ECHO News en Calendar
Read the latest news updates, see what activities and events are coming up next, and get an idea of what our year looks like in the annual calendar.
Upcoming events
National Conference Against Internship Discrimination in Higher Education – November, 27th 2025
The annual conference against internship discrimination will take place this year on November 27, 2025, at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences in Zwolle. Registration is now open. More information about the program will follow in the weeks leading up to the conference.
December 10, 2025 – ECHO Award Ceremony
On Wednesday evening, December 10, 2025 (7:30–9:30 PM), the ECHO Award 2025 ceremony will take place at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. This festive event marks not only the highlight of the ECHO Award program but also the 25th anniversary of the ECHO Award — a milestone in recognizing and celebrating inclusive leadership in higher education.
News updates
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...
Wednesday 18 may in-house day @Kearney
Ben je benieuwd naar wat het werk als strategic consultant inhoudt en wat je kan verwachten in het sollicitatietraject? Wil je graag meer weten over hoe je jouw studieachtergrond en talent in kunt zetten in het oplossen van complexe vraagstukken? Meld je dan...
