For comments, mail to ton.ammerlaan@han.nl
Nijmegen Stadsschouwburg
Keizer Karelplein 32
6511 NH Nijmegen
Tel.: +31-24-3228344
Openluchttheater De Goffert
Steinweglaan 2
6532 AE Nijmegen
Tel.: +31-24-3500345
Het Steigertheater
Fortstraat 7
6523 DG Nijmegen
Tel.:
+31-24-3606346
De Lindenberg
Ridderstraat 17/23
6511 TM Nijmegen
Tel.:
+31-24-3273911
Doornroosje Cultureel Centrum
Groenewoudseweg 322
6525 EL Nijmegen
Tel.: +31-24-3559887
Theater Teneeter
Daalseweg 262
6523 CD Nijmegen
Tel.:
+31-24-3600588
Centrum Beeldende Kunst
Nijmegen
Oude Haven 102
6511 XH Nijmegen
Tel.: +31-24-3600760
here can I find a bycicle repairman?
BUDDIES FOR WOMEN
IVC Nijmegen organises get togethers for all non -Dutch women in Nijmegen regularly.
International Women's Centre www.IVC-nijmegen.nl offers interactive and practice oriented language courses in Dutch.
In addition to introductory courses, IVC also offers integration and Dutch NT@ examination courses, covering the advanced level as well.
IVC focuses on integration and networking, offering women the opportunity to meeet other non-Dutch women in Nijmegen and promoting self-help.
Fees range from 35 euro for one morning or afternoon a week to 55 for 2 morninggs or afternoons a week. Please contact info@ivc-nijmegen.nl
In the Netherlands movies are shown in the original language with Dutch subtitles. There are cinemas which mainly show popular movies, and there is one (Lux/Cinemarienburg) which offers less commercial and perhaps also less well-known movies. You can see the latest movies in Nijmegen, and save by using a Cultural Youth Pass CJP (from Youth Hostels).
Calypso Theater
Tweede Walstraat 16
6511 LV Nijmegen
Tel.:
+31-24-3606448
Carolus Theater
Plein 1944 28
6511 JD Nijmegen
Tel.: +31-24-3656499
Lux/Cinemariënburg
Marienburg 59
6511 PS Nijmegen
Tel.:
+31-24-3221612
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Updated information on the costs of living in the Netherlands is found on NUFFIC homepages.Second hand stores abound, if you are not prepared to buy new. Augustijnenstraat has a few computer stores with a good reputation. More expensive are Vobis and Dixons in town.
Radboud University of Nijmegen also hosts a computer shop at nearby URC building on the Heyendalseweg.
The Dutch are a mixture of various ethnic groups, remnants of which are still evident; Spanish/French blood down south means these people have darker hair, Frisian/viking blood up north left its trace in taller blond people. And there are lots of Germanic influences.
The Dutch are also multi-ethnic: former colonialists settled from Indonesia in the Arnhem/Nijmegen region, Turks and Moroccans were imported en masse in the 1960s to build up Dutch wealth. Native residents from former Empirial Colonies like Surinam (South America) and the Dutch Antilles (near Cuba) and from South Africa make up a large proportion of the 1 million ‘foreign nationals’. Hence, if you ask a Dutch person what is typically Dutch, chances are they come up with something that originally was not Dutch at all...
A humoristic, sometimes very true to life account of the Dutch can be
read in The Undutchables
(any bookstore. .
Revealing insights intothe Dutch culture are offerd by Dutch Expats sites which lists everyting they
miss about the Netherlands. Try Australie Pagina, Foreign Friends,
or Dutch in Australia for starters.
Almost everybody in the Netherlands understands English,
and many speak English well. Neverthless, Dutch
is often used in regulations, notices, homepages and other resources. You are well advised to
pick up some Dutch. You can start in your home country by using CD ROMs, Internet sites and local courses.
Once in the Netherlands you can start practising, and go to Dutch schools and courses.
UTN offers free Social Dutch courses to
Exchange Students at Radboud University Nijmegen. They are popular and registration
must be as early as possible. They start in September and February.
HAN University students need to pay at this stage.
Dutch Language Courses
IVC, Intercultureel centrum voor emancipatie en participatie www.IVC-nijmegen.nl offers interactive and practice oriented language courses in Dutch. In addition to
introductory courses, IVC also offers integration and Dutch NT2 examination courses, covering the advanced level as well. IVC focuses on integration
and networking, offering women the opportunity to meet other non-Dutch women in Nijmegen and promoting self-help.
Please contact info@ivc-nijmegen.nl
jaaa = yes
Neee = no
Misschien = maybe
Twee bier = two beers
Hai betaalt = he is paying
HAN students can use their Buddies, Organisations for Foreign Students (see Meeting Others) and the like. Some background information on http://www.thehollandring.com/dutchculture.htm
Impress the natives by the national anthems on Sinterklaas, the Dutch patron saint: Both music and lyrics, typed and sang out,
can be found on Sint Songs and
the Canadian Sint Lied.
30 April is a national Holliday when everythingis Orange: Holand at its best!
For ideas on what is good in the Netherlands you could try Expatriate sites such as Aussies Expats in Holland and of course the Dutch Tourist Board.
Although Hotmail and other free providers appear attractive, the emails you can send/read are limited in size. This means big mails can be delayed or even erased. In order to access HAN Insite with inside information by your faculty you need a @student.han.nl account. This account can be generated from www.elearn.han.nl with the help of your student number.
Once you have the HAN student account and password you can register for Insite and Blackboard.
English for adults course http://www.bvenet.nl/~hallo96/bve/22_23001.htm
ROC adult education http://www.roc-nijmegen.nl/cfinternationaal/en/index.cfm
Modern Languages at the Open University Nijmegen http://www.volksuniversiteit.nl/nijmegen/talen/engels.htm
Make sure your partner, friends, family and home institution has exact details
of your whereabouts. In case of emergency at home, ask them to ring the university direct
on 31 24 383 1140 (HLO/Life Sciences Department) or any of the lecturers. You should also try and inform your home frot of your email addresses.
Registration with your local embassy may seem bureaucratic, but also
brings advantages. You have a group of fellow countrymen who know their way
around Europe and who can give you advice. You also have the certainty that the
homefront can find you easily. Embassies often have information about local
clubs (e.g. Dutch Australian Women Association, Dutch Indonesians, Moslim
communities, ) and local churches or hospitable countrymen. They even have links to other Expatriates, such as Ausie Expats.
Specialist sites like English for Science are also easy to find: try for starters http://claweb.cla.unipd.it/inglese/ssmmffnn/scienze/hotlinks.htm or Chemistry English and help me find more!
