{"id":197295,"date":"2026-04-15T16:49:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=197295"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:49:31","slug":"inspectie-gat-in-toezicht-hoger-onderwijs-nog-niet-gedicht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/15\/inspectie-gat-in-toezicht-hoger-onderwijs-nog-niet-gedicht\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspection: Gap in higher education oversight still not closed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">The Education Inspectorate is once again warning that accreditation body NVAO and the Inspectorate itself cannot intervene in the meantime if something goes wrong with the quality of education in a programme. Examination boards only partly make up for that gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/24111919\/Studenten-college-students-2022-VBuilding__Nguyen-Thanh-1600x898.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-149119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/24111919\/Studenten-college-students-2022-VBuilding__Nguyen-Thanh-1600x898.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139312 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/24111919\/Studenten-college-students-2022-VBuilding__Nguyen-Thanh-875x491.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139312 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/24111919\/Studenten-college-students-2022-VBuilding__Nguyen-Thanh-300x168.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139312 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/24111919\/Studenten-college-students-2022-VBuilding__Nguyen-Thanh-1280x718.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139312 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/24111919\/Studenten-college-students-2022-VBuilding__Nguyen-Thanh-1536x862.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139312 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/24111919\/Studenten-college-students-2022-VBuilding__Nguyen-Thanh-2048x1150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139312 2048w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/24111919\/Studenten-college-students-2022-VBuilding__Nguyen-Thanh-150x84.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139312 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/24111919\/Studenten-college-students-2022-VBuilding__Nguyen-Thanh-225x126.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139312 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><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<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/thanh-nguyen\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Thanh Nguyen<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the annual State of Education report published on Wednesday, the Inspectorate once again <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onderwijsinspectie.nl\/documenten\/2026\/04\/15\/rapport-de-staat-van-het-onderwijs-2026\" id=\"https:\/\/www.onderwijsinspectie.nl\/documenten\/2026\/04\/15\/rapport-de-staat-van-het-onderwijs-2026\">identifies <\/a>blind spots in quality oversight in higher education. Programmes are assessed once every six years by quality assurance body NVAO, but if something goes wrong before then, the NVAO cannot step in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mismanagement<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Especially now that many universities of applied sciences and research universities have to cut costs and programmes are being phased out, the Inspectorate sees this as a major shortcoming. The Inspectorate itself can only act if laws and regulations are violated and there may be mismanagement. In 2024, for example, it published an investigation into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cursor.tue.nl\/nieuws\/2024\/maart\/week-1\/dijkgraaf-dreigt-met-ingrijpen-vanwege-sociale-onveiligheid-tu-delft\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cursor.tue.nl\/nieuws\/2024\/maart\/week-1\/dijkgraaf-dreigt-met-ingrijpen-vanwege-sociale-onveiligheid-tu-delft\/\">TU Delft<\/a> after signals that social safety there was at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/universonline.nl\/nieuws\/2025\/04\/16\/slecht-onderwijs-door-bezuinigingen-wij-kunnen-niet-altijd-ingrijpen\/\" id=\"https:\/\/universonline.nl\/nieuws\/2025\/04\/16\/slecht-onderwijs-door-bezuinigingen-wij-kunnen-niet-altijd-ingrijpen\/\">interview <\/a>with the Higher Education Press Agency, inspector general Alida Oppers said last year that the Inspectorate is increasingly conducting investigations at universities and universities of applied sciences when there are suspicions of mismanagement, but if \u2018only\u2019 the quality of education is at stake, it cannot. Now, the Inspectorate reiterates: \u201cTo safeguard the quality of education for all students, the oversight gap must be closed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Examination boards<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Inspectorate, an important role is also reserved for examination boards, which must guarantee the value of diplomas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most examination boards manage this reasonably well. But their financial support has been lacking for much longer, the Inspectorate <a href=\"https:\/\/profielen.hr.nl\/2025\/inspectie-ziet-groot-risico-voor-eindniveau-van-opleidingen\/\" id=\"https:\/\/profielen.hr.nl\/2025\/inspectie-ziet-groot-risico-voor-eindniveau-van-opleidingen\/\">stated <\/a>last autumn. Examination boards complain that they have too little time. As a result, major educational innovations are sometimes approved too hastily, without the new curriculum and assessment plan being fully thought through. \u201cThat entails risks for quality\u201d, the Inspectorate said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Education Inspectorate is once again warning that accreditation body NVAO and the Inspectorate itself cannot intervene in the meantime if something goes wrong with the quality of education in a programme. Examination boards only partly make up for that gap. 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