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Joseph Van Matre
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Research associate at Ulster Uni Business. Research in higher ed, employment, LGBT adolescents.
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Like the little flag you raise at Panchos to get your server.
July 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Sephora. They had this for a while. Idk if it’s still around; haven’t been to a Sephora in the US recently.
July 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The greatest in-store shopping experience.
July 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Consistently being in the top 100 uni’s, all of these issues impact @UniUtrecht even more. So as much as they may really believe this is the best, principled choice, it also is a bit cynical, taking themselves off the radar and in order to get fewer international students. 6/6
October 3, 2023 at 9:54 AM
This leads to overcrowded programs that then have to weed students out. The Dutch gov’t has even suggested enforcing rules that require most instruction be in Dutch (the not so quiet part being that this will discourage international enrollment.) 5/6

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‘Dutch by default’: Netherlands seeks curbs on English-language university courses
Education bill to require two-thirds of content for standard bachelor’s degrees to be in Dutch
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October 3, 2023 at 9:54 AM
The * on accepted* is there because most programs at NL unis have open enrollment, as long as you meet minimum requirements. So for most programs, you aren’t admitted on a competitive basis to a set number of seats. Uni’s can’t control their enrollment size. 4/6
October 3, 2023 at 9:53 AM
This housing issue is so bad that universities who have accepted* international students (including @UniUtrecht) have started telling them not to come to campus without housing already sorted. 3/6

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Utrecht Univ.: International students without housing should reconsider plans
Despite a push to increase available student housing, Utrecht University thinks new international students should consider other options if they cannot secure a room before the start of the next acade...
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October 3, 2023 at 9:53 AM
Like many other places, NL is having a deep housing crisis. Student homelessness is becoming a larger problem, and international students face both structural barriers to finding housing, and discrimination. 2/6

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‘We prefer our Dutch’: International students’ housing experiences in the Netherlands
This article investigates how international students find and maintain housing and what constraints they have to deal with in the process. It reveals how the interplay between personal characterist...
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October 3, 2023 at 9:52 AM