These sites list tips on accomodation, things to see, language classes that were good, bars where expats meet,
media issues, useful travel agencies, sports clubs,
experiences with bookshops, government regulations, the Dutch language and so on. You can also
find info
on the Holland.Com of the Dutch tourist board. Dutch versions
are found on < a href="http://australia.pagina.nl">Pagina .nl (Australia), vietnam.pagina.nl, ghana.pagina.nl, greatbritain.pagina.nl,
duitsland.pagina.nl etc.
Other sites are Foreigners in Holland.net, Access, and Expatica
The Dutch love a party, particularly national parties. Naturally there are Xmas traditions, here family oriented too (so consider yourself priveledged when invited along), New Year's Eve parties (Campagne, toasts, midnight hugs and fireworks), Easter and Whitsuntide when one gets Spring days off, but my best is the Queen's Birthday: 30 April everyone is in a orange mood, to celebrate the birthdays of the Old and New Queen but particularly to celebrate freedom to trade. Anyone is allowed to sell and buy almost anything, and so many citis organise Rommel Markten (second hand markets) in parks, where kids sell their toys, as well as mama's old clothes. Bargains galore. Other kids show off their talent, ranging from trumpet playing, flute playing, Punch and Jundy shows, pancake baking on campsite stoves, and what not. Although big cities offer lots to the curious and eager person, smaller towns do it their way in often more congenial way (less commercial). The new Queen (Beatrix) visits two towns and their inhibatitants, often escorted by her train of royalty. See Dutch info on What is On and http://www.tempo.cz/getting/nijmegen.htm Foreign Student’s Homepage on his adventure in Nijmegen
.Beware of days when the Dutch national soccer team plays at night live on television: tempers flare, and you could find yourself being sworn at or more if you support the other team. When Holland plays Germany old 'war wounds that-never-were' emerge, and Germans here have a hard time. Jeallousy amongst brothers it is.
'Family Holland' is equivalent to Sinterklaas (St Claas): the holy man from Spain (although born in Turkey) has his own festivities, starting with his arrival on a steamboat in
November with his hoard of Black Peters, and culminating in
Parcel Night on December 5 and his actual Name Day on December 6th. He was imported with the Dutch
emigrants to the USA and turned into Santa Claus and moved to Xmas for commercial purposes.
He rewards kids who are good, and punishes kids who are bad based on entries in his holy doomesday book. Bad kids are
annoyed by the Black Peters, although currently Black Peters tend to have talent-based roles:
You have the Laughing Peter, the Joke Peter, the Cycling Peter, the Sailor Peter, the Ridle Peter, the Juggling Peter... etc. Just lie the Smurfs.
Do not plan meetings on December 5th in the afternoon or December 6th in the morning
unless it is with non-Dutchies. For songs, go to Sint Songs and
the Canadian Sint Lied.
For other events , try Foreign Friends
and Ex-pats in the Netherlands and Holland . Com sites.
Getting used to a different country means trying their food as well. That is difficult. Some foreign studentsw never had to cook themselves, and now are faced with the basics like shopping, preparing and cooking a meal.
This is not as hard as it sems: good advice is to cook together in groups, to cut costs
and increase the exchange of good cooking tips. Another is to consult
nutrition consultants who can help you prepare balanced diets. Try Anja's consultancy in Njjmegen
for English-language advice on nutrition and exercise. You can also contact SENECA from HAN University.
If you want to cook, recipies are available on www.receptenweb.nl
and similar sites in English, and advice on appropriate eating patterns is
found on www.voedingscentrum.nl in
The Hague.
Nijmegen has a lively market for food, many Tokos and other importers of African and Asian foods (Yellow Pages).
You can also live on the edge and try many restaurants and bistros in town (see Yellow Pages/restaurants) and
http://www.tempo.cz/getting/nijmegen.htm A Foreign
Student’s Homepage on his adventure in Nijmegen .
If you do not want to cook: try to go regularly with youir friends to the Refter University Restaurant
near the Erasmus Buildings on the Radboud University Nijmegen campus, Erasmusplein 1 (1630 onwards). Many foreign Nijmegen University students go there so you
may meet people from home. Dishes vary from Dutch, vegetarian to Foreign.
You can also become a member of the ThuisZorg service (at 19 euro a year)
and order in frozen meals. These are cheap, vary enormously and you can cook a healthy meal by
reheating it at any time. Orders can be placed with the Servicebureau Mon-Fridays 9.00-15.00 on 0900 666 77 78. After registration you receive
the meal catalogue and a number of orrder coupons. Useful during exam time!
FOREIGNER POLICE
Details on Dutch migration laws are found on www.nuffic.nl. The Radboud University guide is intended for foreign students and student-trainees wishing to study or to do an internship in the Netherlands. It is also relevant for guest lecturers, post-doctoral students and researchers intending to come to the Netherlands. The guide describes the procedures for obtaining a visa (Authorization for Temporary Stay), a residence permit and a work permit.
First of all, you need to
have a valid passport. If you plan to stay for less than three months you are
not obliged to register with the police or to arrange a residence permit
(Vergunning tot Verblijf: VTV). However, we do advise you to arrange a
residence permit. You need one if you want to use any official civil service
(housing, social security number, work, etc.). If your stay exceeds 3 months,
you must apply for a residence permit (VTV) at the Police Aliens Registration
Department in Town Hall, Stieltjesstraat. The VTV is valid for a maximum of 12
months. The legal fee involved is Euro 15, -. If your stay in Holland lasts
longer than this, you have to obtain a temporary extension. There is no charge
for this, but you must once more prove to the Alien Police that for the period
in question you are enrolled at a Dutch educational institution, and that you
have enough money to live on and adequate health insurance (see Registration for more details).
SINCE 2005 EVERYONE OVER !^ MUST HAVE PROOF OF IDENTITY AT ALL TIMES. Foreign students not being able to prove their identities may be treated as illigeal migrants and get deported.....
>Train tickets are quite expensive (if you come from Asia/Africa). It is possible, however, to get substantial reductions. If you are staying for a longer period of time, it might be useful to buy one of the railway passes below:
Voordeel-urenkaart, price approx. Euro 45,-; this one-year pass enables you to travel within the Netherlands with a 40% discount after 9.00 A.M.(on weekdays) and all day during weekends and public holidays. AND you can buy More Persons Tickets Meermanskaart) if 3 or more travel, so the other two get the same 40% discount as well!
Foreigners can buy a Holland Rail Pass: this entitles you to 3 or 5 days of unlimited travel by train in the Netherlands within one month. The price for a 3 day pass for one person is Euro 65,-, for 2 persons the price is Euro 95,-. The price for a 5 day pass for one person is Euro 99,-, for 2 persons the price is Euro 138,-. For more details, please go to the international counter at the Central Station in Nijmegen and do not forget to take your passport. If you plan to travel by rail regularly, it is worth enquiring about the many possibilities for reduced fares, in addition to the special offers mentioned above. When you plan to travel with others, make sure you inquire at the Station whether it pays to buy a ‘meermanskaart’.
