Leiden University: international students get a new house

Recently the first international students have moved into Horizon House, Hugo de Grootstraat 32 in Leiden. SLS has created high quality accommodation for international students and researchers in this former Legal Study Centre. The building houses 67 student rooms and 25 one room apartments. Some units are suitable for occupation by more than one person. The building was officially opened this week by Rector magnificus/Voorzitter of the Executive Board Douwe Breimer. He expressed how pleased he was with Horizon House, but said this this was just the start of our ambitions. SLS Wonen is already far advanced with plans for 126 three room apartments (378 rooms) on the Sanders site. The former Elizabeth Hospital on the Hooigracht, where students were already living, will be undergoing drastic renovations Read more: Eurogates.Forum

Luck of the Irish: Happy at TU Delft

Beckie O'Neill and Gemma Cromie are Erasmus exchange students from Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. These two chemical engineering students are studying at Delft Chem Tech and are so far among very few students from Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom who have dared to cross the sea to study at TU Delft. Gemma Cromie (22) "I'm doing my MSc studies in chemical engineering here and must admit that I was worried when I first came to Holland. I had never been here before and had only heard a little bit about Dutch culture. However, Holland is much different than I thought! It has a very international atmosphere, the people are friendly and there are loads of fun things do to outside of the study routine. My university back home in Belfast is a good one, but the chemical engineering department is very small. There are only 18 students in our program. Needless to say, I also haven't had much exposure to the industry either, because there are very few chemical companies back in Northern Ireland. So, I already have a clear view of my future: I will definitely have to eventually leave my country to find a job! Read more: Eurogates.Forum

Multi-million grant for digitization of international trade

Customs-related administrative burdens cost hundred of billions of euros worldwide every year. The European Commission is making a 5.8 million euro grant available for a large-scale international research project, the aim of which is to make international trade safer while reducing the administrative burden.

VU Amsterdam is acting as the coordinating partner and will receive 2.1 million euros – the remainder will be divided between European universities, businesses and customs organizations collaborating in the project. Information Technology for Analysis and Intelligent Design for E-government (ITAIDE) is an Integrated Project (IP), financed by the 6th Framework Programme of the EU.

VU Amsterdam is going to coordinate the project, with four researchers under the leadership of Professor Yao Hua Tan. Tan is professor of Electronic Business at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. The Faculty has obtained the grant due to the extensive research expertise of its Information Systems department in the field of e-commerce, and particularly in designing electronic trade documents and procedures.

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10th anniversary Euro*MBA

The success formula of the Euro*MBA, the first e-learning MBA, the first to combine also residential and e-learning in a multicultural context, proved to work. 10 Years of experience, tremendous development in IT learning environment, academic and business content and international Euro*MBA network will be celebrated at the conference centre Collbató of Euro*MBA full partner EADA in Barcelona, May 2006. In 1996 when the Euro*MBA was launched by the Euro*MBA consortium, there was no similar e-learning MBA in the world. In Europe the internet was mainly used by IT oriented professionals and e-mail was not considered yet as a one of the most important communication means. Ten years later, an e-learning MBA is an established format to do your MBA and enhance your career, especially if you have a highly mobile professional life. Research proved that the quality of e-learning/distance learning programmes equals the more classical programmes with only face to face education. And more and more we see that universities and business schools al around the world incorporate e-learning elements in their curriculum. Also the consortium set up of the programme was a "primeur", which has been copied by now by a small number of other international consortia of business schools. Euro*MBA still being the pioneer in attracting partners in emerging markets such as Central and Eastern European countries with the associate partnership of LKAEM Poland in 2003. And within the consortium the partners have gained international accreditations for their institute and MBA's programmes since 1996. AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS/efmd are well represented accreditations and proofs of quality amongst the partners. The success of an MBA is best evaluated by the success of its graduates. Their career development reflects promotions to CEO level positions, increasing levels of responsibilities - both content wise or in regional scope - partnerships or the set up of successful companies and most of all international careers. This success is to be celebrated in a two day event in Barcelona, May 12-13, 2006, where the whole Euro*MBA network of alumni, participants, staff and board will gather to celebrate the past and the future of this growing programme. Euro*MBA

International Business Programme ( see also a webmovie)

The IBA programme which started this year at VU Amsterdam is based on four disciplines: social sciences, technology, economics and general business administration and includes various courses which are specifically geared to global issues such as cross-cultural management and international law. Our internationally-oriented academic staff and a guaranteed exchange programme further ensure that this programme is truly international. Read more See a webmovie

The TV reality of TU student life

TUDelta: Even without being able to understand Dutch, the TU's foreign students should enjoy watching the new Dutch TV reality show, 'Delft Blauw', which follows the lives of eleven TU students in Delft. This real-life series aims to give viewers a glimpse of what student life at TU Delft is really like. n the Netherlands, studying engineering or other technological subjects is generally considered to be rather nerdy and dull. To change this image, Marco Waas, dean of the Faculty of 3mE (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering), and Helmi Geeve, head of TU Delft's Marketing and Communication department, came up with the idea of making a real-life, reality TV series about TU Delft students. Eurogates.Forum

New bachelor programme in Liberal arts

Univers.Tilburg University:Nice ambitions, but financially vulnerable is how faculty board members typify the plan presented last week for the elite study programme, Liberal Arts. The new bachelor's programme will provide students with a broad and specialized education. In the proposal for the intensive study programme, to start in September 2007, students will first receive a broad education in social sciences and humanity studies. After one and a half years the students will be able to specialize in one of five majors: law, economics, management, 'identity', and 'Dante' - a variation consisting mainly of humanities studies. The strictly selected students will receive lectures in small groups. Read more: Eurogates.Forum

