Lost in Translation: The International Academic’s Dutch Challenge

Dr. Joe Bathelt
2 min readSep 11, 2023

News of potential rules mandating Dutch for university teaching in The Netherlands underscores the challenges faced by international academics. As someone who’s recently started an academic role in The Netherlands, I’d like to share my personal experience.

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Starting out, my partner and I took roles outside our home countries. She had landed a three-year…

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Dr. Joe Bathelt

I’m a lecturer in psychology specialised in cognitive neuroscience. Topics: brain and mind, productivity, and academic work flows. More info: www.joebathelt.com