Once you have arrived at Nijmegen Central Station, the easiest way to get to
the university is by bus. There are many direct lines from the station to the
HAN university/St Radboud hospital: Lines 11 and 1 stop on the Heyendalseweg near the intersection with Kapittelweg (university South East)
Lines 6, 10, 25, 53, 54, 55 and 83 from Nijmegen Central stop near St Radboud hospital and near the St Anna
Molen on St Annastraat (windmill). From St Anna Molen you cross the street, go
underneath the appartment building and follow the park until you are at the campus (3 min walk).
You can als take Line number 3, with end
destination Wijchen to go via the HAN campus.
Line number 8, with end
destination Hatert stops at Anna Molen.
BUSTICKETS Dutchies have organised public transport to the hilt: one ticketsystem is used all over public transport. ‘Strippenkaarten' are valid all over the Netherlands and can be used on any bus, tram or metro in the country. Strippenkaarten can be bought at the bus, tram or metro station, but the cheapest place to buy them is at a post office or at a train station! On most buses it is the bus driver who stamps your ticket. Trams and sometimes also buses, have devices which enable you to stamp the ticket yourself. Before you stamp your ticket you need to know how many zones you will be travelling in. Zone-information is given on the information panels at bus, metro and tram stops.
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Study hard but also exercises hard (see Sports below). In case this does not work:
Where
can I find a general practitioner?
Dr. W. Bijleveld, St. Jacobslaan 343, 6533 VD Nijmegen, Tel.: +31-24-355 0810
Consultation by appointment between 8.30 A.M. - 12.00 noon.
In case of emergency, go to the First Aid sections of the two hospitals in
Nijmegen.
Where can I find a dentist?
If you need to consult a dentist you
can ask the International Relations Office of the KUN or your HAN contact to
recommend a dentist or look in the Yellow Pages below or the telephone book
under 'Tandartsen'. Dentists often demand immediate payment in cash, so it would
be wise to ask in advance for an estimate of the costs. Dental treatment is not
always covered by medical insurance (see below).
If you ever get stuck in some mental problem, a bilingual counselor is available on Ammerlaan Coaching at reasonable rates to help you remove the mental pobstacles and realise your potential.
Please inform your Nijmegen contact person on your exact date of arrival. If you decide to change your arrival dates, or to postpone or cancel your reservation, it is important to inform the department in Nijmegen as soon as possible. Note: you are responsible for the rent during the period you indicated. This means that if you do not inform your contact person in Nijmegen in time, you may be charged with the possible loss of rent. Note that HLO is the neighbour of Nijmegen Student Housing and that they have planned at least 1,000 extra student rooms for 2005-2010. If you care for a room, REGISTER BEFORE 1 JULY TO GET IN. Register now to get one (see Rooms and Yellow Pages) using INSCHRIJVING forms (registration).
Other resources
rentals at www.parius.com
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Try http://bookings.nl and http://hotels.hotel-helpline.com/servlet/AvailabilitySearch?city=Nijmegen&country=NL&remote=hh
Hunting Lodge http://www.bookings.nl/hotels/mookerheide?=&lang=uk
Bed and Breakfast Bed and Breakfast Nijmegen and http://www.bbnijmegen.nl
http://www.ru.nl/buit/ects.html PDF Radboud University ECTS Guide (on Faculties, living in the Netherlands, various issues relating to student life) and http://www.tempo.cz/getting/nijmegen.htm A Foreign Student’s Homepage on his adventure in Nijmegen
A Radboud University FILM provides an idea on the city and the University of Nijmegen. Back to topThe HAN offers various courses to support your language learning. You could try some Dutch Support courses at the Faculty of Engineering ineke.knol@ft.han.nl or English Electives (keuze vak) by ton.ammerlaan@han.nl. Check your student councilor for details in other Faculties.
Outside the HAN the Radboud University of Nijmegen language centre offers various courses in European languages www.ru.nl/utn/ukintro.html, the People's University (www.Volksuniversiteit.nl), ROC Nijmegen, and good results for specialist areas are reported from Stoffels Talen Institute on the Haterse weg (www.stoffelstalen.nl) near the campus (see Yellow Pages). They provide crash courses on specialist topics in Dutch, English and French and custom-made courses in these and other languages.
English
It may be hard to assess your own skills. Your TOEFL scores may say a
little bit, yet www.dialang.org is more accurate. It tests 3 of the 4
language skills in any European language and compares it to your own assessment.
Having completed a test you will know whether your level is similar to what you
thought your level was, and what the name of this level is in comparison to the
European Language framework. If you have doubts about your skills, use the site
to find out (free).
Students of the adjoining HAN have free access to the libraries of the Radboud University Nijmegen (www.ru.nl/ubn/) by showing their HAN student card at the Library Headquarter on Erasmuslaan 36 and obtainig a Readers Pass (library card) and they are allowed to make use of the facilities of all KUN libraries, like Medical Science:
Geert Grooteplein 15:- borrowing books, articles, magazines, DVD, tapes, videos etc.
- searching for KUN library files with CD-rom
- making use of internet by using PC facilities on campus
- using photocopying and multimedia facilities
- making use of files of all Dutch libraries via PICA or other library index.
A KUN Readers Pass library card can be obtained at 18 Euro at Erasmuslaan 36 (near the Erasmus-building), provided that the student brings a valid HAN-student card and a personal ID (passport).
For second years-students Life Sciences guide tours are organised in the KUN Main Library of the Science department or in the Library of Medical sciences of the KUN.
Addresses:
Library of Medical Sciences: Geert Grooteplein 15, Nijmegen (entrance on the first floor).
Libary Science department: Universal Laboratories, Toernooiveld (collection Biology and Chemical Sciences)
Internet library access
page: www.ru.nl/ubn/ubmenu.html
For more information,
contact:
W.B.D. Lippmann Groep B.V.
Casuariestraat 5
PO Box 30706
2500 GS Den Haag
The Netherlands
Tel.: +31-70-3028598
Fax: +31-70-3925691
E-mail: info@lippmann.nl
The Dutch Medical Care system is different from your system at home. If you need medical treatment this is what you should do:
If you feel ill and you wish to stay at home, always inform the secretary of your department and consult your representative (like Jan Snoeren). If you need medical treatment you can phone the general practitioner (huisarts):A 24 hour GP service is nearby HLO called 'Huisartensencentrale' near the Kapittelweg entrance to the Medical Library.
