Scholarships

27 Dec 2008

 

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The Dutch government endeavours to make Dutch higher education as accessible as possible to
students and mid-career professionals from other countries.Higher education is subsidized in Holland,.
which means that tuition fees can be kept relatively low,especially when compared with the United Kindonm and the United States.

 

 

facts & figures

 

Internationalization in higher education in the Netherlands:
Key figures (Academic year 2007-08)

 

Higher education


– 14 Research Universities (211,446 students enrolled)
–  41 Universities of Applied Sciences (373,532 students enrolled)
–  Total number of students enrolled: 584,978

 

Number of international students in the Netherlands: 70,000*


–  28,900 EFTA1 students enrolled
–  17,350 non-EFTA students enrolled
–   7,300 exchange students
–  16,450 other inbound credit mobile students*2

 

Degree cycle of enrolled international students

 

At Research Universities: 42% At Universities of Applied Sciences: 58%

Popular degree programmes among international students


at Research Universities

1. Economics
2. Behaviour & Society
3. Technology
4. Language & Culture

at Universities of Applied Sciences

1. Economics
2. Language & Culture
3. Technology
4. Healthcare


Countries of origin


1. Germany 16,750*
2. China 4,750
3. Belgium 2,450*
4. Spain 2,000*
5. France 1,650*
* at least

 

* Please note that this is a general summary and figures are approximate. Enrolment refers to governmentsponsored study programmes. Please refer to Internationalization in education in the Netherlands 2007 for further details (www.nuffic.nl/mobility).
1 EFTA: EU plus Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
2 Diploma mobility: to complete a study programme abroad; credit mobility: to gain credits abroad towards the programme at home.