More English in bachelor's in Law

Univers.Tilburg University: More attention should be paid to English language skills during the bachelor's programmes at the law faculty. That is the opinion of the law student fraction Vrijspraak. It proposes to introduce Legal Language Skills as a compulsory subject and to have some subjects given in English. 'Strangely, a lot of students have never been exposed to the English language before they start a master's in English', the fraction writes in its proposal, which will be discussed in the faculty council on Thursday November 24. Since communication is in English at many big law companies, problems occur in the legal practice as well. Read more: Eurogates.Forum

Nyenrode Profile in the Financial Times

Nyenrode University: Mid-January, Financial Times reporter Linda Anderson visited Nyenrode. Last Monday her article profiling Nyenrode was published in the newspaper under the motto: a business approach in a fairy-tale setting. The fairytale setting belies the school's hard headed approach to business education. It is in a castle with turret, moat and drawbridge in 500 acres just 20 minutes by car south of Amsterdam. Nyenrode must be one of the most picturesque business schools. Read more Eurogates.Forum

Minister against status change for PhD candidates

Univers.Tilburg University: The introduction of the less expensive 'student model' for PhD candidates is a step back in the opinion of Education Minister Maria van der Hoeven. Her ministry will not facilitate such a development. The Minister said this during a symposium of the Dutch network of PhD students in Amsterdam last Wednesday. Dutch universities would like to change the status of PhD candidates from employees to students, but the arguments to do so don't convince her. According to Van der Hoeven, better supervision of PhD students will lead to a higher percentage of PhD candidates finishing their studies, and to increase the number of PhD students, more external PhD candidates should be appointed. Read more: Eurogates.Forum

New EU workers 'good for economy'

Expatica.com: The European Commission urged EU member states on Wednesday to open up their labour markets to workers from Central Europe. It said Britain, Ireland and Sweden had reported increased domestic growth without higher unemployment after letting in new workers from the states which joined the EU in May 2004. Read more: Eurogates.Forum

Work & study MA programme:International Service Management

Take the chance to do your Master programme for free. Service provision has extended beyond conventional applications (banking, retailing, hospitality, insurance, and health care) and is now an integral and vital part of all business activity. Over 60% of the European workforce and 80% of the American workforce are now engaged in the service sector. Read more

About CHN University

A dynamic, top-quality university with establishments in the Netherlands and outside of Europe. That, in a nutshell, is the profile of the Christelijke Hogeschool Nederland. The CHN currently has approximately 6,000 students and employs some 560 members of staff. The university offers specialised study programmes and commercial services in the areas of hotel management and turism for both the national and international market. Read more

Business University Nyenrode

Founded in 1946, Nyenrode was the first business school to be financed by the business community. In setting up the school, the founding fathers meant to realize an entirely new concept, to enrich the Dutch educational scene with an institution capable of producing talented and internationally-oriented people to help rebuild the national post-war economy. A strong character and an entrepreneurial spirit were essential ingredients with which to achieve the objective.

Building character and teaching a habitus were therefore the central objectives of the educational program. Young people not only had to be up to date with knowledge, they also had to be trained to develop the skills needed to ensure their knowledge made a difference. Either by applying this knowledge and drawing conclusions that lead to decisions or by deriving from this knowledge certain new insights to open new roads to companies and organizations. This was to be facilitated by strong international focus.

Today, Nyenrode Business Universiteit aims to achieve a course structure for both students and executives in which the transfer of knowledge, education, development of one's own initiative and imagination are carefully combined and balanced. The acquisition, renewal and subsequent application of knowledge are the key characteristics of the Nyenrode-trained professional manager alongside international orientation and the 13,000-strong alumni network around the globe.

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About Tilburg University

Tilburg University is located in the southern Netherlands. It specialises in the Social Sciences and the Humanities and has an outstanding international track record for research and teaching excellence in Economics, Business, and Law. Making Tilburg a true European Leader in Economics, Business, and Law Tilburg University is pursuing a dynamic internationalisation policy. Currently, seven per cent of its student population are international students enrolling in its array of English-language taught programmes and, of all Dutch universities, it is offering the most appealing service and support package in recruitment of international staff. Its campus, designed with a compact architectural concept in mind, is set in gently undulating, park-like grounds on a forest edge. Cultural venues and sports opportunities make Tilburg an attractive place to be, with excellent transport links to other European capitals. The university community, therefore, offers you every opportunity to achieve your goals intellectually, professionally, or socially.

About Hanze University

Hanze University Groningen is a university of applied sciences with more than 2,000 employees and over 20,000 Dutch and foreign students who have enrolled in one of the seventy degree programmes in the fields of economics, technology, health care, education and teacher training, social work, labour relations, fine arts, and music. Hanze University Groningen is one of the largest and most all-round universities of professional education in the Netherlands. Hanze University

Healthcare changes affect foreigners

A new healthcare system was introduced in the Netherlands on 1 January. International students over thirty who are staying longer than one year in the Netherlands and international employees of Wageningen UR must take out a ‘basic health insurance policy’. Students who have a job alongside their study must also do so. According to the law, everyone living in the Netherlands must have health insurance. For most European exchange students nothing changes, as the health insurance from their own country is sufficient. But international students over thirty who will be staying longer than one year in the Netherlands, students who have a job here, and foreigners who are employees of Wageningen UR must take out a Dutch ‘basic health insurance policy’ (zorgverzekering). Read more

School for Transport, Infrastructure and Logistics grows

The University of Twente and Radboud University Nijmegen have joined Trail, a research school for Transport, Infrastructure and Logistics. Seven TU Delft faculties also work as part of Trail, together with four faculties from Erasmus University Rotterdam and the one faculty from University of Groningen. The University of Twente's research group 'Traffic, Transport and Space', and Radboud University's group 'Spatial Planning, Institutions and Mobility, will participate in Trail TUDelta