'We were instructed to scale down external costs, and all our language teachers were hired externally. A great pity, because we were very proud of our offer, and the teachers were real professionals. But it is what it is,' says Katja Hunfeld, head of the UT Language Centre, about the cutbacks.
According to Hunfeld, there were an average of thirty students a year who wanted to learn Spanish, either for an internship, exchange programme or other assignment in a Spanish-speaking country. About fifteen people reported for Chinese every year. These were mainly lecturers or support staff who worked with Chinese students.
English and NT2
English and Dutch as second language (NT2) will remain part of the Language Centre, in light of the proposed Internationalisation in Balance Act. Earlier, it led to a surge in NT2 enrolment. The Writing Centre, part of the Language Centre, will also continue to help students write theses and other reports.
