Stimulating Science and Technology in Higher Education
An international comparison of policy measures and their effectiveness
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RAND Europe has performed a study for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. This study aims to increase the understanding regarding the influence of societal developments and policy initiatives on the attractiveness and uptake of science and technology in higher education. This study consists of an international comparison across six European countries, examining how students make decisions about entering a certain study and assessing whether and how policies are addressing these factors. The report concludes with a set of recommendations to improve the low uptake of S&T in the Netherlands.
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Background and research questions
Chapter Two
Approach
Chapter Three
A Perspective on Supply
Chapter Four
Influencing study choice
Chapter Five
Outflow: yield and labour market position
Chapter Six
Policy development: trends and types of measures
Chapter Seven
Policy measures: how and why they seem to work
Chapter Eight
Synthesis and conclusions
Appendix A
Specific groups in the student population
Appendix B
Summary of policy measures
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