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A Canadian in the Netherlands.

A Canadian in the Netherlands.

For those of you who don’t know, I am Canadian, born and raised in both Montreal and Toronto. I visited the Netherlands twice before moving here last August. When I first got here, the Dutch would mention many stereotypes regarding Canadians. That in mind, we are associated with so many stereotypes of which most are untrue. However, the most interesting thing said about Canada is the one involving our monetary bills; they are 100% water proof and if you scratch the shiny silver part like a lotto ticket, it will smell like maple syrup.

https://www.wittenborg.eu/canadian-netherlands.htm

Small vs. Tall

Getting back to the point, arriving in the Netherlands was quite interesting. Both the Dutch and Canadians share similar values, which eased my way in adapting to the Dutch culture. The Dutch are very accepting and easy-going, which is what I am used to in Canada. One thing that truly shocked me was how insanely tall EVERYONE is here. They are human skyscrapers. I feel like Ant-Man here. I constantly mention this to my Dutch friends and they reply: “Hahaha ja lekker man!” (Hahaha, yeah nice man) You will hear that phrase a lot when in the Netherlands.

Student Column: How your Instincts can Help you in Business

Student Column: How your Instincts can Help you in Business

How your Instincts can Help you in Business

Even Steve Jobs and Einstein Followed their Instincts

https://www.wittenborg.eu/student-column-how-your-instincts-can-help-you-business.htm

 

A 15-year-old boy was hanging out with a group of friends at a local café in a small village.  He got a call from his father telling him to come home.  When asked if everything was all right at home, the father said everything was okay, but he just wanted him to come home.  The boy said he’d hang out for a few more hours and would be home before dark.  A few minutes passed and the boy felt something was not right, so he decided to leave.  After bidding goodbye to his friends, he left the café and started to cycle towards home.  Seconds later, a missile swooped down from the sky and hit the café.  A loud explosion ensued, killing everybody in the café.  Dumbstruck, the boy stopped in his track and stared at the burning building from a distance.  His whole body shivered at the thought that if he hadn’t followed his instinct (or his father’s), he would have been one of the victims of that blast.

Global Effort to Prevent University Diploma Fraud

Global Effort to Prevent University Diploma Fraud

Quest to Transform Paper-Based Diploma System to Digital One

https://www.wittenborg.eu/global-effort-prevent-university-diploma-fraud.htm

Nine universities from around the world are working together to create a highly secure, shared, infrastructure to provide graduates with a digital version of their degrees.

It is hoped that the collaboration, called Digital Credentials, will also prevent diploma fraud and manipulation by providing a shared infrastructure standard for the issuing, storing, displaying and verifying of academic credentials, the Delft University of Technology, reported on its site. TU Delft is one of the collaborators.

While technology has transformed education in a myriad of ways, the issuing of degrees still largely remains a paper-based system. In other words, graduates who need proof of their credentials often have to go back to their institution - either in person or by mail -  to obtain a paper certificate. This can prove difficult in some instances, like in the case of refugees, for example.

The other collaborators are Harvard University (USA), the Hasso Plattner Institute (University of Potsdam, Germany), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico), TU Munich (Germany), UC Berkeley (USA), UC Irvine (USA), and the University of Toronto (Canada).

WUP 3/6/2019
by James Wittenborg
©Wittenborg University Press

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Wittenborg Wants to Bring EuroCHRIE to Holland

EuroCHRIE

Chance to Interact with Top Academic and Hospitality Insiders

Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences is hoping to bring the prestigious Hospitality and Tourism Educators Conference, EuroCHRIE, back to the Netherlands for the first time in 10 years. The last time it was held here was in 2010.

EuroCHRIE 2020?

This is according to Wittenborg CEO, Maggie Feng who just returned from the 2019 APaCHRIE and EuroCHRIE Conference in Hong Kong - remarkable for the fact that it was the first time the two conferences were held jointly. Officially EuroCHRIE stands for "The European Council on Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Education". APaCHRIE is the Asian-Pacific equivalent.

The event brought together more than 700 educators, researchers, deans, and industry representatives in one of Hong Kong's top hotels, Hotel ICON. It was hosted by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Hotel and Tourism Management who counts Hollywood star, Jackie Chan, as one of its faculty members.

According to Feng the conference is 'the place to be' if you want to interact with top academic and industry insiders learn the latest teaching techniques and technology within the hospitality and tourism sector. Feng herself serves as area consultant and representative for EuroCHRIE in the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg).

