Dutch student-loan shift ‘blocks progression to master’s degrees’

Statistics Netherlands finds that a switch away from grants has cut some students’ education short – despite government promises

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May 21, 2021
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May 21, 2021
David Matthews
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#1 Submitted by paul.... on May 21, 2021 - 8:08am
Very interesting - this is different to the UK experience, where the introduction of master's loans was followed by increases in enrolment. Of course master's loans in the UK are additional funding, whereas in the Netherlands they are replacing grants. It would be interesting to know what the impact has been on access for different groups to Dutch master's.

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