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Twente University and the University of Eindhoven. The money will primarily be spent on joint-research projects between the three universities. The government has earmarked a further 30 million euro for the research institute Farma and another 28 million will be available in 2006 for leading research projects. In the coming year 2 million euro has also been allocated for the general internationalization of higher education. In order to make the Netherlands a more attractive destination for the best foreign students, the Ministry of Education will spend an additional 5 million euro for the continuing development of ‘international centers of excellence’: international orientated degree programs and institutes that focus on science and technology. Moreover, the universities will receive one million euro for the Delta II grant program. The government hopes that by 2010 more than 14,000 of the best foreign students will be enrolled in Dutch higher education programs.
Foreigners

A recent OESO report found that the number of foreigners studying in the Netherlands increased from 2002 to 2003: The percentage of foreign students here rose from 3.7 to 3.9 percent. The Netherlands therefore had a larger percentage of foreign students than the United States, Spain, Italy and Japan, and this resulted in the Netherlands rising four places to number 19 in the OESO ranking. The largest number of foreigners students study in the United States (28 percent), Great Britain (12 percent) and Germany (11 percent).

Extra cash

The Dutch government’s new budget has allocated 50 million euro to stimulate cooperation partnerships between the country’s three universities of technology: TU Delft. Twente University and the University of Eindhoven. The money will primarily be spent on joint-research projects between the three universities. The government has earmarked a further 30 million euro for the research institute Farma and another 28 million will be available in 2006 for leading research projects. In the coming year 2 million euro has also been allocated for the general internationalization of higher education. In order to make the Netherlands a more attractive destination for the best foreign students, the Ministry of Education will spend an additional 5 million euro for the continuing development of ‘international centers of excellence’: international orientated degree programs and institutes that focus on science and technology. Moreover, the universities will receive one million euro for the Delta II grant program. The government hopes that by 2010 more than 14,000 of the best foreign students will be enrolled in Dutch higher education programs.
Foreigners

A recent OESO report found that the number of foreigners studying in the Netherlands increased from 2002 to 2003: The percentage of foreign students here rose from 3.7 to 3.9 percent. The Netherlands therefore had a larger percentage of foreign students than the United States, Spain, Italy and Japan, and this resulted in the Netherlands rising four places to number 19 in the OESO ranking. The largest number of foreigners students study in the United States (28 percent), Great Britain (12 percent) and Germany (11 percent).