The conference provided delegates the opportunity to exchange ideas and information to consolidate research and expectations in the industry. Feng said it was also great to see and learn how a conference like this is being run.

WUP 2/6/2019
by James Wittenborg
©Wittenborg University Press

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Wittenborg "Happy" Zwarte Piet Excluded from Apeldoorn's Christmas Celebrations

Wittenborg "Happy" Zwarte Piet Excluded from Apeldoorn's Christmas Celebrations

Wants to Protect Students and Staff from Any "Real or Perceived Racism"

https://www.wittenborg.eu/wittenborg-happy-zwarte-piet-excluded-apeldoorns-christmas-celebrations.htm

Wittenborg has welcomed the decision of the Apeldoorn city council not to include the notorious Christmas character, Black Peter (Zwarte Piet), in its annual celebration of St Nicholas Day on 16 November. Apeldoorn has been announced as the host city for the arrival of St Nicholas this year. The 'arrival' of St Nick in the Netherlands is traditionally in a different city each year, and is fully televised.

Spanish Rule & Dutch Tradition

In Dutch tradition, St Nick and his black helpers, supposedly comes from Spain, a connection with the historical Spanish Rule of the Netherlands in the 16th and 17th centuries.

The Dutch 'version' of Black Peter has caused huge division in the Netherlands for the past 6 years with the Dutch insisting that the character - basically whites painted in black face - is not racist. Whilst in the Netherlands there are many 'black peters' surrounding the St Nick, in many other countries, including Switzerland and Austria, there is only one -  a character that is generally a soot stained young chimney sweep.

Responsible Apeldoorn

The council is hoping to sidestep the inevitable drama around the character by saying St Nicholas will have a helper, but it wont be Black Peter.  

Meanwhile, Wittenborg's chair of the executive board, Peter Birdsall, applauded Apeldoorn's decision in a Tweet on Monday. He later followed it up with a press release, explaining why Wittenborg students and staff might be offended by the character.

Wittenborg Gets its First Set of Twins

Wittenborg Gets its First Set of Twins

Just don't Expect Them to Dress and Act Alike

https://www.wittenborg.eu/wittenborg-gets-its-first-set-twins.htm

You might do a double take when you run into Vietnamese brothers Xuong Long Truong and The Long Truong (18) at Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences’ Apeldoorn campus – the pair represent the first set of twins to study here.

And to add an extra twist to the mix: their older sister, Xao Tien Vuong, will also be studying at Wittenborg at the same time. All three siblings joined Wittenborg in mid-May and all are in different programmes and phases of their study.

While Xuong Long is doing an IBA in Economics & Management, his brother, The Long, is in the Foundation Phase programme. Meanwhile Xao Tien is doing a MBA in Hospitality & Service Management.

However, if you’re waiting for the twins to dress and act alike, you are in for a huge disappointment. They definitely have different personalities, Xuong – who is a lot more talkative then both his brother and sister – assures us.

“We chose to study in the Netherlands, because it has a wonderful reputation in the education sector. It has also particularly invested in international students and has many English programmes to choose from. We chose Wittenborg because of its internationality.”

Will they miss their home city, Saigon, and their family? “Oh, our parents made us promise to call every day,” laughs Xao Tien.

According to Xuong Long he won’t miss the hustle and bustle of Vietnam: “We have only been here a week, but I find the Netherlands very lovely. Very peaceful.”

WUP 31/5/2019
by James Wittenborg
©Wittenborg University Press

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Calling All Professional Time-wasters!

Calling All Professional Time-wasters!

Read this if you easily get distracted.

https://www.wittenborg.eu/calling-all-professional-time-wasters.htm

1. Quit watching Netflix all day.
Okay… I don’t mean that literally. What I mean is, try to minimise your binge-watching skills. I get it, Riverdale, Suits, Orange Is the New Black, I get it. The urge to find your remote to skip the 20-second delay from one episode to another is real. I get it. The list goes on and on. That said, instead of spending all that time on Netflix, try setting yourself small goals regarding your courses. For example, every time you read a chapter of a textbook, allow yourself one episode of Friends, or whatever you watch.

2. Meme addiction.
Memes… aren’t they amazing and weirdly accurate? Yes, they are. However, the more time spent on reading funny memes, the more you will tend to relate to them. It can get even worse than that, which is becoming the meme. No one wants to become the meme. My point is, the amount of time you spend on Instagram and Facebook can get you to a stage where time is irrelevant, and you end up with three papers to hand in and two big exams to prepare for with only one week’s time. Get off your phone and open your books!

