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Since January 2014, graduates from universities of applied sciences have been awarded an internationally recognisable degree addition: bachelor of science/bachelor of arts. This aligns their title with that of university graduates. Consequently, in foreign countries, universities of applied sciences are now allowed to call themselves ‘universities of applied science’ (UAS). Unlike in Dutch, there is no separate English title for the ‘professors’ at these universities – the lecturers (in English and German, the term ‘lector’/’lektor’ has a different specific meaning).
Five years after the alignment of titles, the Minister commissioned Dialogic to evaluate these issues comprehensively. The research has four objectives:
- To determine whether the introduction of the degree additions ‘of Science’ and ‘of Arts’ in universities of applied sciences has increased the visibility of the quality of education.
- To assess whether the distinction between universities of applied sciences and traditional universities remains clear to Dutch society.
- To establish whether the international positioning of universities of applied sciences as Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) is recognisable.
- To determine whether the title ‘lector’ is internationally recognisable.
The final report of the research will be delivered at the end of May 2020.
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