Netherlands may be working on a plan to curb new international students

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In a strategic move to address concerns related to the surge in foreign students, fourteen Dutch universities have collectively agreed to take measures aimed at limiting the influx of international students and enhancing proficiency in the Dutch language among both students and staff..

As part of these measures, there will be a pause in the development of new bachelor's programs in English..

This move aims to strike a balance between internationalization and ensuring that essential programs are accessible in the native language...

The proposed law, currently in the drafting stage, aims to impose restrictions on the number of foreign students and introduce quotas for programs taught in English...

Netherlands is one of the many countries that are now taking steps to curb the number of international students being admitted, worsening housing crisis & spiking inflation..