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
Sign up for the Google mentoring program and meet your personal mentor!
New start date for the MBO mentor program of the municipality of Amsterdam announced! Are you about to graduate or have you recently graduated and are you motivated to explore and expand your opportunities in the labor market? Do you want to develop yourself...
Program ECHO Award February 3rd, 2022
ECHO Award 2021 February 3rd, 2022 On Thursday, 3 February, the 21st edition of the ECHO Award will take place live from the congress center of the Dutch Railways. The ceremony can be followed live between 15:00 - 17:00 via a live stream. We will introduce the 14...
Meet the ECHO Award Finaslists of 2021
Last week the ECHO Award jury had the opportunity to meet and decide on the ECHO Award finalists of 2021. It was up to the jury to make a selection of finalists out of 42(!) nominated candidates in the categories ECHO Award HBO, ECHO Award WO, Loyens & Loeff Tax...
Boston Consulting Group Mentor Program! Application open!
This year we are partnering up with Boston Consulting group in their unique mentor program - BCG For You! BCG for You is BCG's latest Mentor Program for students from underrepresented ethnic or cultural backgrounds in higher education. The program gives you the unique...
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) latest partner of the ECHO Award
We are happy to announce BCG as our newest partner of the ECHO Award 2021! Their business expertise and drive for societal change are a great fit with the core value of the ECHO Award: unlocking human potential and celebrating excellence. To welcome BCG we have...
#IBelong Inclusiveness Meet up
Please join us for the online #Ibelong Multiplier event: ''Building Belonging During Lockdown, Learning: a Whole Team Approach'' Belonging underpins student success. The #Ibelong project sought to develop an evidence-informed suite of activities to improve the...
Meet the ECHO Award Finalists of 2020!
BEKIJK DE LIVESTREAM HIER>BEKIJK DE LIVESTREAM HIER>BEKIJK DE LIVESTREAM HIER> De finalisten zijn bekend voor de ECHO Award 2020, een prijs die dit jaar voor het 20e jaar wordt uitgereikt aan excellente studenten met een niet-westerse achtergrond in het hoger...
ECHO Community Webinar on #blacklivesmatter
When: 27th of August 2020 Where: Zoom (online) To register online click here #blacklivesmatter: from international solidarity to local impact The social movement against racism and for an inclusive society has made significant progress in recent months. Frequent and...
Wrap up of the ECHO community meet ups of 2019!
Looking back at the ECHO Community meet ups of 2019! Last year ECHO has been involved in the MURAL program (Mutual Understanding, Respect and Learning) a European project led by the British Council. Various institutions including ECHO have been selected from countries...
