Nuffic

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Nuffic's offices in The Hague, Netherlands

Nuffic is the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education and Research. It is a private, non-profit corporation and is based in The Hague, the Netherlands.

1 Overview
2 Governance
3 Areas of business
4 External links

[edit] Overview

Founded on 11 January 1952 by a group of Dutch higher education institutions wanting to work together for the benefit of international academic cooperation, Nuffic now works on behalf of various Dutch government departments and other public and private-sector organisations to administrate academic cooperation programmes, to promote the international mobility of students and academic staff through scholarship and grant programmes, and to attract students from identified target countries who are looking to study abroad. In its education promotion activities, Nuffic also works together with counterpart organisations, such as the British Council, the German Academic Exchange Service, and EduFrance to jointly promote European higher education.

[edit] Governance

For the purposes of company law, Nuffic is managed by two duly appointed directors. However, responsibility for day-to-day management lies with a five-member senior management team, comprised of the head of each Directorate and the Director-General. In common with many European jurisdictions, the Netherlands has a two-tier management structure which separates management supervision from day-to-day management operations. Supervision of Nuffic's management lies with a six-member Board of Trustees. The role of trustee is not a full-time position, and trustees generally occupy senior executive positions in other companies or organisations. In addition to its advisory role, the Board of Trustees also functions as the employer of the two appointed directors.