Abraham Kuyper, who would later become the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, founded the VU University Amsterdam in 1880. In the beginning, the university was only open to Reformed Christians and was financed entirely by donations. Ever since the 1960s, the university has been open to everyone and is funded in the same way as […]
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 […]
Though it is a small nation by size, the Netherlands is known for its multicultural environment and pluralist society. The Dutch are a unique breed with some extremely special quirks about them that are adorable, to say the least. Bicycling is a national obsession Gasoline is an extremely expensive commodity in the Netherlands. Maybe that […]
