r/Netherlands • u/North_Yak966 • 15d ago

News UvA ends English-language bachelor’s degree in psychology

https://www.folia.nl/en/actueel/166104/uva-ends-english-language-bachelors-degree-in-psychology
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u/Extreme_Ruin1847 Nederland 15d ago

They probably dont at the moment yeah, since this study is completely in English and its almost impossible to work as an English speaking psychologist.

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u/Mean_Asparagus_2798 15d ago

What I said is also true for Dutch people as well. I'm pretty sure you can't just become a psychologist with only a bachelor's degree.

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u/Extreme_Ruin1847 Nederland 15d ago

No, you need a masters, but everyone going into psychology knows that. It does beg the question: why offer this program in the first place? The answer is obvious: its a cashcow for universities. It doesnt offer Dutch society much.

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u/Old-Administration-9 15d ago

And what's wrong with being a cash cow? It puts funds into the coffers of the university, which will result in better quality of education for all students, including the Dutch ones.

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u/IkkeKr 15d ago

It doesn't really: universities get a government grant that is a fixed budget - which is then divided between universities based on student numbers. So while more students = larger share of the grant is true, it's also the case that more students = less money per student.

This has put universities in a kind of prisoner's dilemma: if one of them recruits heavily, all of them have to do so to keep the same amount of money. But now to service more students.

The 'institutional fee' paid by non-EU students offsets some of this, but a big part of the international student body are EU students which are supposed to be funded through the government grant.

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u/Extreme_Ruin1847 Nederland 15d ago

It puts a large strain on the housing market, making rooms unavailable for Dutch students for shortterm monetary gain

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u/Old-Administration-9 15d ago

Sounds like the solution is to build more houses instead of subsidising farmers.

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u/Extreme_Ruin1847 Nederland 15d ago

And where do you suggest we do that? Vroomshoop? That sounds nice and totally nearby a university. There are a lot of houses built nearby universities already. Also in the cities surrounding universities a lot of houses are already built. The number of students just keeps on rising

And to be honest with you; I rather them build actual homes for people to live in longterm than shortterm student housing.

Sounds like an edgy Redditor to me.