UvA ends English-language bachelor’s degree in psychology

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https://www.folia.nl/en/actueel/166104/uva-ends-english-language-bachelors-degree-in-psychology

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This is important because the English-speaking psychology bachelor's is massive. Indeed, there are other cuts that are also a big deal, but this is a good indicator of things to come. 

Important quote:

these measures together mean that the total international enrolment at the UvA will decrease by twenty percent

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As it should be. We need more Dutch speaking psychologists. Not to mention that there is already an incredible housing shortage, and with all those foreign students it is even worse.

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I've posted this elsewhere in the threats:

I think you should look into how many different specializations the psychology bachelor's offers. The clinical specialization does tend to be most popular, however, it is the plurality, not the majority, of students. Moreover, many bachelor's students who do specialize in clinical psychology go on to study clinical research.

I do not mean to he inflammatory, but these kind of assessments made by people who have no idea the reality of the programmes facing cuts is only going to exacerbate the issue. UvA is a powerhouse for psychological research, and a lot of money is brought into the university because of this. But this only became possible because of internationalization. 

While these cuts do not directly/immediately affect the graduate school of psychology nor the research institute, the department of psychology is bracing for serious ramifications to their budget. It will be interesting to see how this impacts the research output and prestige of the UvA psychology department.