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Dutch recruitment ‘cease and desist’ a “wake-up call”

The PIE News

A director at a Dutch university has called the “cease and desist order” given to the country’s institutions on international student recruitment “a wake-up call”. In the meantime, he recounted, a letter that was sent to universities late 2022 has already asked them to halt international student recruitment until a solution can be found.

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Not using AI is “disservice” to students 

The PIE News

Nearly three-quarters of students said that they expected their university to offer more courses on AI literacy. So, what’s behind universities’ hesitancy? “I And the final challenge for universities is, who do you bet on? And yet, currently, 36% of European institutions haven’t developed guidelines around the use of AI.

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Looming Dutch election leaves stakeholders sitting in first gear

The PIE News

Speaking to The PIE, Jorrit Snijder, Breda University of Applied Sciences ’ President, points out that the debate that’s been going on since the housing crisis has left behind some key context. “The The debate [we’re having] is a very Dutch debate. Their thoughts were not far from scathing. That’s politics,” he added.

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Reflections on a global Wales…

The PIE News

They are part of a growing community of around 25,000 international students and over 2,000 international staff studying or working in Welsh universities and contributing over £600m in export earnings annually. The Senedd also heard about Welsh universities’ partnerships with Ukrainian institutions. Gorau Cymro, Cymro oddi cartre.

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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. Speaking as a faculty member, I can see huge potential.

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Dijkgraaf’s bill is the Netherlands’ “best chance”

The PIE News

The rapid internationalisation of higher education over the last decade has led to concerns from government – and wider society – around the accessibility of Dutch students into higher education, as well as what some deem an overuse of English as a language, explained Anne Olde Loohuis, head of internationalisation, University of Twente.

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Pell Grant Expansion Extends Educational Opportunities to Thousands of Incarcerated Students

Insight Into Diversity

This policy took effect in July 2023, but it is now beginning to bear fruit with the creation of dozens of new corrections education programs led by colleges and universities. Incarcerated students at the California State Prison, Los Angeles County, participate in the California State University, Los Angeles Lancaster Prison Program.