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Netherlands: a third of international grads stay to work

The PIE News

Some 32% of international students who graduated in the 2018/2019 academic year were in employment in the Netherlands one year later, the data showed. Wittenborg is one university set to be exempt from any changes in law, due to its status as an independent university of applied sciences.

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Hewlett Foundation Awards $20M to Diversify Cybersecurity Field

Insight Into Diversity

Cybersecurity, like many STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, has been historically male-dominated and lacks diversity. At FIU, the funds will bolster the Cybersecurity@FIU program, enabling the university to enhance its teaching and research capabilities in the field and support the recruitment of students.

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Germany’s career prospects and affordability key to international appeal

The PIE News

Tatjana Erlewein-Paulsen, who works in the international office at Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences, which scored higher than average for employability, said, “Our lecturers often have a practical background and work for local companies.

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Netherlands: call for higher education funding rethink in ongoing international debate

The PIE News

Last year, Dutch minister for Education, Culture and Science, Robbert Dijkgraaf, told The PIE in an exclusive interview that the country was searching for an “optimal” number of international students, while he praised the role of student and researcher international exchanges. Read it here.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

According to information from the college, computer science degrees conferred increased from 78 to 93 in the past two years, and degrees conferred in data science—established as a program in 2020—jumped from eight in 2021 to 35 in 2022. Faculty concerns at William & Mary extend well beyond expanding data science.

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Bridging Research and Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Floyd Hall—home to the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences facility— named in honor of the school’s sixth and first African American president to lead WMU. Take a stroll through campus and you’ll find visible markers of how the minoritized community shaped the institution dating back decades.

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Creating career-ready graduates

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

In 2018, LCCC made history again as the first community college to deliver an applied bachelor’s degree in MEMS. As automation continues to be at the forefront of manufacturing, LCCC is preparing a local workforce with a new applied bachelor’s degree currently in development.