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.
ECHO Calendar
November 23, 2023 – National conference
On November 23, 2023, the National Conference Against Internship Discrimination Higher Education will take place at the Hogeschool Utrecht. It is going to be an interactive day with both a plenary program with panel discussions and workshop rounds suitable for all shareholders. At the end of the day there will be room to get to know each other better, make contacts and continue conversations over snacks and drinks. Make a reservation for Thursday November 23rd from 09.30 to 16.00 in your agenda.
Dec. 7, 2023 – ECHO Award
On Thursday, December 7, the presentation of the ECHO Award 2023 will take place at the Loyens & Loeff headquarters in Amsterdam. On this evening you will be introduced to the 11 finalists. These finalists have been selected from 29 nominated candidates. They are successful students with a non-Western background who stand out because of their innovative thinking, social impact, organizational ability and critical view of social issues. During the ceremony, Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf will announce the winners in the categories Beta Technology Award, Law & Tax Award, ECHO Award HBO and ECHO Award WO.
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...
