The University of Groningen is a 395-year-old university, which has an international reputation as a leading research university. It is internationally oriented, works actively with businesses, the government and respects differences in ambition and talent. According to its website “The University continues to strive to strengthen its international position, always with an eye to national […]
Getting a scholarship can be difficult. So many students from all over the world are trying to get scholarships in both American, European and Australian universities. However, there are a couple of ways for you to significantly improve your chances of getting that scholarship you always wanted. The steps below refer to Dutch universities, but […]
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 […]
Most people I talk to refer to Holland in the same way as they would to The Netherlands. They think Holland is the same as The Netherlands. Just to let you in on a little secret: this is wrong! So what is the difference, you may ask? Well, the difference is that The Netherlands (the […]
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 […]
