“The Netherlands may appear to be a flat and boring paradise for the terminally modest. Culturally it is an impassable landscape with mountains of strange habits and curious customs. A minefield in which a stranger can only survive with a good guide.”
Hi, my name is Joost and I have been a mentor for international students for years in my hometown Groningen. I created this website as I wanted to provide a platform where students (Dutch and international) could come together and talk about studying and life in the Netherlands. Which you can do on the international students forum.
Now of course I also wanted to share some thoughts and knowledge I have about the Netherlands with the international student community. If you are (thinking about) coming to the Netherlands as an international student, or you are already here, I am hoping you find some of the information published here useful.
Please note that I am and this website are not affiliated with any official Dutch organization or the Dutch government. As a result I will ignore private messages or e-mails with information or scholarship requests about studying in the Netherlands. Feel free to use the international students forum to ask your questions. However, please contact me if you are interested in posting a guest entry.
This website is also reachable using the following domains:
- Exchange Students Network Netherlands/Holland
- Information Exchange Students Netherlands/Holland
- Erasmus International Students Netherlands/Holland
- International Student Holland/Netherlands
- International Students Belgium
- International Student Belgium
