The Netherlands Universities Foundation for International Cooperation (Nuffic) conducted a study (van Gaalen,
Hobbes, Roodenburg, & Gielesen, 2014) into institutional policy on internationalization in 2014 in the
Netherlands. This study included most Dutch Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Of these, 27 (59%) had a
internationalization central-level plan, eight (17%) were developing such a plan, whilst seven (15%) did not have a
separate central- level plan. Only four of the HEIs (9%) in the study did not have a central-level
internationalization policy. It can be concluded that the penetration of internationalization in terms of policy is
high in the Netherlands. This article is a part of an extensive research project developed by the International
Business Centre of Expertise at the HAN University of Applied Sciences and traces the recent institutional
developments within the context of its strategic planning and internationalization policies. In particular, this article
deals with the “Student Mobility“ dimension of the CIGE model (CIGE, 2013).
