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
Seminar Towards a more Equitable Higher Educational System 2019!
You are cordially invited to the Seminar: Equal Opportunities for a more Inclusive Higher Educational System/ Towards a More Equitable Higher Educational System on the 27th of November at the University, location: Marinus Ruppertgebouw, Utrecht Science Park. In 2016...
Webinar on Inclusive education
ECHO, Center for Diversity Policy is part of an EU funded Erasmus+ project Multinclude. Collectively, with 6 partners in Europe the Multinclude project aims to identify and analyze inclusive pathways to success in education and build a community of committed...
ECHO Community Summerschool edition 2019
ECHO Community Summerschool edition Are you looking for new ideas and inspiration to actively contribute to more inclusion in the Netherlands? Are you interested in the stories and experiences of other ECHO community members in that regard? Are you a student,...
MULTINCLUDE WEBINAR: Inclusion in Education
On March 15th the European School Heads Association will host the webinar: Inclusion in Education – have we included everyone? Not being or not feeling included often leads to early school leaving and young people who feel that schools exclude them in one way or...
Winners ECHO Award 2018
On September 20th, the winners of the ECHO Awards 2018 were announced, a national prize for excellent talent with a non-western background in higher education. The evening celebrated the power of diversity. While recognizing the tension that the current social debate...
We vs Them# 12: From College to Community
In collaboration with Pakhuis de Zwijger, ECHO organizes: 'We vs Them# 12: From College to Community', a program that examines the gap between universities and communities. Diversity and inclusion are high on the agenda both in society and in education. Increasingly,...
ECHO Award 2018 ceremony
On September 20th the ECHO Awards 2018 will take place, a prize for excellent students with a non-western background in higher education. The award ceremony will be hosted by Loyens & Loeff in Amsterdam, which will present a Loyens & Loeff Law & Tax Award...
Loyens & Loeff
Loyens & Loeff is a partner of ECHO since 2018 and will host the ECHO Award 2019 where they will also issue the Loyens & Loeff Legal and Tax Award. Loyens & Loeff has created this new Award together with ECHO to celebrate and support diversity and...
Finalists ECHO Award 2018
Get to know the 13 finalists of the ECHO Award 2018! ECHO Award HBO (University of Applied Sciences) Yunus Emre Cicek Student Ecological Pedagogy at the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences Yunus Emre works as a member of the diversity workgroup at the Utrecht...
