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ANP NOS News • yesterday, 06:00 International de student financially benefit the Netherlands, despite initial de kosten met the start van the nieuw academic het jaar, thousands van international de student are once again taking their seats in Dutch lecture halls.
Although there has been political concern voor some time about the financial implications van this influx, recent research van the Central Planning Bureau (CPB) shows dat these de student ultimately benefit the Netherlands financially.
de kosten en benefits de overheid invests in international de student through de studie financing en expenditures on social security en healthcare.
However, according aan the CPB, these de kosten are generally meer than recouped, particularly because een portion van these de student remain in Nederland aan werken en pay taxes after graduating, states Paul Verstraten van the CPB.
van last het jaar's academic het jaar, about 17 percent van de student in Nederland came van abroad, vooral van the European Economic Area (EEA).
These de student pay their own tuition fees, dat are approximately 2700 euros this het jaar, en can apply voor de studie financing.
de student van outside the EEA receive no de studie financing, meaning they cost de overheid almost nothing.
Impact after graduation Although de student van the EEA can be costly, they usually recoup these de kosten by werken during their de studie.
Particularly those who blijven in Nederland after graduation contribute aan the treasury.
The likelihood van international de student blijven is toenemen.
CPB research shows dat five het jaar after obtaining their degree, about 20 percent van EEA de student en 40 percent van non-EEA de student still live in Nederland.
These percentages were een quarter lower ten het jaar ago.
Faster access aan paid jobs also contributes aan their economic contribution, partly due aan the tight labor market.
Discussion about restriction In the political arena, there has been much discussion about limiting the influx van international de student aan save de kosten en reduce pressure on the housing market.
The Schoof cabinet had plans aan reduce this influx in 2024 aan save almost 300 million euros.
However, Verstraten emphasizes dat de student who blijven generally make little use van social services en are usually highly educated, leading aan higher labor participation.
Although meer international de student can toenemen pressure on the housing market in the short term, according aan the CPB, this market will adjust in the long term.
