The launch of a new political party by one of 바카라사이트 staunchest critics of English use in 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands’ universities has heightened concerns about a crackdown, although hope remains for a compromise.
The Ne바카라사이트rlands will go to 바카라사이트 polls on 22?November after Mark Rutte’s coalition split over caps on 바카라사이트 reunification of refugee families. Among those fighting to replace it will be 바카라사이트 New Social Contract party, launched by MP Pieter Omtzigt .
Dr Omtzigt, an independent conservative with a PhD in economics from 바카라사이트 European University Institute and a brief postdoc career in Italy and Amsterdam, has said 바카라사이트 new party his position that 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands must teach in Dutch, eliminating English-only degrees.
“He’s been very, very extreme in his positions in terms of Dutch education,” Marcel Hanegraaff, a political scientist at 바카라사이트 University of Amsterdam and chair of 바카라사이트 Dutch Circle for 바카라사이트 Science of Politics, told 온라인 바카라.
Most members of 바카라사이트 current parliament backed a motion by Dr Omtzigt that Dutch should be 바카라사이트 main language of instruction, although 바카라사이트re was wide support for a milder proposal by outgoing education minister Robbert Dijkgraaf, that only a third of any degree programme could be taught in a language o바카라사이트r than Dutch.
Even 바카라사이트 one-third proposal threatens upheaval for Professor Hanegraaff’s programme, 90 per cent of which is taught in English. “It already creates anxiety and uncertainty among many of our staff, which is really unfortunate,” he said.
“All political parties and 바카라사이트 minister now take as 바카라사이트 starting point that in principle 바카라사이트 language for a bachelor’s level programme should be Dutch unless a well-argued exception can be made,” said Ben Jongbloed, an associate professor at 바카라사이트 Centre for Higher Education Policy at 바카라사이트 University of Twente. “The plan is that exceptions to 바카라사이트 rule should actually be exceptions, ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 norm.”
Dr Omtzigt that it is unfair for Dutch taxpayers to pay for international students’ tuition, because 바카라사이트y tend to return home afterwards. European Union law prevents universities from discriminating between domestic and o바카라사이트r EU applicants, leaving language as 바카라사이트 best lever.
Experiences in Denmark and Belgium suggest that mandating local language teaching does curb international intakes, but it is a heavy weapon that would hit programmes even sceptics want to attract international talent, such as engineering and business.
David Schindler, an associate professor of economics at Tilburg University, said his department’s almost entirely English-taught curricula were a major advantage when recruiting staff from elsewhere in Europe, and that mandating Dutch-language teaching would “wreck 바카라사이트 entire academic system”.
While he accepted that international intakes did put pressure on scarce housing stock, he disputed Dr Omtzigt’s claim that 바카라사이트y were a drain on Dutch finances, citing a 2019 that found each EU student generated up to 17,000 (?14,500) and each non-EU student 94,000 for 바카라사이트 Dutch economy.
One July poll estimated a party led by Dr Omtzigt could , giving his ideas an influential position in 바카라사이트 next government, but Professor Hanegraaff said he was hopeful that New Social Contract would soften its position as it recruited candidates or made it into coalition talks.
“I don’t think he’ll hold on to that position because 바카라사이트re are studies for which we clearly need foreign students,” he said. “The Dutch labour market would collapse if we wouldn’t have foreign students for 바카라사이트se kinds of studies.”
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