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International StudentHigher Education
Code o Conduct
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An independent National Commission
has been set up to monitor the institu-
tions compliance with the Code. It is
our task to see to it that our educatio-
nal system lives up to its promises. We
thereore ofer you this brochure with the
highlights o the code. We would advise
you to read it careully and use it when
necessary. The complete text o the Code
o Conduct can be ound on our website:
www.internationalstudy.nl.
On behal o the National Commission,Pro. R. Fernhout
(chairman)
Dear Student,
Welcome o higher educaion in he
Neherlands. We hope you will have a ruitul and
pleasan say in our counry while achieving your
educaional goals.
To proec your ineress as a oreign suden in
he Neherlands, he Duch universiies and oher
insiuions o higher educaion have drawn up
a Code o Conduc Inernaional Suden Higher
Educaion regulaing various aspecs o heir
relaions wih inernaional sudens. Insiuions
mus provide inernaional sudens wih a
clear and unambiguous picure o he Duchuniversiy sysem and heir place in his sysem,
and o he deails o he services hey are oering.
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Information
Insiuions o higher educaion in he
Neherlands mus provide inernaional
sudens wih accurae inormaion abou
he various sudy programmes, heirconen, qualiy crieria and language o
insrucion, and abou he cericae(s) or
degree(s) awarded.
Institutions must providestudents with a clear picture
of the services they offer.
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Admission and languagerequirements
Admission requiremens mus be such as o
orm a reasonable guaranee ha he iner-
naional suden will be able o ollow hecurriculum and successully nish he course
o sudy. For English language programmes,
an IELTS es wih a minimum overall score
o a leas 6.0 is required or he B and M
levels. For preparaory courses, a minimum
IELTS score o 5.0 applies or year-long
courses, 5.5 or six-monhs courses.
National Commission monitothe institutions compliance
with the Code of Conduct.
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Academic services
Insiuions mus oer inernaional su-
dens only duly accredied degree program-
mes. They mus ensure ha eaching sa
have sufcien command o he language oinsrucion. The insiuions o higher educa-
ion mus be clear abou which services are
and which are no provided o inernaional
sudens, such as arranging suden visa
wih he Neherlands immigraion auhori-
ies (IND).If an institution has not actedin accordance with the Code,
students can lodge a complain
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Immigration services
The Neherlands immigraion auhoriies
(IND) require insiuions o keep rack o
and repor on sudens progress on an an-
nual basis. All preparaory educaion shouldbe successully compleed in one year. For
oher programmes, he insiuion ses he
minimum credi ha mus be obained or
proper progress. When sudens do no
mee his minimum level, ail o progress or
drop ou, he IND mus be noied wihin
a monh o he insiuion esablishing he
ac.
National commission
The Naional Commission has been se up
o monior insiuions compliance wih
he Code o Conduc. I you believe ha a
insiuion o higher educaion has no acedin accordance wih his Code o Conduc,
you mus rs lodge a complain wih he
compeen auhoriy o he insiuion
concerned. I you are no saised wih heir
response, you can complain o he Naional
Commission. Please consul he ull ex o
he code and base your complain on he
aricles menioned in i.
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Contact
For quesions abou he Code o Conduc,
please see he Frequenly Asked Quesions
on our websie: www.inernaionalsudy.nl
or send an email o:
Complaints or petitions you can send to:
The National Commission
Postbus 260
9700 AG Groningen
The Netherlands