Students Without Frontiers (SZG)
The aim of the SZG is to promote contacts between students
of different countries. This means that they take care of the reception of
international students, providing them with pointers concerning their
integration into Dutch student life, helping them with bureaucratic and other
problems, etc. Twice a year SZG organises an introduction, in which you can
learn more about studying and living in Nijmegen.
SZG
Thomas van Aquinostraat 2.00.10
Postal address:
Thomas van Aquinostraat 6
6525 GD Nijmegen
Office hours: on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12.30 P.M. - 1.30 P.M.
Tel.: +31-24-3612520
E-mail: szg@student.ru.nl
AEGEE Nijmegen
AEGEE is short for Association des Etats Generaux des Etudiants de l’Europe. AEGEE was established in April 1985 in Paris as a
non-political, European student club. At present AEGEE has approximately 150
antennae (branches) with 12,000 members. The aim of AEGEE is to promote contacts
between young people in Europe by organising informative and R&R activities
both on a local level (lectures, social gatherings) as well as on an
international level (conferences, sports events). Members of AEGEE can take part
in all AEGEE activities (very often in English) in Nijmegen as well as in all
other antennae. Being a member of AEGEE is an ideal opportunity to meet other
Europeans who are fond of travelling.
AEGEE Nijmegen
Gymnasion
Northbuilding, Heyendaalseweg 141, office hours Monday-Thursday 1230-1330
Room: -1.290, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, 024 361 1585
E-mail: nijmegen@aegee.org
AIESEC
AIESEC stands for Association Internationale des Etudiants
Scientific Economics et Commerciales. This is a non-profit and non-political international student
organisation, which is entirely organised by and for students. It offers
students the opportunity to gain international experience by means of practical
training periods, organised in one of the 87 countries where AIESEC is active.
The AIESEC team of the country where the training period is carried out will
provide housing, visas, and work and residence permits.
AIESEC Nijmegen
Thomas van
Aquinostraat 4
6525 GD Nijmegen
Tel.: +31-24-3615951 on Tuesdays from 11.00 A.M - 4.00
P.M.
E-mail: AIESEC-N@student.ru.nl
NUFFIC in the Netherlands offers a number of databases
for scholarships, grants, burses, subsidies and so on. I briefly list a few
useful sites here:
The following museums can be visited in Nijmegen:
Anatomical Museum Nijmegen
Geert Grooteplein 21 (Studie Centrum, opp. main entrance
St Radboud)
Tel.: +31-24-361 3301
Permanent exhibitions of anatomical and pathological
specimen, for study by Radboud students of medecine. Guided tours possible on
arrangement. Open every workday from10.00 A.M. - 5.00 P.M.
Nijmegen Museum of Nature
Gerard Noodtstraat 121
Tel.:
+31-24-3297070
Permanent exhibitions about the plant
and animal communities in the "Kingdom of Nijmegen". Temporary exhibitions
too. Closed Saturdays.
Opening hours: Mondays to
Fridays from 10.00 A.M. - 5.00 P.M. and Sundays from 1.00 P.M. - 3.00 P.M.
Hemel Town
Brewery
Franse Plaats 1
tel.:
+31-24-3606167
Beer brewery, distillery, vinegar and
mustards makers. Free admission to bar and tasting room.
Opening hours: Tuesdays to Sundays 12.00 - 8.00 P.M.
Stratemakers Tower Museum
Waalkade 83-84
tel.:
+31-24-3238690
A unique fortress tower, built around
1520, with subterranean passages in which cannons were positioned to defend
the nearby town gate. Also interesting temporary exhibitions on historic
subjects and archaeology.
Open: Tuesdays to Fridays
from 10.00 A.M. - 5.00 P.M.,
Saturdays and Sundays from
1.00 - 5.00 P.M.
Grandmother’s Kitchen
Museum
Parkweg 99 (Kruittoren Kronenburgerpark)
Kitchen equipment from around 1900.
A shop as it was in grandmother’s day, old tins and
collection of egg cups.
Open by appointment (please
telephone in the evening +31-24-6776852).
Valkhof Art and Archaeology Museum
Kelfkensbos 59
tel.:
+31-24-3608805
fax +31-24-3608656
New museum, built to the design of the Amsterdam architect
Ben van Berkel. Displays the Nijmegen collections in the fields of
archaeology, culture and history, old and new sculpture. Temporary exhibitions
too, museum cafe and library. Unique views.
Opening
hours: Tuesdays to Fridays from 10.00 A.M. - 5.00 P.M.
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 12.00 A.M. - 5.00
P.M.
Velorama National Bicycle Museum
Waalkade 107, tel.: +31-24-3225851
Collection of around 250 historic bicycles and tricycles,
posters and children’s bicycles. Refreshments also available in the Velocitas
Cafe.
Opening hours: Mondays to Saturdays from 10.00
A.M. - 5.00 P.M.
Sundays and holidays from 11.00 A.M. -
5.00 P.M.
Close to Nijmegen there are three other very interesting museums:
Africa Museum
Postweg 6, 6571
CS Berg en Dal
Tel.: +31-24-6842044/024 6841211
Opening hours: April - November
Mondays to Fridays from 10.00 A.M. - 5.00 P.M.
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 11.00 A.M. - 5.00
P.M.
Opening hours: November - April
Tuesdays to Fridays from 10.00 A.M. - 5.00 P.M.
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 1.00 P.M. - 5.00 P.M.
Biblical Open Air
Museum
Profetenlaan 2, 6564 BL Heilig Landstichting
Tel.: +31-24-3823110
Fax
+31-24-3823111
Opening hours: March - November, daily
from 9.00 A.M. - 5.30 P.M.
Museum 1944
Wylerbaan 4, 6561 KR Groesbeek
Tel.: +31-24-3974404
Liberation and
Bridge Too Far museum. Opening hours: Mondays to Saturdays from 10.00 A.M. -
5.00 P.M., Sundays from 12.00 noon - 5.00 P.M.
Gelders Gedistilleerd
Museum
Graafseweg 122, Tel.: +31-24-3244961
The secrets to brewing your own spirits? A must for any lab person. Opening hours: Sundays 1.00 P.M. - 5.00 P.M.
