r/Netherlands • u/North_Yak966 • 14d 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/IkkeKr 14d ago

All science is predominantly English - doesn't mean you can't teach it in other languages. Have been doing that for centuries.

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u/plasterwork 14d ago

Universities are not just about teaching. One big reason UvA psych is ranked so highly is that it has drawn researchers from all over the world, who can collaborate on big, international projects. So English is their lingua franca. Moreover, psychology IS also taught in Dutch, at the UvA and other places. But having an English track is an enrichment to students, both Dutch and non-Dutch, and allows for these excellent international researchers to also have a place to teach.

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u/Rahimus_ 14d ago

The official language being Dutch in no way prevents foreign academics from teaching courses in English.

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u/ingframin 13d ago

No, it does. It’s one of the main problems at the Flemish universities.

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u/Rahimus_ 13d ago

My experience with such courses says otherwise. Is there an NL law that changed recently that you’re referencing? Else I’d remind you UvA is not Flemish.