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This is where the preparatory year for refugees with a higher-education degree and speakers of other languages comes in. This is a collaboration between NHL Stenden and roc Friesland College that allows people of these groups to enrol in a study programme at a university of applied sciences. Participants would follow classes like Dutch, mathematics, English, study abilities, and cultural diversity. A coach guided the students in choosing the right study programme.
“I have had a very remarkable year. It was fun, but also hard work. When I started, I was scared to ask questions or do presentations in front of a group and now I am standing in front of you all,” Ula Hayatleh from Syria says in English. She is about to start with the English-taught International Business programme.
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By: Ines Jonker
Photo: Niels Westra