Graduates in engineering, education and healthcare will have little trouble finding a job in the coming years, predicts research centre ROA. But in the fields of economics and social sciences, it will be more difficult.
Students are doing better than four years ago. Even so, four out of five still experience moments of anxiety or depression, and their consumption of alcohol and drugs has not decreased.
Who is still going to study in Donald Trump’s United States? American higher education is seeing a 17 percent drop in international student enrolment.
Higher education without Microsoft? Serious alternatives are being explored here and there. However, the challenge is not yet resolved. While the education sector is attempting to break free, Microsoft is taking on more and more tasks.
Student organisation ISO has set up a job board for students who want to do a year on the board or other extracurricular activities alongside their studies: “Many students are currently unaware of the possibilities.” The future of student associations is at stake.
Universities once again welcomed fewer international bachelor’s students this academic year. Also, the number of Dutch first-year students fell by 3.5 per cent. TU Delft seems to be an exception to this trend.