ABSTRACT

Internationalized secondary education programs in the Netherlands report challenges for their students in the transition from secondary to higher education. Are these anecdotes indicative of a wider challenge: Is there a gap to bridge between internationalization in secondary and higher education? From quantitative data, interviews, and a survey, the chapter concludes that secondary and higher education internationalization are not aligned. Although the Dutch Council of Education advises coherence between the sectors, no proof has been found for a general sense of urgency to align internationalization among stakeholders.