Kommers, S., Jan Hobbes, H., van Gaalen, Adinda. (2020) The added value of internationalisation in vocational and higher education. Nuffic. The Hague. 

This analysis presents an overview of studies currently being conducted on the added value of internationalisation in vocational education and training (VET) and higher education (HE) in the Netherlands. The authors identified areas in which research is lacking and in which there is a need for follow-up research. Especially with the world being stricken by a pandemic, we need to think ahead about the added value and future of internationalisation. 

Briefly put, there is a particular need for research on the following themes: 

• the effects of internationalisation on the quality of VET and HE in the Netherlands; 
• the interculturally competent society; 
• the role of internationalisation in promoting diversity and inclusion; 
• internationalisation and the Dutch knowledge economy; 
• internationalisation and sustainability; 
• alternative types of internationalisation in times of COVID-19. 

While these areas are not sufficiently addressed in both HE and VET, this analysis shows a particular lack of research into the added value of internationalisation for VET. 

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