Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam1 Sociology / Taskorce diversity: Research Agenda

HIGHER EDUCATION AND DIVERSITY

Prof. Maurice Crul VU-University Amsterdam)

AMSTERDAM: DEMOGRAPHY

AMSTERDAM: HIGHER EDUCATION

Half of the freshmen students in Universities of Applied Sciences are of immigrant descent

A third of the students in Research Universities are of

immigrant descent

VU Students of refugee families who came in the 1990s are now the largest group among immigrant students

Diversity

• Bachelor rendement:

• New Refugees:Þ New arrivals: Many already holding a Bachelor or Master degreeÞ Treat them as international students and allow them to enter in English

Master programs• Polarization:Þ Orthodox Islamic student organizations become more numerous.Þ Native Dutch students with racists and islamophob views become more

numerous and vocal.

HIGHER EDUCATION: SOME OF THE CHALLENGES

G-4 HE Institutions Origin Bachelor in time

Bachelor + 2 years

Universities of Applied Sciences

Non migrant 51% 75%

Migrant 33% 59%

Research Universities Non migrant 36% 71%

Migrant 29% 58%

16% Gap

13% Gap

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Approach Taskforce: Data - Interventions - Research

Data:• Big data (VU student-analytics)Students: Bridge summer programs Study Guidance and Mentoring Interventions aimed at Student Belonging and Student VoiceStaff Staff Diversity Training Staff Recruitement (HRM)ResearchDeveloping evidence based interventions

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