Nijmegen war sites
http://www.nijmegenweb.myweb.nl/
Liberation museum Groesbeek http://www.bevrijdingsmuseum.nl/en/index.html
Background on the country from a US point of view http://www.cghouston.org/fie_country.html
Latest English language news on http://www.netherlands-embassy.org/f_explorer.htmlGeneral information about the Netherlands
Foreign Policy and Defence
Review of Foreign Policy 2000
The Netherlands and the European Union
Enlargement of the European Union
Try your embassies but also find www.cnn.com or http://news.bbc.co.uk to find your local newspapers or internet sites at home. A listing of various useful sites is on
NijmegenOnline http://www.nijmegenonline.nl/Talen/indexEngels.htm (some hotels, Newspapers, Going out, etc per category) **
The city of Nijmegen is of early Roman origin (‘Noviomagus’ meaning
‘new market’) and is one of the oldest in the Netherlands (founded in 3 AD). It is situated
(map) close to the German border and on the bank of the river Waal (a branch
of the Rhine), where prehistoric tribes liveed from 10.000 bc onwards. Burial sites in the village Lent above are plenty, a good example is on display
in the Historical Gardens on Griftdijk opposite student housing. The beest preserved and largst roman temples are found on St Bartholemew's church in Elst (50 ad). There probably was one in Nijmegen as well on its promotory. The castle ‘Valkhof’, the highest point in the city and erected
by Charlemagne, overlooks the river where the typically Dutch polder landscape
and rolling hills provide a beautiful view. The Romans settled here because of
the splendid strategic view of the enemy territory across the river. For similar
strategic reasons, kings and other rulers chose Nijmegen as their place of
residence, and until a century ago Nijmegen was a fortified town, its
surroundings being the scene of fierce battles. However, in 1879 the old city
walls were torn down since they were an increasing handicap to the city’s
prosperity. A period of spectacular growth ensued, and several decades later the
railway bridge across the Waal was constructed and gas, electricity and water
mains were installed in the city.
The Second World War is
a black page in Nijmegen’s history. On 22 February 1944, the Allied forces
bombed the city by mistake and 800 people died, proprtionally the largest number of civilian casualties in a Dutch city. It got worse in 1945 when Nijmegen
was held bij the Allied and the Germans tried to stop them for months by shelling the town. But a few months later Nijmegen
was liberated thanks to the well-known Operation Market Garden, which set the
southern part of the Netherlands free on 17 September 1944. In the post-war
period, much was done to rebuild the city. A new city centre arose in which the
remaining monuments of the rich history of Nijmegen occupy a special position.
Getting around Nijmegen
Because
Nijmegen is not such a big city (about 150,000 inhabitants) the best way to get
around is by bicycle. There are plenty of places where you can buy a reasonably
good second-hand bicycle for a price between Euro 40,- and 100,-. New bicycles
can cost as much as 600,-. Beware of people that stop you in the streets and
offer you a bicycle for, let us say, 25,-. It is highly likely that you are
being offered a stolen bicycle - and to receive stolen goods is a legal offence
in the Netherlands.
Tourist information
Apart
from the rich history of the city, there are other reasons which make Nijmegen
well worth visiting. You can stroll the winding streets or go shopping in the
city centre. You can experience the cosy atmosphere that is so characteristic of
Nijmegen at the many outdoor cafes. The centre of the city is one of the
liveliest in the Netherlands. From attractive shops, cafes (one hundred
different types of beer!) and restaurants to unique historic monuments; from a
lovely view over the busiest river of Europe to lively traditions such as the
Street Theatre and the Concert Days; everything is present, not to mention
happenings such as the International Four Days Marches and the International
Summer Festival. Cultural facilities are also abundant: there are nine museums,
dozens of galleries, a theatre, a concert hall and a large number of cinemas.
Picturesque are Appeltern, Hernen castle, Batenburg and castle, Kleve castle, Den Bosch city, ancient prehistoric Lent and Elst, Arnhem and its Burger’s Bush zoo, Dutch Open Air museum, Airborne museum (bridge too far) and the Van Gogh museum in the national park Hoge Veluwe. National parks like Haterse Vennen offer marches and sandhills, Veluwe offers forests and wildlife galore as well as stark heathland, and the German Emperial Forest provides hills, hauted houses and ruins.
More information about Nijmegen and surroundings:
- VVV Tourist information
Keizer
Karelplein 2
6500 AD Nijmegen
Tel.: +31-900-1122344
Fax:
+31-24-3297879
E-mail: info@vvvnijmegen.nl
Opening hours Mondays to Fridays from 9.30 A.M. - 5.30 P.M.
and Saturdays from 10.00 A.M. - 5.00 P.M.
- ANWB
Maps and travel materials
are a must, particularly when you decide to buy a cheap VW camper for doing
Europe in. The ‘Algemene Nederlandse Wielrijders Bond’ provides you with
information about the Netherlands, Europe or any other country (only in
Dutch).
Stationsplein 12, 6512 AB Nijmegen
Tel.: +31-24-3222378
Fax:
+31-24-3604252
Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays from
9.30 A.M. - 6.00 P.M.,
and Saturdays from 9.30 A.M. -
5.00 P.M.
http://www-instr.sci.ru.nl/images/nijmkaart.jpg Map of
Nijmegen
http://wwww.noviomagnus.nl/Plattegronden/novioplattegrondbot.htm
Historical maps of Nijmegen from 1500
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/html/NijmegenNetherlands.html Weather in Nijmegen todate
http://earth.esrin.esa.it/ew/floods/nijmagen_nl_95/ Background to the Nijmegen Floods of 1995
http://members1.chello.nl/~b.hagebeek01/index2.html History of Punk in Nijmegen
http://www.fotw.net/flags/nl-ge-nm.html History of Nijmegen flags
http://www.commelec2003.ca/na_nemejgne.html Nijmegen 4 Days
Walks 2003
Svenska.mil.nijmegen.orgSwedish site on Nijmegen, the
Netherlands and the 4 Days Walks
NijmegenOnline www.nijmegenonline.nl/Talen/indexEngels.htm (some hotels, Newspapers, Going out, etc per category) and Sports facilities;
Dutch language info is available on www.nijmegen.nl (and www.arnhem.nl) or www.nijmegen.com, or Go to Nijmegen.Closest is the Radboud University Nijmegen campus: Thomas van
Aquinostraat 5.
At the Radboud University hospital, Geert Grooteplein 10
Main post office, van Schevichavenstraat 1, Tel.: +31-24-323
9092
Stamps can also be bought from, some drugstores in town.
Telephone cards for my prepay GSM or phone booths can be
bought from the Central railway station, post offices.
Bustickets (strippenkaart) can be bought from the post
office, the Central railway station and the tabbaconist (and at an extra charge
from each busdriver).
Driving by train or bus is not free for foreign students in the
Netherlands!! There are discounts which are valid for everyone though.
A special department for non-Dutch residents is called the Aliens Police or Foreigner Police (Vreemdelingen Politie). Each town has its own team. Check for details the City Hall pages.
