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Dutch Universities: innovative education and Internationalization Prof. Dr. M. Paul, Prseident, Maastricht University. VSNU. Association of Universities in the Netherlands.

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  1. Dutch Universities: innovative education and Internationalization Prof. Dr. M. Paul, Prseident, Maastricht University VSNU Association of Universities in the Netherlands

  2. The VSNU represents the shared interests of the fourteen research universities in terms of their relation to Dutch and European politicians, government and civil society organisations

  3. Dutch Higher Education system Dutch Research Universities • Binary system • University of Applied Sciences (HBO): BA 4 year • Research University: BA 3 year + 1 or 2 year MA • 14 Research Universities and over 50 Universities of Applied Sciences • 2002/2003: Introduction BA/MA system • Netherlands Flemish Accreditation body

  4. 7 6 9 2 8 4 1 5 14 3 14 Universities Dutch Research Universities • Nine broad universities:1 Erasmus University Rotterdam2 Leiden University 3 Maastricht University4 Radboud University Nijmegen5 Tilburg University6 University of Amsterdam 7 University of Groningen 8 Utrecht University 9 VU University Amsterdam 12 Universities of technology:10 Delft University of Technology11 Eindhoven University of Technology12 University of Twente 13 10 11 Life sciences and natural resources: 13 Wageningen University and Research Centre Distance learning/life-long learning:14 Open Universiteit Nederland

  5. World wide reputation “The incredible strength of the entire Dutch higher education system is revealed in the traditional World University Rankings – with an extraordinary 12 of its research universities making the world top 200.” Phil Batey, chief editor Times Higher Education Magazine

  6. Times Higher Eeducation 2012

  7. Facts and Figures • Total students: 243,686 • Bachelor: 159,842 • Master: 84,927 • Doctoral (old system): 3,935 • Enrolment: 43,515 • Bachelor programmes: 419 • Master programmes: 846 • Number of PhD thesis: 3,700 • Fte Academic staff: 22,929

  8. What makes us unique? • 14 High-quality research universities in a small country • Integrated teaching and research • Internationally well connected: cooperation with leading universities worldwide • Inter-university cooperation in research and graduate education • Cooperation with private sector, e.g. in technological top institutes • Part of the European higher education and research areas and very successful in European grant schemes • University – society relations key issue • University Medical Centres are affiliated with the Dutch Research Universities • Extensive use of English (over 50% of MA programmes, majority of courses in Graduate Schools, Research groups, Dutch population in general)

  9. Autonomy and Funding Funding: • Fixed (indexed) national budget (€ 3.7 billion) • Distributed over 14 universities • Education € 2.3 billion, based on: • fixed sum per university • # student numbers • # graduations • Research € 1.4 billion • Additional research funding (NWO): approx. € 1 billion Autonomy: • Universities have spending autonomy (lump-sum financing) • Collective labour agreement.

  10. Education

  11. International classroom Education • Focus on talents; international employability; European and global citizenship • Internationalized curricula Joint and double degree • Exchange and degree seeking students: incoming and outgoing • Active outreach through NESO and NUFFIC • International Dutch alumni network

  12. Innovative Approach Education • Teaching philosophy – problem based; research based including academic skills and a professional attitude • Student centered – activating collaborative learning • Focus on excellence and talent development • Matching teacher qualifications • IT included in education; top notch facilities

  13. International

  14. International outlook Education High amount of English taught programmes

  15. International outlook Education Foreign students in Dutch higher education Top 10 amount of foreign students Foreign student per cycle

  16. International outlook Russia Education Students from Neso target countries Per sector

  17. International outlook Russia Education Students from Neso target countries per sector

  18. Excellence in Figures International International rankings: • 6th Global Innovation Index 2012 • 5th Global Competitiveness index 2012-2013 • 4thworldwide citation impact scores • 2ndworldwide publication productivity • 2ndworldwide international co-publications • 8thworldwide number of European patent applications granted • 5th European Research Council: Starting grants • 6th European Research Council: Advanced grants • 6th in FrameworkProgramme 7

  19. Dutch Universities & Russia International Joint programmefinanced over 350 collaborative projects between 1992-2007 Possibilities for new MoU Netherlands Institute in St. Petersburg Three leading scientists Nuffic-Neso office in Moscow VSNU visit to Russia in 2012 Bilateral Netherlands-Russia year 2013

  20. Thank you very much!

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