Studentify: Because life is complicated enough

December 5, 2011 in Experiences, How to, Legal Alien, Lifestyle by Nick Kennedy

Being a student is not only about celebrating, fun and carelessness. Besides financial worries and housing problems there is the main part of life: The university. Studies say that the Netherlands is one of the most treasured studying spaces in Europe. Not without any reasons: Especially in areas like Groningen the universities, in this case Rijsuniversity and Hanze university of Applied Sciences, expect a lot more than usual from their students. It’s all about learning and focusing on their student life. In particular because of the result and the very appreciated certificate for a study abroad, more and more international [...]

Notice for help!

December 5, 2011 in Legal Alien, Uncategorized by Nick Kennedy

A matchless story about friendship, religion and trust. Richard (name, age and studies were changed by the editor) from a town in Africa always wanted to study in a foreign country to discover the world and learn more about other cultures and habits. He expected new and good experiences. Since the beginning of September he’s been in the Netherlands in Groningen, to study at the Rijksuniversity. He tries to make his dreams come true. But much to his own regret he must recognize that everything he imagined has gone differently in life: Richard’s tragic story began in the summer of [...]

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Legal Alien – Pierina Cano-Manuel Mendoza

October 10, 2011 in Legal Alien by miia

Pierina Cano-Manuel Mendoza comes from Caracas Venezuela. She studied  Advertising and Public Relationship for 5 years in the University of Malaga in Spain. Currently she’s studying International Communication in Hanze. For how long did you lived in Venezuela? What did you do after that? I’ve born in Venezuela and lived there until I was  12 years old. Then I lived for two years in Fontana (California) in The United States of America. After that, I came to Spain because of my grandparents. They are Spanish and they live in Malaga so I came to live there, with my parents and [...]

Lost in translation

October 7, 2011 in Legal Alien, Uncategorized by Eeva-Maria

It was a beautiful Saturday and I was about to begin my experiment. I had decided it was time to transform myself into a real foreign student for one day. This meant I could only speak English, where ever I went. Why? I was wondering what it felt like to be in a foreign country, not speaking the language and not having anyone around to translate for you. I started my day at Albert Heijn where I decide to go to one of the busiest places in town: at the Korenbeurs. What’s more, I didn’t know anyone who worked there, so my [...]

Legal Alien: Iryna Shulikina

May 26, 2011 in Legal Alien by Maaike Kliphuis

Iryna Shulikina How did you end up in Holland? In Ukraine I took a course at a language school. Part of the course was an excursion to the Netherlands. During this excursion, one of the activities was a visit to a Dutch partner school in Groningen. I noticed that it was a perfect city for students, with all the right facilities. After a presentation at the Hanze University, it was not hard for me to decide to move to the Netherlands for my study. What surprised you about the Netherlands? What surprised me the most about the country is that [...]