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

Webinar on Inclusive education

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...

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ECHO Community Summerschool edition 2019

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,...

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MULTINCLUDE WEBINAR: Inclusion in Education

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...

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Winners ECHO Award 2018

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...

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We vs Them# 12: From College to Community

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,...

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ECHO Award 2018 ceremony

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...

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Loyens & Loeff

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...

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Finalists ECHO Award 2018

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...

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