Key figures
Sep 30, 2009
Inbound students
Number of international students: 70,000:
- 28,900 EU + EFTA (1) students enrolled
- 17,350 non-EU+EFTA students enrolled
- 7,300 exchange students
- 16,450 other inbound credit mobile students* (2)
* Please note that this is a general summary and figures are approximate. Enrolment refers to government-sponsored study programmes. Please refer to Internationalization in education in the Netherlands 2007 for further details.
(1) EFTA: Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
(2) Diploma mobility: to complete a study programme abroad; credit mobility: to gain credits abroad towards the programme at home.
Countries of origin
|
1. |
Germany |
16,750 * |
|
2. |
China |
4,750 |
|
3. |
Belgium |
2,450 * |
|
4. |
Spain |
2,000 * |
|
5. |
France |
1,650 * |
* at least
Popular degree programmes among international students
|
at Research Universities |
at Universities of Applied Sciences |
|
1. Economics |
1. Economics |
|
2. Behaviour & Society |
2. Language & Culture |
|
3. Technology |
3. Technology |
|
4. Language & Culture |
4. Healthcare |
Outbound students
Number of Dutch students abroad: 41,250*
-
10,450 enrolled within the EU
-
2,800 enrolled outside the EU
-
5,900 exchange students
-
22,100 other outbound credit mobility students * (1)
(1) Diploma mobility: to complete a study programme abroad; credit mobility: to gain credits abroad towards the programme at home.
|
Destination countries |
Number of students |
|
1. United Kingdom |
4,100 |
|
2. Belgium |
3,350 |
|
3. Germany |
2,100 |
|
4. United States |
1,550 |
|
5. France |
1,150 |