And have ID on you at all times
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Within 3 days of your arrival in the Netherlands, you have
to call and make an appointment to register with the Police Aliens Registration
Department Stieltjesstraat 1, Nijmegen (near the central railway station)
Tel.: +31-24-3276210, office hours: Mondays to Fridays 9.00
A.M. - 12.30 noon
What you need to bring:
·
Valid Passport or ID
·
2
passport photographs (in colour)
·
a
legalised birth certificate
·
proof of income
·
E-128 form or other proof of health insurance
·
The
ID letter with green stamp - let us call it a pre-ID, because you do not have
your real student ID yet - issued by the International Relations Office, which
is included in your information package. (In other words, do not register with
the police until you have received our information package. You cannot register
without the ID-letter with the green stamp.)
After you have been at the Police Aliens Registration
Department:
·
You
will receive a giro slip for Euro 15,- or 65,- (depending on your nationality)
in order to pay legal dues (it will be sent to your study address).
·
Again depending on your nationality, you may have to be
examined for tuberculosis. In case a test is required, the Police Aliens
Registration Department will give you a form with which you have to make an
appointment at the ‘GGD’ (address: Groenewoudseweg 275, 6501 BC Nijmegen, tel.:
+31-24-3297110, Mondays to Thursdays 1.30 P.M. - 3.00 P.M.). Please, do not
forget to take your ID or passport with you!
·
Before the application can be approved, you have to register
with the local administration offices (Town Hall, address see below).
·
When all this is done and everything is found to be in
order, you will receive a message from the Police Aliens Registration Department
to come and pick up your residence permit.
Registration with the Municipality
Citizens
from all countries have to register with the local administration offices if
their stay in Nijmegen exceeds 3 months. Within five days of your arrival in the
Netherlands you should go in person to the registry office at the town hall. The
registry office is called ‘Gemeentelijke Basisadministratie (GBA)’ or
‘bevolkings-register’.
Documents required for registering with the GBA:
·
a
valid passport proving your nationality
·
evidence that you have a suitable place to live (your
contract as a tenant, for example)
·
a
birth certificate indicating your name, date and place of birth
·
a
marriage certificate if you are married.
·
university ID
All documents should be in English, French or German.
Town Hall
Korte Nieuwstraat 6
6511 PP Nijmegen
Tel.:
+31-24-3299111
Office hours from 9.00 A.M. - 4.00 P.M.
Leaving
Nijmegen
After your stay in Nijmegen, you will have to undo your
registration with the Police Aliens Registrations Department. You have to make
an appointment again, during the opening hours stated above. Please, take your
residence permit and passport with you! (see Foreigner Police)
Check out the Student Union canteen on Kappittelweg (5.50 full warm meal) or the Radboud University REFTER on the
Nijmegen campus near the 20 stories Erasmus tower (Erasmusplein 3, 1600-2000).
Cheap grub and lots of students. Nearby is also the University Pub CULTUURCAFE
(Mercatorpad 1) 16.30-21.00.
Other student haunts are
Grub, Spin, Poppecatepedl, DownUnder, the Pancake Boat on the river,
...............(see Yellow Pages)
http://www.tempo.cz/getting/nijmegen.htm Foreign Student’s Homepage on his adventure in Nijmegen
In view of the costs of living, you
should sublet your own room whilst in Nijmegen (your Kamer). Make sure all
agreements are set in a contract, so that you are not disappointed on your
return.
On arrival, check that
the International Office is processing your form for accomodation.
Dutch specialists in rooms are found on www.woonbond.nl (student
union), WBA Wonen (English), www.markplaats.nl and www.ricardo.nl (internet markets for anything), www.studentenkamers.nl, www.kamerhulp.nl and www.studentsforstudents.nl, and for letting and renting the interactive www.KamerHuren.nl
A list of rental accomodations in Nijmegen is offered by Huurwoningen.nl
.
Use Expats in the region: they are generally delighted to (temporarily) help a countryman out of housing trouble. hear the latest from the home front and get you going. They know it was hard themselves. Simply Google on expats
AIESEC and AEGEE are student groups of foreign students in the region. If they shsre housing they always look for an additional lodger.
A larger source of rooms and appartments is offered by Pararius.com Pararius has about 15,000 rooms.
entrée
subsidized by goverment, but the waiting list can be 4 years.
www.portaal.nl (same
as above)
www.talis.nl (same as
above)
www.sshn.nl student,
cheap, waitinglist 1 year so you need to register via the internet
before arrival or soon after to get in. Go to INSCHRIJVING registration and fill
out the form as a full time HAN student and go for Vossenveld accomodation.
http://www.rotsvast.nl/pages/english/indexe.htm
http://www.woninggevraagd.com/
http://www.studentenkamers.nl/
http://www.huisadvertenties.nl
http://www.housingonline.nl/dutch.asp
http://www.steunpuntwonen.nl/english/index.asp
http://www.huisverhuren.nl/oost.html
other possible actions:
read gelderlander krant (Zaterdag), AIO milist, putting your advertisements on
the walls(or trees) at campus. Some got their 'kamer' from networking at
church....
The local Student Housing department (next to HLO building) can
also help you in urgent cases.
For larger rooms
(functions, training, group meetings, sports) see the Yellow Pages.
For foreign students in the Netherlands various regulations apply. You can start at www.nuffic.nl for a list and links to related sites. They need to have made a Studielink Account (and keep this up to date) to enrol at a tertiary education institute. Next they need to have submitted all relevant documents and have paid student fees and visa fees in time to avoid bureacratic difficulties. And finally, study results mus be up to scratch to avoid being barred from further education.
Dutch students wishing to go abroad could try www.wilweg.nl for advice and suggestions, and could try
www.geldbron.nl for
suggestions on getting sponsors and scholarships to fund their traveling.
Within each Faculty certain rules of
conduct and regulations apply. Check your own prospectus and Insite (intranet)
to avoid surprises. It will be no surprise that you are not allowed to crib
during exams, but it may be new that any HAN member of staff can ask you for
your ID, which you then have to show (failure to comply to the request three
times can result in removal from the buildings).
Details on national regulations regarding
student finance, ID cards and related info is found on www.ib-groep.nl and via
your local student councilor. For Dutch readers there are
www.pluspuntindividu.nl
www.Studeerfonds.nl
www.subsidietotaal.nl
www.beursopener.nl
www.nuffic.nl/nederlandsestudenten
also check Grants
European and Dutch organisations offer several scholarships for foreign students who would like to come for study in Holland.
Erasmus Mundus
The Erasmus mundus programme is established by European Commission provides. This grant fundes full scholarships to (non-EU) students who have been admitted to an Erasmus Mundus programme.
Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP)
Mid-career professionals from developing countries may be eligible for NFP's full scholarships which is provided by The Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic)
The Royal Dutch / Shell Centenary Scholarship
The Royal Dutch / Shell Centenary Scholarship offers postgraduate students from developing countries the opportunity to study in the Netherlands and to gain skills that will enable them to make a long
-term contribution to the further development of their countries.
