numerus clausus - translation to English
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numerus clausus - translation to English

METHOD USED TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO MAY STUDY AT A UNIVERSITY
Educational quotas; Numerus nullus

numerus clausus         
numerus clausus, gesloten lijst (beperkte vaststelling van vrienden tot de vereniging; beperking van aannemen van joden tot hogere opleidingen om hun invloed te doen verminderen)

Definition

numerus clausus
[?nju:m?r?s'kla?s?s]
¦ noun a fixed maximum number of entrants admissible to an academic institution.
Origin
L., lit. 'closed number'.

Wikipedia

Numerus clausus

Numerus clausus ("closed number" in Latin) is one of many methods used to limit the number of students who may study at a university. In many cases, the goal of the numerus clausus is simply to limit the number of students to the maximum feasible in some particularly sought-after areas of studies with an intent to keep a constant supply of qualified workforce and thus limit competition. In historical terms however, in some countries, numerus clausus policies were religious or racial quotas, both in intent and function.

Examples of use of numerus clausus
1. Its medical schools are flooded with German students trying to get around German "numerus clausus" limits on medical students.
2. Referring to religious Jews serving in the IDF as "the dear brothers," Margalit invoked the Latin expression for quotas for Jews restricting their right to study in European and American universities in the early 20th century – the infamous numerus clausus.
3. He warned religious Israelis that if they refuse to carry out the expulsion of Jews from Gaza and northern Samaria, "the reaction to their action is liable to be a "numerus clausus," this time in Hebrew, Jews against Jews.
4. It is necessary to establish a global Jewish organization in which a real discussion about Jewish continuity will be conducted, and which will advance innovative projects suited to the technological developments of the 21st century and afford an answer to the question of our extended family‘s existence even in a situation in which it is not persecuted, does not live in a ghetto and is not facing numerus clausus laws.