Every first Thursday of the month, Stranger Things perform their full-length improv comedy show at the Usva INTheatre. Don’t miss this night of hilarity, drinks and general merriment – be sure to reserve a ticket! Doors open at 21.00. In order to avoid disappointment, it is necessary to arrive on time! Tickets are €6,50 for [...]

Being married to humor can be very stressful “Stranger Things Have Happened“ is not only hurrying from success to success on Groningen’s stages, but has just recently achieved second place in the City of Talent competition. As a prize the septet is awarded with a giant billboard in the city, on which the heroes of quirky [...]

Elina Kisiele and Angelique Diarra love the internship that they are currently completing at Hanze’s cultural organisation De CAST. Both are thrilled about culture and love to organize events with and for their fellow students at Hanze University. Elina Kisiele from Liepaja in Latvia and Angelique Diarra from Fontainebleu in France know: a fish…[Read more]

Country of Origin: Belgium 10,839 million inhabitants 0.735 times the size of the Netherlands Studies: International Communication Likes: Cultures and Languages Axolotl (Mexican salamander) Dislikes: Dishonesty Stress Charlotte Speybrouck Why did you choose Groningen to study? ‘I had the choice between the Netherlands and Germany. There…[Read more]

Unknown Hero – No one knows Dr. Martin Harris No wife. No passport. No identity. When U.S. biologist Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakens from a coma after a car accident, his life is turned completely upside down. His wife (January Jones), who accompanied him to a biotech conference in Berlin, claims not to know [...]

The residual risk – a real danger The heavy aftershocks of the earthquake in Japan once again symbolize a clear warning. In the future, the world’s public will no longer tolerate nuclear power plants in earthquake zones. Once again, for a brief moment, the world is captured by the terrible disaster that happened in Japan, being [...]

Hanze University should consider giving international students a bit more information in English. Students have decided to take matters into their own hands and start a one-stop-shop information website 8.10 in the morning. Monica Lenaz arrives at the Hanze a bit earlier than usual to print out a paper that she wrote the night before for today’s [...]

Hanze Racing Division ‘The project really is our little baby’ Driving a racing car is not a piece of cake. Building the car yourself might be even harder. But, the Hanze Racing Division (HARD) is not afraid to face the challenge. Their dream is to compete in the Formula Student, an international car design and engineering contest for [...]

Country of Origin: Germany 10,82 million inhabitants 1,3 times less the size of the Netherlands Studies: Minor Creating an International Event, Major Communication & PR Events Ilka Dickmann Where are you from and when was your last time back home? I am from a small village in the West of Germany, close to the Dutch boarder. The last time I…[Read more]

Yassin Kimanzi Age : 26 Nationality : Rwandan Studies : Master in Business Administration Neighborhood : Coendersborg ‘Luckily I found this room easily by means of the International Student Office. I knew that I wanted to do my Master’s degree abroad, but applied for a whole lot of different universities. When I finally got permission to go…[Read more]

A northern German ritual to greet the summer time. Hagen H. Brugmann and Martin Wloszczynski are mentally preparing themselves to dive into the cold water. Winter is history. Spring is in the air and Dailyight Saving Time (DST) has come to add more color to our lives. We had to change time, but we also change [...]

Country of Origin: Bulgaria 7,351 million inhabitants 2.65 times the size of the Netherlands Studies: International Communication Ana Velkova (22) Where are you from and when was your last time back home? ‘I am from the northeastern part of Bulgaria, from the city of Ruse, which lies on the Danube river. Ruse is the fifth-largest city in…[Read more]

Jeongwook Heo Age : 21 Nationality : Republic of Korea (South Korea) Studies : International Business & Management Neighborhood : Van Sijsenstraat ‘Till last year, I lived in international student house at Winschoterdiep. Since students could not stay in their room that Housing office offered more than one year, I had to move to other room.…[Read more]

“A sentimental journey…“ gently resounds from the radio. For less well-off students, who got gripped by the desire of spending a semester abroad, however, this song may not arouse any romantic sentiments. Those who are planning to make use of an ERASMUS scholarship should think of anything but an “All-inclusive-package-deal”. In rational terms…[Read more]