Loans from Dutch goverment
Students from EU countries may be eligible for a loan from the Dutch government, which covers part of the tuition fee. Please visit the IB-Groep website for more information. T
he Dutch educational institutions provide for promising students from non-EU countries and graduates a number grants.
Grants for US citizens to Study in the Netherlands
Fulbright U.S. Student Program for those who want to Study in Holland on www.fullbright.nl.
Scholarships of Dutch Universities
Dutch Universities often established own university grants.
http://www.ru.nl/buit/ects.html PDF Nijmegen University
ECTS Guide (on Faculties, living in the Netherlands, various issues relating to
student life)
You could also try the Internet markets like www.ricardo.nl or www.marktplaats.nl www.studentsforstudents.nl and www.2dehands.nl
The shopping district is situated between the encircling
canals which in the past showed the extent of the old town’s expansion. The
principal shopping streets are: the Van Welderenstraat, the Van
Broeckhuijsenstraat, the Molenstraat with the Molenpoort mall, the Broerstraat,
the Ziekerstraat, Plein 1944, the Koningsplein, the Houtstraat, the Hezelstraat,
the Burchtstraat and the Marikenstraat.
The shops are
generally open Tuesdays to Fridays from 9.30 A.M. - 5.30 P.M. On Mondays they
usually open either at 11.00 A.M. or 1.00 P.M. On Saturdays, the shops are open
from 9.30 A.M. - 5.00 P.M. Late night shopping is on Thursdays, until 9.00 P.M.
Most supermarkets are open from 8.00 A.M. till 8.00 or 9.00 P.M. on weekdays. On
certain Sundays, shops are allowed to open their doors.
For centuries, the Grote Markt has been the place for the
weekly market. There are two general markets each week, on Mondays and
Saturdays, the market stalls stretching from the Grote Markt into the
Burchtstraat and the surrounding streets. On Mondays from 8.00 A.M. till 2.00
P.M., there is a vegetable, fruit and plant market. The general market then
begins at 10.00 and continues through to 5.00 P.M. (in winter till 4.00 P.M.) On
Saturdays, you can buy your fruit and vegetables between 8.00 A.M. and 2.00
P.M., and general wares from 10.00 A.M. till 5.00 P.M.
A
very special market is the Nijmeegse Lusemert (Flea Market) which is held on
Monday mornings from 8.00 A.M. till 12.00 noon around the Church of St. Stephen
(St. Stevenskerk).
You are never allowed to install software
at any of the HAN PC rooms unless you wish to get expelled. They take this
seriously. At home is different: cheap PCs are available form Orbit opposite the
General Post office in town.
You can install what you
like, and legal software for students can be obtained from www.surfspot.nl and your
local computer systems manager. A legal copy of Windows XP and legal copy of
MsOffice Professional costs about 40 euro each. A steal. You can log in using your Radboud University or HAN University
of Applied Science login name and password, but ask a Dutch speaking student for help to avoid getting caught in Dutch lingo.
Nijmegen students can obtain their Students Sports Card to go to workout
classes, join students clubs, enter programmes and participate in competitions.
New programmes start 3 times a year from the Sports Centre at Radboud University Nijmegen. You can ask for an application form from the International Relations
Office or the Sports Centre desk. With this completed official form and the
stamp of your HAN department, a passport photograph you can then go to the
university sports centre Gymnasion (Heyendaalseweg, opposite 20 story
skyscraper) and collect your card (having paid 60 euro). Bring your ID every
time you wish to enter the buildings.
Clubs and teams can be found via www.studentensport.nl in Dutch, although a search for
your sports via a search engine may also come up with a local team via another
route (or try the Yellow Pages below).
Nijmegen has an
English-language cricket team, American Football, rugby club, baseball club, basketball
club and icehockey team www.nijmegen.com and www.nijmegenonline.nl.
Walkathon in summer http://walking.about.com/library/walk/bl4dlast.htm?once=true&iam=mt&terms=+nijmegen++four++days++marches and http://www.walker-online.com/travel/Niederrhein/Nijmegen/index.htm and http://www.pspmembers.com/nijmegen/nijmegen_days1.htm
Videos and fotos of walking through
Nijmegen http://www.channels.nl/nijmegen/station.html
Climbing http://nijsac.climbing.nl/en/
Volleyball http://www.vocasa.nl
Skating http://www.ru.nl/lacustris
For fun, tryhttp://www.commelec2003.ca/na_nemejgne.html Nijmegen 4 Days
Walks 2003
http://tigers_fanpage.tripod.com/nijmegen/ Nijmegen Icehockey
legends
http://home-1.tiscali.nl/~innop/main.htm Intercompany Hockey competition
Taekwondo
Martial arts is not so
popular as in Asia but there are many dojo here (including pencaksilat)
since there were many ex-soldiers brought their interest of martialarts from
Indonesia (pencaksilat, kuntau/chinese-Ind-kempo-kungfu) http://www.taekwondobond.nl/ , http://www.taekwondo-nijmegen.nl/, http://www.yoo-sin.nl
Fitness/bodybuilding
Keepfit:
Coehoornstrt 22, a good place, but too crowded Nijmegen82: thijmstrt141, mostly
girls & cardio, bodybuilding is possible by selftraining
Roostjes: Groenewoudseweg 322, cheap, nice people,
bodybuilding is possible, but the place is small
Noviomagum: Tollenstrt 211, bigger place, bodybuilding is
possible, also available: karate, aikido, judo.
RADBOUD
University Sports Centre: (the 'non student fitness section') Kwekerijweg 4,
mostly cardio, not complete for bodybuilding, cheap for KUN workers.
Golf: Forget it: Much more expensive than in Indonesia
Watersports: Skicentrum Wijchen Youth Hostels & Camping parks: see your
lonelyplanet guide www.lonelyplanet.com Back to top
Student Housing
http://www.tempo.cz/getting/nijmegen.htm Foreign Student’s Homepage on his adventure in Nijmegen
Back to topUseful sites in Dutch are www.leren.nl and www.studentennet.nl
but not a lot in English here.
Instead you can consult British and US homesites
using various searchengines like Altvavista or Yahoo. You then find useful tools
on Study skills in various subjects on Education Atlas, www.selfgrowth.com, www.how-to-study.com, www.mindtools.com/index.html www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/index.htm and www.psychwww.com.
http://www.ru.nl/buit/ects.html PDF Radboud Nijmegen University
ECTS Guide (on Faculties, living in the Netherlands, various issues relating to
student life). Student Councillors at the Radboud University of Nijmegen can be rached
via 31 24 361 6090 and balie@dsz.ru.nl.
Each University has its own Grievances Office, Handicap and Integration Officer, Sexual Harrassment Councillor and Minorities Councillor. Check your Dept Councillor for contact details.
