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11/10/2026

Caribbean students are not automatically outside Erasmus+.

That is the correction.

The 2026 Erasmus+ Programme Guide states that people and organisations from EU Overseas Countries and Territories participate under the status of the EU Member State they are connected to.

For Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Maarten and Statia (Sint Eustatius), that Member State is the Netherlands.

So the issue is not simply that the Dutch Caribbean is excluded from Erasmus+. It is not.

The more technical question is how the mobility rules work. For higher-education mobility, the physical activity generally needs to take place in a country different from the country of the sending organisation and the country where the student has accommodation during the studies.

That helps explain why Kingdom-specific mobility instruments still matter: eligibility for Erasmus+ and the design of mobility within the Kingdom are two different questions.

Before repeating that Caribbean students cannot participate in Erasmus+, check the actual programme rules.

Official sources:
https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/programme-guide/part-a/eligible-countries
https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/programme-guide/part-b/key-action-1/higher-education-mobility-projects

11/10/2026

Caribbean students are not automatically excluded from Erasmus+.

The 2026 Erasmus+ Programme Guide says that individuals and organisations from EU Overseas Countries and Territories participate under the status of the Member State they are connected to.

For Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Maarten and Statia, that connection is the Netherlands.

So the more useful question is not “Are the islands excluded?” It is: which type of mobility is actually covered?

For higher-education mobility, Erasmus+ generally requires the physical activity to take place in a country different from the country of the sending organisation and the country where the student normally lives during the study period.

That helps explain why Kingdom-specific instruments can still matter for mobility between the Dutch Caribbean and the European Netherlands.

Official guidance:
https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/programme-guide/part-a/eligible-countries
https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/programme-guide/part-b/key-action-1/higher-education-mobility-projects

11/10/2026

If you were born in 2008 and live in Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Maarten or Statia (Sint Eustatius), this deadline is for you.

DiscoverEU plans to award around 40,000 young people travel passes in its autumn 2026 round, with applications closing on 15 October 2026 at 12:00 Brussels/Amsterdam time.

The official rules explicitly include the EU Overseas Countries and Territories. That means young people from all six Dutch Caribbean islands can be eligible, subject to the normal DiscoverEU conditions.

Successful applicants can travel between 1 March 2027 and 31 May 2028. For people living in remote regions or islands, alternative transport — including flights in exceptional cases — can be arranged under the programme rules.

Important: the travel pass does not turn the whole trip into a free holiday. Accommodation, food, insurance and personal expenses still need to be planned.

Official rules:
https://youth.europa.eu/discovereu/rules_en

If someone in your family was born in 2008, send them this today.

10/10/2026

Do not book the flight first and hope the room appears later.

Kences’ 2026 student-housing monitor says the shortage remains stubbornly high despite continued construction. And in July 2026, the Dutch government and higher-education sector bodies explicitly agreed that international students should be warned not to come to the Netherlands if they do not yet have housing.

For students moving from Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Maarten or Statia, housing is part of the study plan — not an optional task for the final week.

Practical rule: secure the room, verify the contract, then finalise the travel.

Sources:
https://www.kences.nl/nieuws/landelijke-monitor-studentenhuisvesting-gepresenteerd-op-kences-congres-2/
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2026/07/15/minister-ocw-en-onderwijskoepels-verankeren-afspraken-over-internationale-studenten

10/10/2026

Before paying tuition, check whether the programme is actually recognised.

Rijksoverheid says recognised higher-education programmes are listed in RIO and have been approved through the Dutch accreditation system. NVAO decisions are also searchable.

Why this matters:
• an unrecognised programme cannot issue a legally recognised higher-education diploma;
• you may not qualify for student finance;
• protected academic titles may not apply.

A school can have a professional-looking website and still offer a programme that is not officially recognised.

Check the programme, not just the institution’s name.

Official guidance:
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/vraag-en-antwoord/hoger-onderwijs/hoe-weet-ik-of-een-opleiding-in-het-hoger-onderwijs-erkend-en-kwalitatief-goed-is

09/10/2026

You do not have to figure out studying in the Netherlands alone.

Studiekeuze123 lists several organisations that support Caribbean students, including:
• DUO — student finance;
• Studielink — enrolment;
• Strategic Education Alliance — preparation and cooperation;
• Stichting Studiefinanciering Curaçao — finance and student support;
• Het Arubahuis — advice and first-year support for Aruban students;
• Division Study Financing Sint Maarten — study-financing support.

The useful question is not “Who can help me?” but “Which organisation owns this specific problem?”

Save the page and use the right door first.

Official overview:
https://www.studiekeuze123.nl/caribisch/ondersteunende-organisaties

09/10/2026

Your internship or study exchange can happen somewhere else in the Kingdom — and the Kingdom Scholarship exists to help make that possible.

SEA says eligible students can use the Koninkrijksbeurs for an internship or study exchange in another part of the Kingdom.

Key conditions include:
• mbo/sbo level 3 or 4, hbo or university;
• full-time enrolment at a recognised institution;
• the placement must be part of your programme;
• all first-year credits must already be completed;
• the exchange lasts at least 21 days and no more than 6 months.

Possible destinations include Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Saba, Statia and the Netherlands.

Meeting the conditions does not guarantee an award: selection is by lottery each semester.

Official information:
https://strategiceducationalliance.org/koninkrijksbeurs/

08/10/2026

Migration between the six Dutch Caribbean islands and the Netherlands is becoming much more two-way.

CBS records 5,736 moves from Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Maarten and Sint Eustatius to the Netherlands in 2025 — and 5,513 moves in the other direction. The net difference was only +223 toward the Netherlands.

That is a major narrowing from +3,544 in 2021.

But this is not proof that everyone moving toward the islands is “returning home.” The CBS table measures country of departure and destination, not a person’s birthplace or reason for moving.

What it does show is that the old one-way story is no longer enough. For island communities, the practical questions now include housing, jobs, schools, public services and how to make movement in both directions work better.

Official source:
https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/cijfers/detail/85671NED

AI disclosure: Research, writing, chart preparation and the visual were completed with AI assistance; the figures were checked against CBS StatLine.

What are you seeing in your own family or island network — more people leaving, returning, or moving back and forth?

08/10/2026

Finished your studies and returning to Sint Maarten? There is a resettlement allowance many graduates may overlook.

The Government of Sint Maarten’s Division Study Financing currently lists a Cg 3,600 resettlement allowance for study-financing recipients returning home immediately after completing their studies.

The published requirements include:
• a request letter to the Minister of ECYS;
• proof of registration at the Census Office; and
• either an employment agreement, rental agreement or GEBE utility bill.

The same page also lists a 20% study-loan discount after at least 3 years of employment or residency on Sint Maarten.

Start with the paperwork, not the assumption that the benefit arrives automatically.

Official source:
https://studyfinancing-sxm.com/graduates/incentives-to-return-home/

08/10/2026

If you experience internship discrimination in mbo, the reporting route has changed.

SBB says its national student reporting point stopped in 2025. Students should now report internship discrimination through their own school.

Your school must explain where and how to report it and what happens next. You can also go to organisations such as Discriminatie.nl, the Dutch Institute for Human Rights, the Education Inspectorate or the police.

You can report anonymously, but SBB explains that an anonymous report cannot be investigated because your details are needed for the investigation.

Do not carry the problem alone. Start with your school.

Official guidance:
https://www.s-bb.nl/studenten/stagediscriminatie-melden/

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