Study Abroad
The Netherlands: when the deal is this good, why are you still at home?
With bargain courses taught in English, Steve McCormack thinks students should be flocking to the Netherlands
Inside Study Abroad
"Sprechen sie Deutsch? Nein? No problem..."
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Lucy Lee didn’t have grand globetrotting plans. At school, she assumed she would follow the usual route: GCSEs and A-levels at a local school, hopefully leading to a degree at a UK university. That’s pretty much how things panned out – until she set her heart on postgraduate study at the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee (KHB) in Berlin.
The Netherlands: you could be on a course by this autumn
Thursday, 24 March 2011
There are only a few easy hurdles to overcome to apply for a place on a course at a Dutch higher education institution.
The Dutch Masters: a golden age of opportunity
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Are you thinking about doing a Masters degree or PhD in a European country? There’s no need to learn a foreign language if the Netherlands is your choice.
The Netherlands: cash in on a double dose of Dutch hospitality
Thursday, 24 March 2011
The cost of higher education in the Netherlands may be less than you think. Not only are fees lower than they are in the UK, but extra support is available to British students to help them pay the rent, buy their course equipment, and enjoy the social life their new country of residence has to offer.
The Netherlands: the hardest part is deciding what to study
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Students planning to study for a Bachelors degree in the Netherlands have plenty of options. Despite the country’s diminutive size, it packs in 14 research universities, 39 universities of applied science and five university colleges, all of which combined to offer 1,095 degree programmes taught in English in the 2009-10 academic year, according to the Netherlands Organisation for International Co-operation in Higher Education (Nuffic).
The Netherlands: a relaxing way of life and learning
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Ask some British students why they might be drawn to the Netherlands and you’ll elicit a knowing smirk, but there’s a lot to enjoy beyond the coffee shops. The region has a rich history and a liberal outlook while the Dutch accept visitors with open arms, which is particularly evident in its student bodies. According to the Netherlands Organisation for International Co-operation in Higher Education (Nuffic), there are currently 76,750 international students on roll.
American liberal arts colleges: Where art meets science
Thursday, 17 March 2011
In 1959, the British scientist and novelist CP Snow warned of a divide between scientists and "literary intellectuals". He explained that few of his friends and colleagues had both read one of Shakespeare's plays and could explain the second law of thermodynamics. The British education system, he argued, forced children to specialise at too early an age, pushing them towards either the arts or science and industry. More than half a century later, how much has changed?
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