Campus Fryslân blog

If you come to the Netherlands for the first time, and you are looking  for a side job, there are a few things you need to take into account before you start searching.  

In the end of my bachelor in tourism management I was doubting a lot whether I had chosen the right educational path. I still found the field of tourism very fascinating, but the classical management lens was not the fitting approach for me. I wanted to...

My name is Ester Alda and I have been living in Coimbra in Portugal this semester. I was the only third-year student going on an exchange this semester, which has been an experience that I will be forever grateful for. Living in Portugal for around five...

By Tereza Kubištová

Hello, my name is Julia Gorny, I am 18 years old and am from Germany. I am a freshly baked first-year student of Global Responsibility & Leadership and want to share my experiences of our introduction week with you!

Some apps are more useful in one country over another. I’ve put together a list of apps that only took me a few years to find after I moved to the Netherlands. I hope they’re helpful because I know they have been hugely beneficial for me at times. 

Campus Fryslân may be small-scale but between all the students and staff we cover many continents. It can be a worry for many students to leave their comfort zone of the home that they grew up in and the friends they have always had. However, the decision...

When moving to a new country it can be good to know a few words in the native language to help you get by more easily. Don’t get me wrong, the Dutch are among the best non-native speakers of English in Europe, however, being from a native English speaking...

The main thing we all miss when away from home is the food. Any time I ask any of my friends what they’re looking forward to most when they go home, the answer is “the food”! However, different cultures have different tastes, different preferences on...