Wittenborg's Cosmopolitan New Students

Wittenborg's Cosmopolitan New Students

Plenty of Work Experience Between Them

A cosmopolitan group of new students from 8 different countries started their classes at Wittenborg Amsterdam this week, preceded by a fun orientation session at their new campus. They are part of the last intake at Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences for the 2018-19 academic year.

The new students are from Brazil, Cameroon, Iran, China, the Netherlands, India, Vietnam and Pakistan and consist of both master's and bachelor's degree students.

One of them is MBA student Farhat Saddique from Pakistan, who graduated from Wittenborg last year with a bachelor's degree and now wants to continue with her studies. After the graduation, she gained work experience in the Netherlands and decided to broaden her horizons by doing a Master Business Administration in Finance in Amsterdam.  

Another student with plenty of work experience is Bahram Abd Parvardegari from Iran who will do a Bachelor in Entrepreneurship & Small Business in Amsterdam. Bahram has over 12 years' work experience in engineering and establishing a company with his partners back in Iran. However, he would like to gain more knowledge in management and entrepreneurship abroad.

Last week students had a memorable work placement session with Sanne de Jong, Wittenborg’s Student Career & External Relations Coordinator, as well as a management game with Andreas Ooijer, EBA Programme Coordinator.

The other new students are Victor Martins Pereira (Brazil),  Laetitia Ya-Kan Ngum (Cameroon), Jiawei Luan (China), Nancy Vosveld (the Netherlands), Calvin Raj Fernandes (India) and Ngoc Quynh Trang Tran (Vietnam).

WUP 27/5/2019
by James Wittenborg
©Wittenborg University Press

Postgraduate Degree Boosts Salaries Significantly

Postgraduate Degree Boosts Salaries Significantly

Female Graduates Still Earn Less

Earning a post-graduate degree - like a master's or doctorate - can significantly boost your pay-check, official income data from the UK suggests.

The 2018 graduate earning figures published by the UK Department of Education show that post-graduates between the ages of 21 and 30 years earn £9,000 (about €10,417) more per year than those with no degree at all, the BBC reported.

Those who further their studies after their first degree typically earn about £30,000 (€34,721) per year. Compared to those with "only" an undergraduate degree, there is a £4,500 (€5,208) per year gap.

However, the data also revealed some worrying trends. Namely that pay levels for all levels of education have faced a decade of stagnation and real-term decline.

In 2008, the typical young graduate was earning £24,000 - and by 2018, if it had simply kept pace with inflation, that would have risen to about £31,500. But the typical young graduate in 2018 was only earning £25,500, representing a significant drop in real-term earnings.

In addition, gender and ethnicity still play a part. Women, for instance, get the short-end of the stick.  Female graduate earnings, up to the age of 30, average £24,500, but male graduates average £28,000.

Source: BBC

WUP 25/5/2019
by James Wittenborg
©Wittenborg University Press

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Prospective Student? Ask Our Student Ambassadors All Your Questions

Prospective Student? Ask Our Student Ambassadors All Your Questions

Deciding where to Study can be Life-Changing

https://www.wittenborg.eu/prospective-student-ask-our-student-ambassadors-all-your-questions.htm

Have a question about what it’s really like to study in the Netherlands?  Then meet Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences’ new Student Ambassadors – who among them speak at least 10 different languages!

Prospective Students

The Student Ambassador programme is aimed mainly at prospective students who might have loads of questions before or after they have enrolled. “And who better to answer those questions than students who are already in the Netherlands and have gone through the same experiences as any new student?” said Lena Vandenbosch, Wittenborg’s International Business Development Manager.

"Deciding on where to study can be a life-changing decision. It would be great to give future students the opportunity to personally connect with current students to hear all about the student experience at Wittenborg" Vandenbosch added. The initiative will be led by the Admissions Team.

The student ambassadors are Allegra Zazzaro (Italy), Illia Kupris (Ukraine), Chayan Taldar (India), Ana Liparteliani (Georgia), Kavinga Sandali (Sri Lanka), Matthew Skelhorne (Canada) and Romeissa Laib (Algeria).

What has their experience of the Netherlands and Wittenborg been so far? Kavinga said: "The community at Wittenborg is welcoming and friendly. Settling in here did not take much effort at all!"

Any current student who has been studying in the Netherlands for at least six months is welcome to apply for ambassadorship by emailing communications@wittenborg.eu.

