Nuffic
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Nuffic is the Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education. It is a private, non-profit corporation and is based in The Hague
, the Netherlands
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, the Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst of Germany or CampusFrance. Nuffic's motto is "Linking knowledge world wide".
Since 2005 mr. Sander van den Eijnden is director general of Nuffic.
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The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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Overview
Founded on 11 January 1952 by a group of Dutch higher education institutions wanting to work together for the benefit of international academic cooperation, Nuffic now works on behalf of various Dutch government departments and other public and private-sector organisations to administrate academic cooperation programmes, to promote the international mobility of students and academic staff through scholarship and grant programmes, and to attract students from other countries who are looking to study abroad. It promotes and supports international institutional cooperation between institutes of higher education in different countries. In its education promotion activities, Nuffic works with similar organisations in other countries, such as the British CouncilBritish Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
, the Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst of Germany or CampusFrance. Nuffic's motto is "Linking knowledge world wide".
Governance
Nuffic is managed by a Director General, who is supported by two directors. Supervision of Nuffic's management lies with a six-member Board of Trustees. The role of trustee is not a full-time position, and trustees generally occupy senior executive positions in other companies or organisations. In addition to its advisory role, the Board of Trustees also appoints a Remuneration Committee, which acts as the employer of the executive director.Since 2005 mr. Sander van den Eijnden is director general of Nuffic.
Areas of business
Nuffic's business can be grouped into key areas:- Scholarship programmes for international mobility and for capacity building programmesCapacity buildingCapacity building also referred to as capacity development is a conceptual approach to development that focuses on understanding the obstacles that inhibit people, governments, international organizations and non-governmental organizations from realizing their developmental goals while enhancing...
in developing countries - Promotion of Dutch higher education through "Study in Holland"
- Public information on Dutch higher education
- Public information on studying abroad (through the Netherlands Education Support Offices, WilWeg and
- Credential evaluation
- Fostering international cooperation of institutes of higher education, e.g. through Nuffic Neso's.
- Research into internationalisation processes within the realm of higher education.
Worldwide offices
Besides the general headquarters in The Hague, Nuffic operates several Netherlands Education Support Offices (Nuffic Nesos). Currently there are eight Nuffic Neso offices and three Nuffic Neso desks:- Brazil (Brasilia)
- China (Beijing)
- India (Ahmedabad and Chennai)
- Indonesia (Jakarta)
- Mexico (Mexico City)
- Russia (Moscow)
- South Korea (Seoul)
- Taipei
- Thailand (Bangkok)
- Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City)
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