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Education minister wants more teaching in Dutch

More higher education programmes should be taught in Dutch, says Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf. He has promised to soon put forward his vision on Dutch as the language of instruction.
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‘Helping international students to build a career in the Netherlands’

International students at the University of Twente can now sign up for a new minor ‘Going Dutch! Kickstart your Dutch work life’. The first pilot will begin in the next academic year. ‘We hope it will help students to build a career in the Netherlands,’ says Anne Olde Loohuis, UT Policy Advisor and one of the initiators of the minor.
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UT Language policy evaluation

‘We see an increased interest in Dutch’

Interest in learning Dutch is growing at the UT – not only among international students and staff, but also among native speakers whose Dutch is declining. That is one of the conclusions of the recent evaluation of the UT language policy. Katja Hunfeld, Head of the UT Language Centre and author of the evaluation, explains more.
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‘Dutch identity is under pressure’

What does it mean to be Dutch? Is there more to it than just windmills and tulips? Historian James Kennedy offered insight into these issues during a lunch lecture held today in the Vrijhof.
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Pilot of new Dutch exams at the UT

A pilot of an official Dutch language exam will be held at the UT on the 10th of December. The test is organized by CNaVT (Certificate of Dutch as a Foreign Language) and is open to anyone at the university.
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Dutch language as a minor programme

Student party UReka proposes to create a new minor programme focused on learning Dutch. ‘This would make it easier for international students to learn the language,’ says Hamza Riaz on behalf of UReka.
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Of course foreign students should learn Dutch, says OECD

Great education is more than the right combination of quality and equity, say two researchers from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Language and culture also matter.

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