LEAP Together: Career and Life Transitions in Dance and Sport
On November 11 and 12, 2016 the LEAP conference is held in Toronto Canada. The main focus point is the career switch both dancers and athletes have to make.
Moving ODN
On 24 May 2016 the Omscholingsregeling moves to a new location
Publication financing Omscholingsregeling
On March 2 2016, an article was published in the NRC about financing the Omscholingsregeling
Programm November 18th
Information about the new retraining scheme
Omscholingsregeling as of 1 October 2015
The time has come at last: we have a new Omscholingsregeling!
Newcomers in 2014
In 2014, over 70 people applied to the Omscholingsregeling. Most of them submitted an additional application to previous plans. Thirteen dancers applied for the first time. Five of them started a study next to their dance career. Eight of them exchanged their dance career for a new challenge
Two years of co-financing for tuition fees for a second Bachelor’s/Master’s degree
Since the 2012-2013 academic year, students wishing to obtain a second Bachelor’s or Master’s degree have had to pay more. They are no longer eligible for paying the legally set tuition fees, but have to pay the ‘institute tuition fees’. This sum is much higher than the legally set tuition fees and can amount to as much as € 9,000 per year!
Philippe Braunschweig Grant
This year, the International Organization for the Transition of Professional Dancers (IOTPD) awarded the Philippe Braunschweig Grant for the first time