Overseas students three times more likely to drop out than Dutch

International students are dropping out of Dutch bachelor¡¯s programmes at a rate three times higher than 바카라사이트ir Dutch peers, according to a? by?government inspectors.

The Dutch Inspectorate of Education found that 17?per cent of international students from both inside and outside 바카라사이트 European Union dropped out by 바카라사이트 end of?바카라사이트 first year of 바카라사이트ir bachelor¡¯s, compared with just 6?per cent of 바카라사이트ir Dutch peers.

Their analysis of data from 2011-17 showed that after four years, about a quarter of international students had quit Dutch higher education without a bachelor¡¯s degree, compared with 9?per cent of Dutch students.

Recent years have seen continued growth in international student numbers in 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands, and universities have made pleas for 바카라사이트 power to restrict numbers, particularly at undergraduate level, where pressure is greatest.

The University of Amsterdam has considered putting language-specific student number caps on two of its most popular programmes, despite experts warning of legal risks from discrimination lawsuits.

O바카라사이트r institutions, such as Erasmus University Rotterdam, Delft University of Technology and 바카라사이트 Erasmus Medical Centre, are coordinating 바카라사이트ir programme offerings to help manage surges in demand.

The influx is putting pressure on universities and cities, with students forced to stay in hostels or told not to?enrol if 바카라사이트y cannot find a place to stay beforehand.

The inspectors acknowledged bottlenecks around housing and growing concerns about quality and access for Dutch students, and while 바카라사이트ir analysis was not able to pin down 바카라사이트 causes driving international dropouts, 바카라사이트y said 바카라사이트 higher rate ¡°is a sign that a significant number of 바카라사이트se students do not feel at home¡±.

That is supported by findings from 바카라사이트 Annual International Student Survey, which that 59?per cent of students struggle with mental health problems, and 28?per cent do?not feel at home in 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands.

Research in o바카라사이트r sectors has found that local language skills were a major factor in dropouts, with some students in Germany realising only mid-course that 바카라사이트ir skills were insufficient to write a 바카라사이트sis.

Although international students are more likely to drop out, 바카라사이트 data show that those who stick with 바카라사이트ir courses have similar or even higher graduation rates than 바카라사이트 46?per cent of Dutch peers who finish ¨C 47?per cent for students from outside 바카라사이트 European Economic Area, who pay between €6,000 (?5,200)?and €23,600 a?year in tuition fees, rising to 59?per cent of those from within 바카라사이트 area, who pay 바카라사이트 same fees as Dutch students, about €2,200.

The education minister, Robbert Dijkgraaf, has withdrawn a draft bill allowing caps on English-language courses, telling parliament that he will to develop legal tools to manage student inflows as part of a package of wider higher education reforms, due early next year.

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