ECHO Nieuws en Agenda
Lees de laatste nieuwsupdates, bekijk welke activiteiten en events de komende tijd op de planning staan en check onze jaarkalender voor een overzicht van ons jaar.
Komende evenementen
9 november 2026 – Landelijke conferentie tegen stagediscriminatie hoger onderwijs
Op maandag 9 november 2026 organiseert ECHO in samenwerking met de Haagse Hogeschool, de vierde landelijke conferentie tegen stagediscriminatie in het hoger onderwijs. Tijdens de jaarlijkse conferentie brengen we werkgevers, onderwijsprofessionals, beleidsmakers, studenten en andere betrokkenen samen om ervaringen te delen en gezamenlijk vervolgstappen te verkennen in de aanpak van stagediscriminatie.
24 november 2026 – Seminar: Stage-ervaringen in het WO
Stagediscriminatie wordt vaak vooral geassocieerd met het mbo en hbo. Uit verkennend onderzoek van ECHO blijkt echter dat ook wo-studenten te maken hebben met vergelijkbare problematiek rond stages en praktijkopdrachten— een realiteit die tot nu toe minder wordt erkend en besproken.
ECHO in het najaar van 2026 samen met Universiteiten van Nederland (UNL) het seminar Stage-ervaringen in het WO, in Den Haag. Tijdens het seminar gaan studenten en professionals uit het WO in gesprek over hun ervaringen en waar behoefte aan is binnen het WO. U kunt deelnemen aan workshops met concrete ervaringen en inzichten van hogescholen en universiteiten.
10 december 2026 – ECHO Award ceremonie
Op 10 december 2026 vindt de uitreiking van de ECHO Award 2026 plaats bij UMC Amsterdam.
Stagediscriminatie
Binnen het werkprogramma tegen stagediscriminatie organiseren we in het najaar van 2026 verschillende evenementen.
Hoger onderwijs onderwijsprofessionals, studenten en werkgevers uit het hele land zijn welkom om zich te verdiepen in dit onderwerp en met elkaar ervaringen en strategieën uit te wisselen.
Nieuws updates
Winners of the 2025 ECHO Award: Young Leaders Making an Impact
On Wednesday, December 10, the 2025 ECHO Awards were presented during a festive ceremony at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in The Hague. The awards recognize students from non-Western backgrounds who contribute to an inclusive society through their vision,...
Finalists ECHO Award 2023
The finalists of the ECHO Award 2023 have been announced. From 28 shortlisted candidates, the jury selected 11 finalists. The winners will be announced at the ECHO Award ceremony on December 7. Winners may attend an all-expense paid summer course at the University of...
You can now register for the national conference against internship discrimination higher education
On 23 November 2023, the National Conference against Internship Discrimination in Higher Education will take place at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences. Registration for the conference is now possible. Working language will be in Dutch. Continue reading here for...
Kick-off work programme against internship discrimination
On 26 January 2023, the kick-off of the Work programme against internship discrimination in higher education took place at Inholland University of Applied Sciences The Hague. The work programme concretises the joint ambition of the VH (universities of applied...
INVITATION 2-day Summit Opportunities for a More Inclusive Higher Education 2022
You are cordially invited to the two-day summit Opportunities for a More Inclusive Higher Education on 1 and 2 December 2022 at Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). In 2016, ECHO, Expertise Centre for Diversity Policy, and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science...
The ECHO Mentoring Program of 2022- 2023 is starting soon, register now!
Last week, the offical Kick-Off of the 13th edition of the ECHO Mentoring program took place at the Alliander office in Arnhem! The mentoring program is aimed at advancing equal opportunities in the labor market by connecting professionals with starters. It was nice...
ECHO-UCLA StudyTrip October 2022
ECHO-UCLA StudyTrip 2022: making admission, access and excelling in higher education inclusive What does inclusive education look like in practice, in relation to admission, selection, affiliation, transfer and student success? What is the influence of social...
Manifesto against internship discrimination in higher education (in Dutch)
Manifesto signed to combat internship discrimination Text taken from the website of the Dutch government, click here for link. 13 July 2022. For many students in higher education, internship discrimination is everyday reality. They find it difficult to get an...
Final Conference Students-4-Students
In recent years, ECHO, expertise centre for diversity policy, has coordinated the national Students-4-Students (S4S) campaign on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture & Science. This campaign started in 2017 with the aim of inspiring and supporting higher...
