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Renze Kolster is an assistant professor at the Center for Higher Education Policy studies (CHEPS), which is situated within the Knowledge, Transformation & Society section of the Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences (University of Twente). His research focuses on higher education policy, governance, internationalisation and employability. He has been involved in numerous projects on these topics, funded by i.a. EU (DG EAC, Horizon Europe), Ministry of Education Netherlands, OECD, NVAO, NWO.

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2026

Understanding Internationalisation across Disciplines and Professions (2026)Higher education, 1 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Kolster, R. & van der Wende, M.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-026-01648-8

2025

The credentials of micro-credentials: A comparative analysis of the adoption of the European Union Council’s recommendation on micro-credentials in the Netherlands, Finland and Spain (2025)[Working paper › Working paper] (Submitted). Chininin , L., Kolster, R. & de Boer, H. F.Towards a typology of European youth employability policies: Report on Task 5.1 and Key results 5.1 of the NEXT-UP Project (2025)[Book/Report › Report] (Submitted). Kolster, R., Craciun, D., Geyer, L. & Gjylsheni, S.Understanding Internationalisation across Disciplines and Professions (2025)[Working paper › Working paper] (Submitted). Kolster, R. & van der Wende, M.

2024

Understanding Internationalisation: Differentiation across faculties, departments, and disciplines in the EWUU alliance; Internal report (2024)[Book/Report › Report]. Kolster, R.

2023

Mapping Utrecht University's field of Higher Education Research: Internal report (2023)[Book/Report › Report]. Kolster, R.Stelselrapportage hoger onderwijs 2016-2023 (2023)[Book/Report › Report]. ResearchNed. de Visser, M., van den Broek, A., van Casteren, W., Kaiser, F., Kolster, R. & Leest, B.

2022

Excellence in higher education: Individual, organisational and societal outcomes of excellence education in the Netherlands (2022)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Kolster, R.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036554183Dataset: Difussion effects of excellence education (2022)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. Areda (University of Twente). Kolster, R. & Westerheijden, D.Dataset: Employers preferences for educational choices (2022)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. Areda (University of Twente). Kolster, R.

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