Nuffic
Nuffic is the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in education. It is an independent, non-profit organisation based in
Its most important contract partners are the
Nuffic is part of the Dutch education field. Its goal is to support Dutch institutions and the Dutch government in internationalisation activities. The focus of its service lies in the Netherlands, even though its mission extends beyond that. To this end Nuffic cooperates with foreign partners, institutions and governments.[2] The organisation dedicates itself primarily to the Dutch knowledge economy while at the same time stimulating capacity building in developing countries.
Activities
Nuffic focuses on the following activities:
- managing programmes by order of the Dutch government, the European Union and third parties;
- encouraging international experience for students of all ages;[3]
- strengthening the position and reputation of Dutch higher education and scientific research;
- evaluating diplomas and furthering transparency of education systems;
- joining and presenting knowledge and expertise.
History
Nuffic was founded on 11 January 1952 by the president curators of the existing Dutch universities. The goal was primarily to organise English education for students from developing countries that had recently gained independence. For this purpose the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) was established, initially as part of Nuffic, but it became an independent institute in 1956. This is where the current role of Nuffic in
The first official president was
Over the years Nuffic acquired a great number of other tasks. Since 1958 the organisation is involved in the recognition of international diplomas and making comparisons of education systems. Its efforts to support educational cooperation in Europe increased during the 1980s. At that time both The Hague and Brussels set up stimulation programmes, among which the Erasmus Programme.
In August 2021 Titia Bredée took up the position of Director-General of Nuffic. She succeeds Freddy Weima, who left Nuffic in April 2021 to become chairman of the Dutch Association of Primary Schools (PO-Raad). Weima succeeded Sander van den Eijnden, who left Nuffic in the spring of 2012 to become President of the executive board of the Open University of the Netherlands.
In 2015 Nuffic merged with Europees Platform.
External links
- Nuffic
- Study in Holland
- WilWeg
- Nationaal Agentschap Erasmusplus
- Nationale UNESCO Commissie
- Holland Alumni network
References
- ^ "Who are we?". nuffic.nl. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "History | IHE Delft Institute for Water Education". IHE. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "A Nuffic scholarship paved the way to my PhD: Jemal Adem". UNU-MERIT. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Nuffic Scholarship – Netherlands Scholarships for Developing Countries". Advance Africa. Retrieved 2022-11-02.