CJP offers student discounts on records,
subscriptions, theatres and concerts www.cjp.nl. Youth Hostel cards also offer discounts.
In order to use the public telephone at
stations one needs a Vodafone card or Visa card to activate the machines. In
town public phones are either coin operated or Chip card (a small copper chip in
your bank card that you need to charge with your own money in order to pay via
the Chipper). Within the HLO the phone is activated by a phone card from Theo at
the Reception desk.
Mobile phones abound as a result, and you
need to consult either phone shops in town or consult the Internet sites for
each provider. The regulations change regularly so you need to consult experts.
These phone shops offer Asia Cards, a prepaid card with interesting rates for
ringing home from in Asia. Experiences are good on the whole: beware of
fraudulent deals.
Some students say it is easier and
cheaper to get a Dutch cell phone than using their Asian phone on the Dutch net.
Telfort, Orange, KPN are the big competitors.
Phonenumbers. In the Netherlands.
Although the Yellow Pages /Gele Gids www.goudengids.nl can help you to a number, you can also
try Scoot for numbers you need www.scoot.nl. White page supply regular subscription
numbers.
It helps to make a list of phone numbers
of your own student team at the beginning of each academic year, to avoid
lengthy discussions. And email addresses!
The Dutch do not expect any service tips,
as they have calculated it in. Only on special occasions tip your assistant to
avoid misunderstanding (or encourage misunderstanding if you so wish).
Long distance bus trips are offered by www.eurolines.nl and
active trips by www.travelactive.nl and www.happytravel.nl.
Student Travel in the Netherlands have numerous offices,
like www.nbbs.nl show you.
Nijmegen hosts several travel agents, and you need to shop around the center.
And of course try BasiqAir, Ryannair and other price fighters for great deals, as listed in Airtraffic.eu which lists cheap fares..
Barcelona 8 euro, 20 euro return?
If you ever consider buying a car
(together) buy a secondhand VW camper bus. They are cheap, disgustingly reliable
and extremely versatile (most sleep 4 comfortably) www.vwbusclub.nl. Cars
in the Netherlands involve paying road tax, at least Third Party insurance
(expensive for under 25s) and annual vehicle inspections.
IMPORTANT: in some countries, a driving licence can be
obtained at the age of 16. Dutch law stipulates that the minimum age for driving
a car is 18 years. Therefore, no matter how valid your licence is in your own
country, you cannot drive in the Netherlands if you are under 18.
For more information please check at the Town Hall, Korte
Nieuwstraat 6, tel.: +31-24-329 2435, office hours from 9.00 A.M. - 4.00 P.M.
From April till August, also open on Thursday evenings from 6.00 P.M. - 8.00
P.M.
Main traffic rules
In general, all traffic coming from the right has
right-of-way, unless the signs indicate otherwise. On roundabouts, unless
indicated otherwise, all traffic on the roundabout has right-of-way. The speed
limit in urban areas is 50 km per hour, 80 km per hour on non-motorway roads
outside city limits and 120 km per hour on motorways.
Visiting the Netherlands?
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General Information about the
Netherlands
Amsterdam:The Capital - The Hague:The
Government
Culture and the Arts
Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles
Visas, Passports, Tourist Regulations and Practical
Information
Documents Needed to Visit the
Netherlands
How to Obtain a Schengen
Visa
Driving in the
Netherlands
Moving to the
Netherlands
Want to Take Your Pet?
Travelling with Personal
Use Items
Visiting Aruba and the
Netherlands Antilles
How to Obtain/Renew a
Dutch Passport (in
Dutch)
Registration of Foreign
Certificates in the Netherlands (in
Dutch)
Wijziging Rijkswet op het
Nederlanderschap (in
Dutch)
Tourism Sites
Internet Search Engines in/for the Netherlands
Search the Netherlands
Roundabout: What's On in the
Netherlands
Netherlands Board of Tourism
Kids Corner
Dutch Railways
(trip planner)
Visit Amsterdam!
Amsterdam Guide
The Keukenhof
Floriade 2002
Dutch Yellow Pages
Dutch White Pages
(telephone book)
Dutch Museums
on-line
The Digital City
www.the-netherlands.com
U.S. Embassy
in the Hague
Living and Working in the
Netherlands
Interesting Websites (in English)
Do You have Roots in Holland?
Dutch Klompen (wooden
shoes)
Dutch Pop and Rock Music Institute
Info for English-speaking Ex-Pats in the
Netherlands
National Library of the Netherlands
The Royal
House
Information for People Visiting or Relocating to the
US
Assisting Dutch Expats in the US
Assistance for Remigration to the
Netherlands
Students within EU (European Union) and EEA are allowed to
earn money alongside their studies or internship activities without a Work
Permit. All other students with a residence permit for study purposes may earn
money on the side as long as the work is either seasonal (in June, July and/or
August) or adds up to less than ten hours a week. The employer must apply for
your work permit. For this, you have to supply a document from the host
institution stating that the job will not hinder your academic work.
Work on offer ranges from work via Call Centres (in
various languages), baby sitting, teaching English to Dutch students, working
a few hours in factories or on farms, or newspaper rounds. You can advertise
your services in the local newspaper www.gelderlander.nl, check out local www.regiowerk or the
KUN Newsletter 'VOX' or the HAN newsletter 'Sensor' for opportunities.
You are allowed to supplement your
income to a limited degree (check www.nuffic.nl) and some help in getting work can be
offered by Temp Agencies (www.callcenterwerk.nl, www.kellyservices.nl, www.centerparks.com, www.tempo-team.nl, www.manpower.nl. You
can also decide to become a test person for certain drugs (call (024) 388
8786), volunteer for experiments in Psychology, or distribute newspapers (no
mail), or help out local Language Institutes as a native speaker in their
conversation classes and translation work. Some bars offer reasonable pay and
working conditions, as do some shops. Check out taxation details though www.belastingdienst.nl or ask at the Taxation Office
opposite the Railway Station.
Although the HAN has oral exams and
practical sessions, you will find that most exams involve writing.
Project-based learning also involves the writing of logbooks, reports, letters
and theses, all of these are assessed on both contents and form. In order to
help you write these texts.
To help you provide
feedback, HAN has constructed www.worldwidewriting.com. This is a free,
multilanguage tool that both online and offline allows students and staff to
develop their writing skills, use checklists prior to final submission, and
offer ready-made feedback comments on any aspects of a text.
Youth hostels are still very cheap and
in combination with EuroLines busses a cheap way to travel. the Netherlands
have 25, in big cities, on the islands and inland. You also find some on the
nearby Rhine near Koblenz (Germany) in old Rhine castles, in medieval towns in
the Belgian Ardennes and Luxemburg, in French cities and of course European
capitals. Membership is cheap, and rooms usually go for about 16 euro a night.