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Groninger cultural institutions re-open

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Public primary school children in Groningen to return to classes on May 11

Hack The Crisis gathers international startups to solve local problems

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Learning Dutch can open doors and help internationals integrate

by Melanie Lange

August 24, 2019

A group of internationals dedicated their summer to learning Dutch at the Language Centre of the University of Groningen, so ...

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Five times you realised you are becoming a Dutchie

Typical Dutch

Five times you realised you are becoming a Dutchie

The other day, I was having my ham and kaas sandwich at work, and it suddenly hit me: I had ...

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Culture

Who are the asylum seekers?

by The Northern Times

The topic of refugees in the Netherlands often serves as a litmus test for people’s pre-existing political views. Asylum seeker ...

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Internationals try to pronounce some of the trickiest Dutch words

International students

Internationals try to pronounce some of the trickiest Dutch words

Schiermonnikoog, verschrikkelijk, afstandsbediening, ui, angstschreeuw are the tongue- twisters that bring internationals to their limits. Can you pronounce these words ...

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Let’s talk about the Dutch weather

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Let’s talk about the Dutch weather

The Dutch weather: a topic that hurts most internationals, who refuse to make peace with the idea of experiencing the ...

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Who what when where why: King’s Day

King’s Day is the biggest Dutch public party each year, but what is it all about? Why do the Dutch ...

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Education

Hanze research on mixing Dutch, international student populations

by The Northern Times

An instructor at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen has won a grant to carry out research on ...

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New exemptions from Orientation on the Dutch Labour Market exam

by The Northern Times

The so-called Orientation on the Dutch Labour Market exam (ONA) has been a dreaded part of becoming either a permanent ...

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Tulip grower in Smilde opens FEBO for flowers

Typical Dutch

Tulip grower in Smilde opens FEBO for flowers

by The Northern Times

January 29, 2019

It’s not a croquette or an eierball behind the small door, but a bunch of tulips. Drenthe now has its ...

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Dutch state evaluating whether Burum satellites need to be relocated

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Frisian surveillance satellites to be relocated abroad

by The Northern Times

December 20, 2018

The Dutch intelligence service surveillance satellites in the Frisian town of Burum will need to be moved somewhere outside of ...

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