnership – the largest class in the 25-year history of the program.

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Work Zones Ahead!

Inside Higher Ed

Similar to our roads and bridges, the pathways between our colleges and universities have often been marked with potholes, roadblocks and lane closures. This 30-credit block of courses satisfies most, if not all, general education requirements and went into effect in fall 2014. And improvement is needed.