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Netherlands: a third of international grads stay to work

The PIE News

Lucette Roovers, director of global engagement at Breda University of Applied Sciences , told The PIE the “stay rate” of international students has been a focal point of the ongoing international student debate in the Netherlands. Previously, only around 20% of international students did so.

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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.

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A Norwegian vision: transforming higher education with VECOIL partnerships

The PIE News

In the midst of Norway’s enchanting fjords and endless summer daylight, a gathering of educators takes place at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Bergen. For instance, VID Specialised University in Oslo and St. They’re linking first-year undergraduates at St.

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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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CONSTANCE MEADORS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Meadors holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Grambling State University as well as a master’s in applied science and a Ph.D. in engineering science and systems from the University of Arkansas Little Rock. She served as associate director of the consortium.

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Q&A: Jayathi Murthy Works to Deliver Higher Education Across Oregon

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Jayathi Murthy’s term as president of Oregon State University began in September 2022. A mechanical engineer with decades of experience in both academia and industry, she was previously the dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.

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Finland’s visa processing issues resulting in “bottleneck”

The PIE News

A survey of Finland’s universities of applied sciences has revealed that increasing numbers of students are finding themselves unable to enter the country due to visa issues. . And now we have the situation where the higher education institutions don’t get the funding if the students don’t arrive,” she added. .