The number of international students in Holland increased to 6.9%

The number of international students at Dutch universities is increasing. Mobility in higher professional education (hbo) has stabilized. 40% of the more than 40,000 international students registered at Dutch universities are from Germany. The number of registered international students increased to 6.9% in the 2007-2008 period, which is below the European average of 7.2%. With regard to the international composition of the list of centrally-registered students, the University of Maastricht and, for higher professional education, the arts courses are taking the lead.

Outbound credit mobility, as part of a study programme at their own institution, is most reported by graduates of the Hotel School The Hague, HAS Den Bosch, Wageningen University and the University of Maastricht. Annual research by the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) of the University of Maastricht continues to show that students can benefit from international experiences during their studies.

Since the beginning of this century Nuffic, the Netherlands organization for international cooperation in higher education, has been collecting quantitative data on the international mobility of students. Over time, the provision of data has much improved. However, the registration of country of prior education still leaves room for improvement in the Netherlands.

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