Nuffic

Nuffic's offices in The Hague, Netherlands

Nuffic is the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education and Research. It is a private, non-profit corporation and is based in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Overview

Founded on 11 January 1952 by a group of Dutch higher education institutions wanting to work together for the benefit of international academic cooperation, Nuffic now works on behalf of various Dutch government departments and other public and private-sector organisations to administrate academic cooperation programmes, to promote the international mobility of students and academic staff through scholarship and grant programmes, and to attract students from other countries who are looking to study abroad. In its education promotion activities, Nuffic also works together with similar organisations in other countries, such as the British Council, the German Academic Exchange Service, and EduFrance to jointly promote higher education in Europe.

Governance

For the purposes of company law, Nuffic is managed by up to two executive directors, although power is currently vested in only one executive director. However, responsibility for day-to-day management lies with a four-member senior management team, comprising the head of each Directorate and the Director-General. In common with many European jurisdictions, the Netherlands has a two-tier management structure which separates management supervision from day-to-day management operations. Supervision of Nuffic's management lies with a six-member Board of Trustees. The role of trustee is not a full-time position, and trustees generally occupy senior executive positions in other companies or organisations. In addition to its advisory role, the Board of Trustees also appoints a Remuneration Committee, which acts as the employer of the executive director.

Areas of business

Nuffic's business can be grouped into key areas:

• Scholarship programmes for international mobility and for capacity building programmes in developing countries
• Promotion of Dutch higher education
• Public information on Dutch higher education
• Public information on studying abroad (through WilWeg and NEWS, for instance)
• Credential evaluation
• Research

List of Directors-General (from 2005) and Presidents of the Board (before 2005)

• Mr Sander van den Eijnden (1 January 2005 - present)
• Mr Pieter van Dijk (2001 - 2004)
• Mr Wim Deetman (September 1993 - 2001)

External links

• Nuffic's main website
• Study in Holland website
• NEWS website

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