NEC offers high quality education to Indonesians
NEC offers high quality education to Indonesians
The Netherlands Education Center (NEC) is a private,
independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting
academic cooperation and mobility between Indonesia and the
Netherlands. The NEC was created by 40 universities for the
specific purpose of informing candidates from Indonesia, whether
higher education staff or students, about university programs
offered in the Netherlands.
At this moment, more than 450 university programs conducted in
English are offered at Dutch universities, some in cooperation
with other universities in Europe. The programs range from a
bachelors degree in fashion management to a masters degree in
public health and everything in between. The Netherlands is
becoming more and more popular among Indonesian students because
the courses offered are relatively cheap, the country is
centrally located in Europe and, last but not least, Dutch
education is widely known to be of a high international standard.
The NEC office, located on Jl. Gatot Subroto, provides
interested students with all details on any program: the
curriculum, the fees, the duration, how to register, how to get a
visa, etc. The NEC can also help students in finding their way in
a wide range of courses offered in either Dutch or English. The
NEC office has a reading room where many brochures and
information on Dutch education are conveniently arranged; an
ideal place to make up your mind about your education, about your
future.
Besides direct contact with prospective students, the NEC is
also closely involved in cooperation programs between Indonesian
and Dutch universities, such as a combined, double-degree
bachelors course in civil or mechanical engineering carried out
by some Indonesian universities in Jakarta, Surabaya and Bandung
and a Dutch partner, The Hanze Hogeschool in Groningen.
The Hogeschool Arnheim-Nijmegen, another University of
Professional Education, is inviting staff to come to the
Netherlands to follow a master course in their subject and, at
the same time, teach at the Dutch institution, thus enhancing
international cooperation and knowledge sharing.
In this time of economical crisis, the Dutch Government,
through the NEC, also offers some scholarships at pascasarjana-
level. Unfortunately, the deadline for the TALIS scholarship
1999-2000 has already passed. Soon, a selection will be made from
the applications submitted to the NEC. However, a limited number
of scholarships is still available for those working in
organizations who wish to help their staff to enhance their
contribution to the development of the country. For these
scholarships, the applicant must be nominated by the employer and
it should be noted that courses for which these RFP-scholarships
are awarded must be related to community development.