ICEF Monitor – Dutch government announces new vision for international education
14 August 2014
“I am convinced that Dutch education should train ‘competent rebels’: pioneering thinkers and doers who are able to promote change through a combination of creativity, courage and ambition,” said Dutch Minister of Education, Culture, and Science Jet Bussemaker in a special presentation to parliament last month.
With those remarks, Dr Bussemaker introduced a new vision for international education in the Netherlands. Focused on higher education as well as Vocational Education and Training (VET), her vision is sweeping in scope and represents an ambitious statement as to the role of internationalisation in shaping Dutch education – and by extension the country’s society and economy – along with a clear action plan for the years ahead.
The strategy aims to expand student mobility, both inbound and outbound, and to enable a wider field of transnational education initiatives and international partnerships for Dutch institutions.
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