This evening on Radio 1, the Rector Magnificus of Utrecht University Bert van der Zwaan repeatedly stated that students should not be selected for admission to university programmes with a numerus fixus by a weighted lottery (gewogen loting in Dutch), but by looking at their exam scores in secondary education, motivation, and competencies to finalize the study and become a good professional (like a good physician). He stated that Utrecht University, in its University College, looks at these data for selection purposes (‘not a cheap procedure’), and that it reduced the drop-out rate from 25% to 10% over the last 10 years by this approach (‘reducing drop-out saves a lot of money’).
Month: July 2012
ProDo team and advisory committee impressions
The ProDo research team and advisory committee met on July 3, 2012, to discuss the results of the programme on professional development of teachers in green education. Follow this link to get an impression of the meeting: meeting ECS Juli 2012