Work possibilities for international students in the Netherlands
November 3, 2008 1 Comment
Nuffic has taken stock of all the possibilities for students from outside the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA), to work in a number of countries (EU member states, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Australia, Canada and the United States). Students from outside the EEA in the Netherlands can work either a maximum of ten [...]
More students choose Maastricht
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About 3500 first-year students started their bachelor’s studies at Maastricht University in September. That’s 4 percent more than last year. Fifty percent of these newcomers have a Dutch passport, 40 percent a German one, and 4 percent are born in Belgium. The rest come from all over the world. In the faculties of Arts and [...]
Nearly 95 thousand east European workers in the Netherlands
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In June 2008, 94 thousand workers from EU countries in eastern Europe were working in the Netherlands. This is 60 percent more than one year previously. In the whole of the Netherlands the number of workers grew by nearly 2 percent. Most east Europeans working here are from Poland. Nearly half are younger than 30, [...]
Dutch unemployment lowest in EU
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After adjustment for seasonal effects, unemployment in the European Union was 6.9 percent in August 2008. This is the equivalent of just over 16.5 million unemployed. The Netherlands had the lowest rate of unemployment of all 27 member states: 2.6 percnet. The rate was highest in Spain, where 11.3 percent of the labour force were [...]
The Dutch are moderate drinkers
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Although the Dutch have a reputation of being heavy drinkers, they are in fact not: nearly nowhere in Europe do people drink as little as in the Netherlands. The country has had this position of an ‘island of moderation’ within Europe as long as comparative alcohol statistics have been published. Statistics on alcohol consumption are [...]
More than 31 thousand Americans in the Netherlands
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More than 31 thousand Americans were living in the Netherlands op 1 January 2008. Many more Dutch people live in the United States: according to the US Bureau of the Census, over 100 thousand Dutch people lived there in 2001. Most Americans live in North Holland The largest number of Americans in the Netherlands live [...]
New to Holland: the official website of the Netherlands on immigration
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If you come to the Netherlands to live, work or study, you are likely to have some questions about the arrangements you need to make. The New to Holland website will guide you to the government organizations you may have to deal with. The website provides information about the arrangements you will need to make [...]
