diff --git a/affiliations/forms.py b/affiliations/forms.py
index 088fb0125e21db45acb77e9a1f7d3f5008bd26ca..63a1c09f42003e494fc758aa88113ba41acbe6b2 100644
--- a/affiliations/forms.py
+++ b/affiliations/forms.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ from .models import Affiliation, Institution
 
 
 class AffiliationForm(forms.ModelForm):
-    name = forms.CharField(label='* Affiliation', max_length=300)
+    name = forms.CharField(label='* Institution', max_length=300)
     country = LazyTypedChoiceField(
-        choices=countries, label='* Country', widget=CountrySelectWidget())
+        choices=countries, label='* Country', widget=CountrySelectWidget(), default='NL')
 
     class Meta:
         model = Affiliation
diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/update_personal_data.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/update_personal_data.html
index d4a41b47966f1c8f0105c0085b78c4ab29f8e2fc..bf638ee1511c87ace3d42a6608f795ce215c41dc 100644
--- a/scipost/templates/scipost/update_personal_data.html
+++ b/scipost/templates/scipost/update_personal_data.html
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         {% if institution_formset %}
             <div class="col-lg-6">
                 <div id="institutions" class="formset-group">
-                    <h1 class="mb-3">Your Institutions</h1>
+                    <h1 class="mb-3">Your Affiliations</h1>
                     {{ institution_formset.media }}
                     {{ institution_formset|bootstrap }}
                 </div>