Erasmus University Rotterdam was founded under a different name in 1913. This was the year when the Netherlands School of Commerce came into existence. This school was a private initiative and had broad support among the Rotterdam business community. In 1939 the recognition of the school led to a change of name: the Netherlands School […]
Offering internationally recognized degrees in various streams, the Netherlands is fast gaining traction as an education hub for students from across the world. On offer for international students are over 1.500 programmes taught entirely in English, made available by some of the best Dutch universities. Although the Netherlands is a relatively small country – less […]
As mentioned in our earlier article (Academic Universities in the Netherlands) I hereby want to highlight the Universities of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. In Dutch these Universities are called ‘Hogeschool’ and there are more than 55 of these Universities in the Netherlands.. Find below a listing the websites of the most established Dutch Universities […]
A group of international students were asked a few years ago to write something about their interpretation of Dutch Culture. I managed to get a hold of these. Below you can find small excepts of what they wrote: Excerpt 1 Maybe the biggest difference in cultures is the fact that the Dutch don’t appreciate it if […]
At times I will post a guest entry on this website. This one is from Romana, an international student who studied in Groningen in the college year 2004-2005. If you are interested in also posting story here, please feel free to contact me. Contrary to popular belief not everyone in the Netherlands wears clogs, lives […]
