Is Leiden University good? Leiden University is a public research university, and the oldest in the Netherlands. It has always had a reputation for tolerance, welcoming new ideas and debate, and for acting as magnet to thinkers and artists who were looking for refuge and inspiration. Descartes, Rembrandt, Huygens, Grotius and Spinoza all found a…
Artistic studies – what are they about? Everybody has heard about that student who is permanently poor, a little crazy, and looks like someone who is homeless crossed with a visionary. Artistic studies don’t have the greatest of reputations. Artistic studies at institutions which teach the arts have reputations based on a whole host of…
Studying in the Netherlands is a great idea Studying in the Netherlands is an opportunity to spend time in a country which has a rich history, an open society and an excellent level of higher education. The Shanghai rankings list ten Dutch universities above Poland’s best performing institution – the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. A…
Applications to study in the Netherlands are processed through the centralised StudieLink system, which opens at the beginning of the school year – a year before you are planning to start your course. Dutch universities have a number of application deadlines. Some of them will accept applications until the very last minute, whereas others –…