A Canadian in the Netherlands.

A Canadian in the Netherlands.

For those of you who don’t know, I am Canadian, born and raised in both Montreal and Toronto. I visited the Netherlands twice before moving here last August. When I first got here, the Dutch would mention many stereotypes regarding Canadians. That in mind, we are associated with so many stereotypes of which most are untrue. However, the most interesting thing said about Canada is the one involving our monetary bills; they are 100% water proof and if you scratch the shiny silver part like a lotto ticket, it will smell like maple syrup.

https://www.wittenborg.eu/canadian-netherlands.htm

Small vs. Tall

Getting back to the point, arriving in the Netherlands was quite interesting. Both the Dutch and Canadians share similar values, which eased my way in adapting to the Dutch culture. The Dutch are very accepting and easy-going, which is what I am used to in Canada. One thing that truly shocked me was how insanely tall EVERYONE is here. They are human skyscrapers. I feel like Ant-Man here. I constantly mention this to my Dutch friends and they reply: “Hahaha ja lekker man!” (Hahaha, yeah nice man) You will hear that phrase a lot when in the Netherlands.

Student Column: How your Instincts can Help you in Business

Student Column: How your Instincts can Help you in Business

How your Instincts can Help you in Business

Even Steve Jobs and Einstein Followed their Instincts

https://www.wittenborg.eu/student-column-how-your-instincts-can-help-you-business.htm

 

A 15-year-old boy was hanging out with a group of friends at a local café in a small village.  He got a call from his father telling him to come home.  When asked if everything was all right at home, the father said everything was okay, but he just wanted him to come home.  The boy said he’d hang out for a few more hours and would be home before dark.  A few minutes passed and the boy felt something was not right, so he decided to leave.  After bidding goodbye to his friends, he left the café and started to cycle towards home.  Seconds later, a missile swooped down from the sky and hit the café.  A loud explosion ensued, killing everybody in the café.  Dumbstruck, the boy stopped in his track and stared at the burning building from a distance.  His whole body shivered at the thought that if he hadn’t followed his instinct (or his father’s), he would have been one of the victims of that blast.

Global Effort to Prevent University Diploma Fraud

Global Effort to Prevent University Diploma Fraud

Quest to Transform Paper-Based Diploma System to Digital One

https://www.wittenborg.eu/global-effort-prevent-university-diploma-fraud.htm

Nine universities from around the world are working together to create a highly secure, shared, infrastructure to provide graduates with a digital version of their degrees.

It is hoped that the collaboration, called Digital Credentials, will also prevent diploma fraud and manipulation by providing a shared infrastructure standard for the issuing, storing, displaying and verifying of academic credentials, the Delft University of Technology, reported on its site. TU Delft is one of the collaborators.

While technology has transformed education in a myriad of ways, the issuing of degrees still largely remains a paper-based system. In other words, graduates who need proof of their credentials often have to go back to their institution - either in person or by mail -  to obtain a paper certificate. This can prove difficult in some instances, like in the case of refugees, for example.

The other collaborators are Harvard University (USA), the Hasso Plattner Institute (University of Potsdam, Germany), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico), TU Munich (Germany), UC Berkeley (USA), UC Irvine (USA), and the University of Toronto (Canada).

WUP 3/6/2019
by James Wittenborg
©Wittenborg University Press

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Wittenborg Wants to Bring EuroCHRIE to Holland

EuroCHRIE

Chance to Interact with Top Academic and Hospitality Insiders

Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences is hoping to bring the prestigious Hospitality and Tourism Educators Conference, EuroCHRIE, back to the Netherlands for the first time in 10 years. The last time it was held here was in 2010.

EuroCHRIE 2020?

This is according to Wittenborg CEO, Maggie Feng who just returned from the 2019 APaCHRIE and EuroCHRIE Conference in Hong Kong - remarkable for the fact that it was the first time the two conferences were held jointly. Officially EuroCHRIE stands for "The European Council on Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Education". APaCHRIE is the Asian-Pacific equivalent.

The event brought together more than 700 educators, researchers, deans, and industry representatives in one of Hong Kong's top hotels, Hotel ICON. It was hosted by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Hotel and Tourism Management who counts Hollywood star, Jackie Chan, as one of its faculty members.

According to Feng the conference is 'the place to be' if you want to interact with top academic and industry insiders learn the latest teaching techniques and technology within the hospitality and tourism sector. Feng herself serves as area consultant and representative for EuroCHRIE in the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg).

