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