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Leaving the Netherlands Immigration and residency
As an international student, there are a number of matters you should take care of prior to leaving the Netherlands at the end of your studies.

Internships and research in the Netherlands Internships and research
How can you find an internship or research project and what arrangements do you need to make?

How vulnerable is the Netherlands to an energy crisis? News - 24 March 2026
The Iran war has pushed up fuel prices and raised concerns about a global energy shortage. How well prepared is the Netherlands? We asked two experts.

How can the Netherlands form a stable government? News - 29 September 2025
Dutch politics is becoming increasingly polarised, and forming stable governments seems more difficult than ever. In the heat of the election race, a psychologist and a historian offer cool-headed advice.

Exhibition marks 100 years of Indonesian Student Association in the Netherlands News - 14 November 2022
The Indonesian Student Association in the Netherlands, ‘Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia Belanda’, has teamed up with the Indonesian embassy in The Hague and Historia.ID magazine to create an exhibition to mark the association’s 100th anniversary. The student association, which was founded in Leiden, played…

‘Dear Aunt Olga’ exhibition on the ties between Suriname and the Netherlands News - 27 October 2023
The Surinamese-Dutch language, Parbo Beer and, of course, football. The ‘Dear Aunt Olga’ (‘Lieve tante Olga’) exhibition focuses on the shared Surinamese-Dutch culture. Full of cheer and with life experience to spare, ‘icon’ Aunt Olga (95) leads visitors through a shared history and does not shy away…

Internationalisation in balance: Universities of the Netherlands announce their own measures News - 8 February 2024
On 8 February, the Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) published the measures that universities themselves are intending to take to manage the influx of international students and enhance the Dutch language skills of lecturers and students.

First patient in the Netherlands successfully treated with stem cell gene therapy News - 22 June 2022
Researchers from the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have successfully used stem cell gene therapy to treat a baby with the severe congenital immune disorder SCID. An important milestone: it is the first time stem cell gene therapy of Dutch origin has been administered to a patient, and also…

Noa Wildschut and the Netherlands Student Orchestra Event - 13 February 2026
Arts and culture

Online event - Working in the Netherlands for non-EU Course
Career and apply for jobs

Hosting Global Justice: The Netherlands and International Courts (ICJ & ICC) Event - 12 May 2025
Lecture, Studium Generale

Working in the Netherlands for non-EU Course
Career and apply for jobs

Workshop How to find a job in the Netherlands Course
Career and apply for jobs

Election Debate: “Future Proof – The Netherlands in Transition” Event - 9 October 2025