Holland is ranked 8th in the Better Life Index rankings, recently published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). These rankings compared quality of life in 36 the most developed countries in the world.

Amsterdam confirmed a status of the city with the most bicycle friendly infrastructure in the world. In 2013 the Copenhagenize Index this city was ranked 1st second time in a row. Utrecht and Eindhoven were placed 3rd and 6th in this ranking.

Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences has started to offer new Entrepreneurial Business Administration (EBA) Bachelor programme. This IBA spesialisation is designed for the students, who wish to combine higher education with starting their own company.

Stenden University of Applied Sciences is one of the few vocational universities in the Netherlands, which runs their own learning company, the four stars Stenden University Hotel. This is the real business hotel, where students of Stenden’s International Hotel Management School study and work during the first 3 years of their study programme.

A new ‘technology pact’, signed recently by Dutch businesses, educational institutions, unions, and governmental bodies, hopes to attract more international tech students to The Netherlands. The pact proposes an increase of internships and scholarships for talented foreign tech students, as well as a strong recruiting link with universities.

Leiden University’s Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) has recently published its ranking of the top 500 universities in the world. The Netherlands was represented by 12 research universities. All of them scored within the first 200 results, while 6 of them made the top 100.

NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences offers International Hotel Management, a top-ranked Bachelor programme, which gives students an opportunity to learn in a real-life setting. Only 150 places are available every year for the students from Holland and abroad.

The tuition fees of programmes at universities in the Netherlands are equal for Dutch citizens and for inhabitants of the countries from the European Economic Area. See the list of EEA countries and visa application deadlines.

The Netherlands ranked 7th in the U21 rankings of countries that offer a quality higher education to foreign students. This result proved them as a one of the most favourable country for international education in the world.

Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences invites prospective students to the Open Day for the Master programmes on June 7th 2013. Come and find out if these programmes will be a follow-up for your international education!