Holland is ranked 8th in the Better Life Index rankings, recently published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). These rankings compared quality of life in 36 the most developed countries in the world.

Amsterdam confirmed a status of the city with the most bicycle friendly infrastructure in the world. In 2013 the Copenhagenize Index this city was ranked 1st second time in a row. Utrecht and Eindhoven were placed 3rd and 6th in this ranking.

A new ‘technology pact’, signed recently by Dutch businesses, educational institutions, unions, and governmental bodies, hopes to attract more international tech students to The Netherlands. The pact proposes an increase of internships and scholarships for talented foreign tech students, as well as a strong recruiting link with universities.

Leiden University’s Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) has recently published its ranking of the top 500 universities in the world. The Netherlands was represented by 12 research universities. All of them scored within the first 200 results, while 6 of them made the top 100.

The tuition fees of programmes at universities in the Netherlands are equal for Dutch citizens and for inhabitants of the countries from the European Economic Area. See the list of EEA countries and visa application deadlines.

The Netherlands ranked 7th in the U21 rankings of countries that offer a quality higher education to foreign students. This result proved them as a one of the most favourable country for international education in the world.

Education First, a private company focusing on the link between education and language skills across the globe, recently released its 2012 English Proficiency Index (EPI) report. This report measures the English proficiency of people in non-English speaking countries. The Netherlands ranks 3rd globally.

A trend seems to be developing at research universities in the Netherlands where international students now make up around 12% of the total student population in the country.

The World MBA Tour, organised by Quacquarelli Symonds in association with business and informational partners, including Eurogates from the Netherlands, will come to Amsterdam’s Doubletree by Hilton Hotel on Saturday, March 23rd. This tour showcases the Master’s of Business Administration programmes at some of the biggest and best business schools in the world.

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