The conference provided delegates the opportunity to exchange ideas and information to consolidate research and expectations in the industry. Feng said it was also great to see and learn how a conference like this is being run.

WUP 2/6/2019
by James Wittenborg
©Wittenborg University Press

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Wittenborg "Happy" Zwarte Piet Excluded from Apeldoorn's Christmas Celebrations

Wittenborg "Happy" Zwarte Piet Excluded from Apeldoorn's Christmas Celebrations

Wants to Protect Students and Staff from Any "Real or Perceived Racism"

https://www.wittenborg.eu/wittenborg-happy-zwarte-piet-excluded-apeldoorns-christmas-celebrations.htm

Wittenborg has welcomed the decision of the Apeldoorn city council not to include the notorious Christmas character, Black Peter (Zwarte Piet), in its annual celebration of St Nicholas Day on 16 November. Apeldoorn has been announced as the host city for the arrival of St Nicholas this year. The 'arrival' of St Nick in the Netherlands is traditionally in a different city each year, and is fully televised.

Spanish Rule & Dutch Tradition

In Dutch tradition, St Nick and his black helpers, supposedly comes from Spain, a connection with the historical Spanish Rule of the Netherlands in the 16th and 17th centuries.

The Dutch 'version' of Black Peter has caused huge division in the Netherlands for the past 6 years with the Dutch insisting that the character - basically whites painted in black face - is not racist. Whilst in the Netherlands there are many 'black peters' surrounding the St Nick, in many other countries, including Switzerland and Austria, there is only one -  a character that is generally a soot stained young chimney sweep.

Responsible Apeldoorn

The council is hoping to sidestep the inevitable drama around the character by saying St Nicholas will have a helper, but it wont be Black Peter.  

Meanwhile, Wittenborg's chair of the executive board, Peter Birdsall, applauded Apeldoorn's decision in a Tweet on Monday. He later followed it up with a press release, explaining why Wittenborg students and staff might be offended by the character.

Wittenborg Gets its First Set of Twins

Wittenborg Gets its First Set of Twins

Just don't Expect Them to Dress and Act Alike

https://www.wittenborg.eu/wittenborg-gets-its-first-set-twins.htm

You might do a double take when you run into Vietnamese brothers Xuong Long Truong and The Long Truong (18) at Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences’ Apeldoorn campus – the pair represent the first set of twins to study here.

And to add an extra twist to the mix: their older sister, Xao Tien Vuong, will also be studying at Wittenborg at the same time. All three siblings joined Wittenborg in mid-May and all are in different programmes and phases of their study.

While Xuong Long is doing an IBA in Economics & Management, his brother, The Long, is in the Foundation Phase programme. Meanwhile Xao Tien is doing a MBA in Hospitality & Service Management.

However, if you’re waiting for the twins to dress and act alike, you are in for a huge disappointment. They definitely have different personalities, Xuong – who is a lot more talkative then both his brother and sister – assures us.

“We chose to study in the Netherlands, because it has a wonderful reputation in the education sector. It has also particularly invested in international students and has many English programmes to choose from. We chose Wittenborg because of its internationality.”

Will they miss their home city, Saigon, and their family? “Oh, our parents made us promise to call every day,” laughs Xao Tien.

According to Xuong Long he won’t miss the hustle and bustle of Vietnam: “We have only been here a week, but I find the Netherlands very lovely. Very peaceful.”

WUP 31/5/2019
by James Wittenborg
©Wittenborg University Press

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Calling All Professional Time-wasters!

Calling All Professional Time-wasters!

Read this if you easily get distracted.

https://www.wittenborg.eu/calling-all-professional-time-wasters.htm

1. Quit watching Netflix all day.
Okay… I don’t mean that literally. What I mean is, try to minimise your binge-watching skills. I get it, Riverdale, Suits, Orange Is the New Black, I get it. The urge to find your remote to skip the 20-second delay from one episode to another is real. I get it. The list goes on and on. That said, instead of spending all that time on Netflix, try setting yourself small goals regarding your courses. For example, every time you read a chapter of a textbook, allow yourself one episode of Friends, or whatever you watch.

2. Meme addiction.
Memes… aren’t they amazing and weirdly accurate? Yes, they are. However, the more time spent on reading funny memes, the more you will tend to relate to them. It can get even worse than that, which is becoming the meme. No one wants to become the meme. My point is, the amount of time you spend on Instagram and Facebook can get you to a stage where time is irrelevant, and you end up with three papers to hand in and two big exams to prepare for with only one week’s time. Get off your phone and open your books!

