{"id":122171,"date":"2021-01-28T12:46:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T11:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=122171"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:25:21","slug":"no-equal-opportunity-in-honours-programmes-little-can-be-done-about-that-says-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/01\/28\/no-equal-opportunity-in-honours-programmes-little-can-be-done-about-that-says-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"No equal opportunity in honours programmes, &#8216;little can be done about that&#8217; says minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students whose parents had a lower level of education have less chance of being selected for honours programmes in higher education. Minister van Engelshoven finds this unfortunate, but there is little she can do about it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/03221455\/tackling-inequalities-1-1600x1200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139173\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/03221455\/tackling-inequalities-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139173 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/03221455\/tackling-inequalities-1-300x225.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139173 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/03221455\/tackling-inequalities-1-875x656.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139173 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/03221455\/tackling-inequalities-1-1280x960.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139173 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/03221455\/tackling-inequalities-1-150x113.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139173 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/03221455\/tackling-inequalities-1-225x169.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139173 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Participants of the Honours Program Tackling Inequalities<\/span><\/p> <p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Feba Sukmana<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honours programmes at the EUR<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/11\/12\/multidisciplinary-honours-programmes-allow-students-to-learn-to-know-their-place\/\">Multidisciplinary honours programmes allow students to learn to know their place<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/12\/21\/new-honours-programme-tackling-inequalities-for-eur-master-students\/\">New Honours Programme \u2018Tackling Inequalities\u2019 for EUR master students<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/04\/06\/ik-wil-dat-de-studenten-ook-wat-terug-doen-voor-de-stad\/\">\u2018I want students to give something back to the city\u2019<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/06\/04\/students-conduct-research-into-social-inequalities-in-rotterdam\/\">Students conduct research into social inequalities in Rotterdam<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>To be selected for an honours programme students must have higher grades and be able to demonstrate critical thinking, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tandfonline.com%2Fdoi%2Ffull%2F10.1080%2F21568235.2020.1850310&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cvertalingen%40em.eur.nl%7C8494cf95851146344b7308d8c370917c%7C715902d6f63e4b8d929b4bb170bad492%7C0%7C0%7C637474236359503885%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&amp;sdata=378rcV76rtUZIrCweRdi9XM8Qun%2BKk9bcAFOxmU2hKc%3D&amp;reserved=0\">study<\/a> by Radboud University Nijmegen of a thousand students at three universities (Radboud, Maastricht and Twente) and two universities of applied sciences (HAN and Hanzehogeschool). And that is how it should be.<\/p>\n<p>But the researchers discovered something else: students whose parents had a lower level of education were admitted to such programmes less frequently. Lower family income also decreases the chance of selection.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part-time jobs makes it harder<\/h2><p>This makes it impossible to speak of equal opportunity. Even when they have been admitted to programmes of excellence, a student\u2019s bank account plays a role: part-time jobs make it harder to complete such programmes. The PvdA put written questions to Minister Van Engelshoven: what does she think about this?<\/p>\n<p>Her <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rijksoverheid.nl%2Fministeries%2Fministerie-van-onderwijs-cultuur-en-wetenschap%2Fdocumenten%2Fkamerstukken%2F2021%2F01%2F26%2Fantwoord-op-schriftelijke-vragen-over-kansen-on-gelijkheid-bij-de-toelating-tot-excellentieprogramma-s-in-het-hoger-onderwijs&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cvertalingen%40em.eur.nl%7C8494cf95851146344b7308d8c370917c%7C715902d6f63e4b8d929b4bb170bad492%7C0%7C0%7C637474236359513884%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&amp;sdata=hgRCcJ2wnL3TpRdpWiVmOt%2B7NBrJqxGtyRZAX9hG2dU%3D&amp;reserved=0\">answers<\/a> were three pronged: the Minister thought it was \u201cnot right\u201d, but people are working on it and ultimately educational institutions decide themselves how students are selected.<\/p>\n<p>So just like the PvdA \u2013 and probably all the other political parties \u2013 the Minster thinks that students whose parents did not attend post-secondary education \u201cshould have an opportunity to further develop their talents\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#039;Need not any action&#039;<\/h2><p>But she thinks that the research findings reconfirm the government\u2019s strategy. Starting in 2015, these programmes have aimed at \u201cmore attention to diversity and wider accessibility\u201d. At present, not only high grades but also motivation and student background form part of admissions requirements.<\/p>\n<p>She therefore concludes that programmes are on the right track. Moreover, a special group of experts is being set up to look at the accessibility of higher education, and in the meantime institutions are working to improve their methods of selection.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the Minister need not take any action right now, in her own opinion. 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Minister van Engelshoven finds this unfortunate, but there is little she can do about it. Honours programmes at the EUR To be selected for an honours programme students must have higher grades and be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":99505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[155],"em_content_type":[24778],"class_list":["post-122171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","em_content_type-nieuws"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>No equal opportunity in honours programmes, &#039;little can be done about that&#039; says minister<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The honours programmes are doing well, says Minister of Education Ingrid van Engelshoven. 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