Internasjonal gjenkjennelse av navngiving og titler innen høyere yrkesfaglig utdanning

Since January 2014, graduates from universities of applied sciences have been awarded an internationally recognizable degree addition: bachelor of science/bachelor of arts. This aligns their titling with that of university graduates. Consequently, Dutch universities of applied sciences are now allowed to refer to themselves as ‘universities of applied science’ (UAS) abroad. There is no separate English title for the 'professors' of these universities – the lecturers – since the term ‘lectorr’/’lektor’ holds a different specific meaning in both English and German.

Five years after the equalization of titles, the Dutch Minister commissioned Dialogic to evaluate these issues comprehensively. The research has four objectives:

1. To assess whether the introduction of degree additions ‘of Science’ and ‘of Arts’ has increased the recognizability of the quality of education in universities of applied sciences.
2. To evaluate if the distinction between universities of applied sciences and research universities is still clear to Dutch society.
3. To determine if the international positioning of universities of applied sciences as ‘Universities of Applied Sciences’ (UAS) is recognizable.
4. To establish whether the term ‘lecturer’ is internationally recognizable.

The final report of the research will be delivered by the end of May 2020.

Want to learn more? Contact Robbin te Velde.