{"id":179409,"date":"2025-05-22T14:14:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=179409"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:50","slug":"minister-bruins-own-party-opposes-language-assessment-for-existing-english-language-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/05\/22\/minister-bruins-own-party-opposes-language-assessment-for-existing-english-language-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Bruins’ own party opposes language assessment for existing English-language education"},"content":{"rendered":"

A significant portion of the House of Representatives is against the language assessment for existing English-language bachelor education. NSC, the party of Minister of Education Eppo Bruins, supports a call from opposition parties regarding this matter.<\/p>\n

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The Ministry of Education has been working for years on legislation aimed at slowing down the influx of foreign students. One of the methods could be through the language of instruction. If courses are predominantly taught in Dutch, it\u2019s likely that fewer foreigners will be attracted.<\/p>\n

Therefore, the bill put forward by minister of Education Eppo Bruins includes a language assessment. Existing English-taught programmes will have to meet various requirements if they wish to continue teaching in English. Otherwise, they need to switch to Dutch.<\/p>\n

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