The Meeting Point
Assistance for refugee students, first-generation students, and students from Suriname and the Caribbean region of the Netherlands.
The Meeting Point is a meeting place for students who could use a little extra help finding their way in the Netherlands or within the university.
- Want to improve your language skills?
- Could use some support from (higher-year) students?
- Or have questions about topics such as:
- Admission procedures
- Study choices
- Finances
- Applying for jobs
Drop by the Meeting Point or get in touch.
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‘The refugees of today are the Dutch citizens of tomorrow!’
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Want to improve your language skills? We can lend a hand.
Questions? Get in touch with us.
Our partners:
- UAF, foundation for refugees
- Het Taalschakeltraject Leiden-Den Haag (TST) is for status holders who, from January 1st, 2022, have been socially integrating in the Netherlands. During the TST, you prepare for a higher education programme on the HBO or university.
- Academic Language Centre.
- Leiden University Diversity and Inclusion Office
- PopCorner at the Faculty of Social Science, the Faculty of Humanities and Campus The Hague - helping you find the way within your faculty and study programme.
- Leiden University IncLUsion programme.
- Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (in Dutch) advice point for status holders.
- Are you the first person in your family to go to university? It will certainly be fun and exciting but might also feel like a step into the unknown.
- Via the Start je toekomst programme (in Dutch) you can receive all the information you need to help you feel at home and be successful in your new environment.
- International students might sometime also need a little help in finding their way. If that applies to you, drop by or get in touch.
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Watch the video on the original website orTogether with our education partners, we can help you to remove any obstacles to study success and bring you into contact with fellow students and staff members.
Need help with study planning or study choices? We can put you in touch with the right people.
Want to improve your language skills? We can lend a hand.
Questions? Get in touch with us.
Agenda Meeting Point
Date: 28 september 2023, 17:30-19:30
Location: Hogeschool Rotterdam, Museumpark Laagbouw
Target group: Attendees of the 'Succesvol Starten' programme
Language: Dutch
Meeting Point Universiteit Leiden, UAF en Hogeschool Rotterdam invite all (former) participants for the plenary start of the Succesvol Starten programme.
Date: Saturday October 7th, 2023, 10:30 - 18:00
Location: Plexus Student Centre, Leiden
Target group: First year students of Leiden University and Leiden University of Applied Sciences, coming from the Carribean area of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
You can meet each other and the Carribean student community. Share your experiences about the first weeks at the university or university of applied sciences!
Date: Friday, October 27th, 2023, time TBA
Location: Beehive, The Hague
Target group: All students, in particular students of Meeting Point/Start je Toekomst/POPcorner/Succesvol Starten/Leiden Carribean Community/Student Support Services
Meeting Point Universiteit Leiden, POPcorner FSW, POPcorner FGW, POPcorner The Hague and Start Je Toekomst invite you for a special workshop 'Durf te Vragen' (dare to ask) with Nils Roemen, the creator of #dtv. Keep this date available in your agenda!
More information coming soon.
Date: Friday November 17th, 2023, 17:00 - 21:00
Location: Leiden
Language: English
Target Group: All students
The yearly event where international and domestic students with different backgrounds meet to celebrate diversity. We of course drink and eat together and there is room for arts and culture.
More information on the programme and registration will follow.
December 20th: Winter Dinner
Date: Wednesday December 20th, 2023, 16:00 - 20:00
Location: Plexus Student Centre, Leiden
Language: Dutch/English
Target group: All students, in particular students with a refugee or migration background.
Eating, laughing and being together. Being a spot of light in the sometimes dark month of December. Please feel welcome at our Winter Dinner.
More information about the programme and registration will follow.
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