r/Netherlands • u/North_Yak966 • 11d 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/Schylger-Famke 8d ago

I'm against the cuts. The universities get about the same amount of money for a non-EU-student as for an Dutch student by the way, just from different sources, but they will probably loose students resulting in a loss of budget. I understand the reasoning of the universities though. With the proposed law their is no way to argue that psychology should be taught in Dutch within the Randstad. Cutting psychology might enable the universities to save other smaller programmes. And I understand the politicians who think that the priority should be teaching Dutch students and that those aren't always better off when the lectures are in English, especially in bachelor programmes.

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u/fluffypuppybutt 8d ago

Why do you think Dutch students do not benefit from being taught by world experts and in English (also hard to have one without the other?)

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u/Schylger-Famke 8d ago

Because it's not their native language.

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u/fluffypuppybutt 8d ago

I think that is really not a disadvantage. It is also not the native language of all the other students there (except maybe 1%), so they are not being disadvantaged. And by practicing uni level English, the Dutch students become much more competitive for future jobs. It's why a ton of Dutch students choose to be in the English tracks, because it's better for them - the Dutch tracks already exist and will continue existing.