Vraag 2 | Schoof Cabinet Collapses: Is the English-Language Admissions Test off the table? (Dutch spoken)
The Schoof Cabinet has collapsed. This may have consequences for legislation currently in development. One of the most debated proposals is the Balanced Internationalisation Act (Wet internationalisering in balans – Wib). The aim of this law is to reduce the number of international students in the Netherlands – and thus also at the University of Amsterdam. What will come of it now? You can hear more from Ingmar Visser, Director of the College of Psychology, in Vraag 2 on Spotify.
In the latest episode of Vraag 2, editor Jip Koene speaks with Ingmar Visser. He is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and Director of the College of Psychology. Visser is happy about the fall of the Cabinet and expects that the law – which aims to curb internationalisation at universities – will be declared controversial.
‘If the law is declared controversial, that at least means the decision-making process will be postponed,’ says Visser. ‘I hope that delay leads to cancellation, and that a new Cabinet will take a more intelligent approach to this debate.’
Visser believes the Balanced Internationalisation Act is unnecessary, as universities have had the ability since 2024 to regulate internationalisation themselves by introducing fixed quotas (numerus fixus) for English-taught degree programmes. ‘That tool is now being widely applied. We expect the first results in September.’
Listen to the full story on Spotify.
Production & Presentation: Jip Koene
Final editor: Irene Schoenmacker
Music: Paolo Argento