Wittenborg's Cosmopolitan New Students

Wittenborg's Cosmopolitan New Students

Plenty of Work Experience Between Them

A cosmopolitan group of new students from 8 different countries started their classes at Wittenborg Amsterdam this week, preceded by a fun orientation session at their new campus. They are part of the last intake at Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences for the 2018-19 academic year.

The new students are from Brazil, Cameroon, Iran, China, the Netherlands, India, Vietnam and Pakistan and consist of both master's and bachelor's degree students.

One of them is MBA student Farhat Saddique from Pakistan, who graduated from Wittenborg last year with a bachelor's degree and now wants to continue with her studies. After the graduation, she gained work experience in the Netherlands and decided to broaden her horizons by doing a Master Business Administration in Finance in Amsterdam.  

Another student with plenty of work experience is Bahram Abd Parvardegari from Iran who will do a Bachelor in Entrepreneurship & Small Business in Amsterdam. Bahram has over 12 years' work experience in engineering and establishing a company with his partners back in Iran. However, he would like to gain more knowledge in management and entrepreneurship abroad.

Last week students had a memorable work placement session with Sanne de Jong, Wittenborg’s Student Career & External Relations Coordinator, as well as a management game with Andreas Ooijer, EBA Programme Coordinator.

The other new students are Victor Martins Pereira (Brazil),  Laetitia Ya-Kan Ngum (Cameroon), Jiawei Luan (China), Nancy Vosveld (the Netherlands), Calvin Raj Fernandes (India) and Ngoc Quynh Trang Tran (Vietnam).

WUP 27/5/2019
by James Wittenborg
©Wittenborg University Press

Postgraduate Degree Boosts Salaries Significantly

Postgraduate Degree Boosts Salaries Significantly

Female Graduates Still Earn Less

Earning a post-graduate degree - like a master's or doctorate - can significantly boost your pay-check, official income data from the UK suggests.

The 2018 graduate earning figures published by the UK Department of Education show that post-graduates between the ages of 21 and 30 years earn £9,000 (about €10,417) more per year than those with no degree at all, the BBC reported.

Those who further their studies after their first degree typically earn about £30,000 (€34,721) per year. Compared to those with "only" an undergraduate degree, there is a £4,500 (€5,208) per year gap.

However, the data also revealed some worrying trends. Namely that pay levels for all levels of education have faced a decade of stagnation and real-term decline.

In 2008, the typical young graduate was earning £24,000 - and by 2018, if it had simply kept pace with inflation, that would have risen to about £31,500. But the typical young graduate in 2018 was only earning £25,500, representing a significant drop in real-term earnings.

In addition, gender and ethnicity still play a part. Women, for instance, get the short-end of the stick.  Female graduate earnings, up to the age of 30, average £24,500, but male graduates average £28,000.

Source: BBC

WUP 25/5/2019
by James Wittenborg
©Wittenborg University Press

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Prospective Student? Ask Our Student Ambassadors All Your Questions

Prospective Student? Ask Our Student Ambassadors All Your Questions

Deciding where to Study can be Life-Changing

https://www.wittenborg.eu/prospective-student-ask-our-student-ambassadors-all-your-questions.htm

Have a question about what it’s really like to study in the Netherlands?  Then meet Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences’ new Student Ambassadors – who among them speak at least 10 different languages!

Prospective Students

The Student Ambassador programme is aimed mainly at prospective students who might have loads of questions before or after they have enrolled. “And who better to answer those questions than students who are already in the Netherlands and have gone through the same experiences as any new student?” said Lena Vandenbosch, Wittenborg’s International Business Development Manager.

"Deciding on where to study can be a life-changing decision. It would be great to give future students the opportunity to personally connect with current students to hear all about the student experience at Wittenborg" Vandenbosch added. The initiative will be led by the Admissions Team.

The student ambassadors are Allegra Zazzaro (Italy), Illia Kupris (Ukraine), Chayan Taldar (India), Ana Liparteliani (Georgia), Kavinga Sandali (Sri Lanka), Matthew Skelhorne (Canada) and Romeissa Laib (Algeria).

What has their experience of the Netherlands and Wittenborg been so far? Kavinga said: "The community at Wittenborg is welcoming and friendly. Settling in here did not take much effort at all!"

Any current student who has been studying in the Netherlands for at least six months is welcome to apply for ambassadorship by emailing communications@wittenborg.eu.

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