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Quota system for 'risk countries': is Saxion crossing the line?
3 March 2017To counter misuse of student visas the Saxion University of Applied Sciences applies a so called ‘quota system’ for students from ‘risk countries’. The question is whether a quota is an appropriate instrument and if it is not in conflict with (European) law. This blog is only available in Dutch. -
Trump, Clinton and the essence of a representative democracy
18 November 2016Legitimacy in the political sense can be defined as an inquiry into the justification for the exercise of public authority. Or put differently: it is the reason why I, being part of society, should accept laws and regulations that bind me. -
Dutch immigration and integration policy: A turn to restrictiveness
3 July 2015The 2015 Migrant Integration Policy Index ( MIPEX ) update highlights and confirms the shift towards a restrictive migration and integration policy in the Netherlands. Overall, the Netherlands dropped to the eleventh place in the MIPEX ranking, down from the fifth in 2010. -
With a social loan system we lose more than we gain
26 January 2015A few days ago the first chamber of the Dutch parliament finally agreed to amend the Law on study finance (Wet studiefinanciering 2000) so as to introduce a ‘social loan system’. In essence, the amendment implies that future students will no longer receive basic support (basisbeurs) in the form of a so-called performance grant (‘if you obtain your degree, the money is free’), but solely in the form of loan.
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