{"id":14135,"date":"2026-10-12T10:28:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echo-net.nl\/?page_id=14135"},"modified":"2026-10-13T11:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T09:14:04","slug":"cursusdag-stagediscriminatie-in-het-wo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/echo-net.nl\/en\/cursusdag-stagediscriminatie-in-het-wo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cursusdag: Stagediscriminatie in het WO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;flex&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F8F4F0&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; background_image_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; background_vertical_offset=&#8221;400px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||26px|||&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;asymmetric3&#8243; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; background_vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;500px&#8221; background_vertical_offset_phone=&#8221;600px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||200px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||100px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Course Day: Internship Discrimination in the Research University Context&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||11px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|-52px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Sign up for November 2nd!&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||23px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Internship discrimination is a persistent problem, including in research university education (WO). When looking for an internship (or a comparable practical assignment at an external<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>or<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>internal organisation), students encounter unequal treatment, exclusion and bias. As an education professional, you may find these situations difficult to recognise. Or you may be close to these stories without always having a clear sense of what you can do.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">That is why, as part of<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/echo-net.nl\/werkprogramma-stagediscriminatie\/\">the national programme against internship discrimination in higher education<\/a>, we are organising a course day especially for education professionals at research universities. A day on which we take a closer look together at recognising internship discrimination<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>and<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>at what you can concretely do about it, in your own role and within your own university or programme.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This course day has a national scope: professionals from different universities will take part. 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