For most IBMS students, the first weeks at Hanze UAS involve a lot of adjusting. This includes new teachers, new campus, new school system, new cultures, and of course, new friends. By the end of September in my first year, all things for most people were looking more settled, and I could see regular groups of friends forming. When you’re young and new to a school, it’s only natural to want to find colleagues with whom you relate to and feel...

Those of us who are well travelled may think that we understand what it’s like to be surrounded by a different culture. Being from Canada, where we have one of the most culturally diverse populations of the world, and well travelled, I thought that moving to the Netherlands to study would be nothing too new to me. I became more and more shocked as to how wrong I was, and never have I felt so different from others and so alone. Eventually, it became...

Hello other side of the world, I can’t even express how glad I was when I finally got off the plane in Auckland, New Zealand. The flight was long and the woman occupying the window seat was sick which made that I had to get up to let her go to the toilet many times… Luckily, after the somewhat inconvenient flight, the airport shuttle took me to my accommodation. On my way I thought I missed the country and arrived in Asia. It was impressive...

Wild Jungle and animals, incredible beaches, wonderful people and a great study environment, that is Costa Rica! After being here for three months I cannot say anything else. Study environment is comparable to Hanze University GroningenMy study environment is divers and interesting. The system here is similar to the one at the Hanze, which means much group work and few tests. It depends on personal learning preferences whether one would experience this...

After an incredible time in Costa Rica, I decided to tour around South America with a friend. The last semester my friend had been studying in Chili. We figured that Arequipa, Peru, would be a good place to meet up with each other. That was the only plan that we had. Saying adios to Costa Rica was really hard. I met some really great people that have become good friends. After an emotional goodbye party, my host family brought be to the airport. They have...

Tran Ngocdiep is a first years International Communication student from Vietnam The reason for studying in the Netherlands is because I wanted to study in a European country. Thereby the Netherlands has one of the best educational systems in Europe. I found Hanze University through the website of the Nuffic. I had some friends who were also studying in the Netherlands and they had told me about the good study environment at Hanze University and...

My name is Igor Sinitsin, I am 19 year old and I come from Latvia. I am studying in the first year of the International Business and Management Studies programme at the Hanze University Groningen. Even though I’ve lived in Groningen only for a few months, I already can say that I had some amazing experiences and I would like to share them with everyone. The multicultural environment, study abroad and internship possibilities appealed to me a...

My name is Esther Vertelman and since march 2008 I am a lecturer in chemistry, physics, robotics and Java programming at the Hanze Institute of Technology (HIT). Before this I have studied chemistry and got my masters in physical chemistry in 2003 from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. After that I did a teaching degree in chemistry and physics, which I received in 2004. From 2004 to june 2009 I did a PhD in inorganic chemistry at the...

Hi there,My name is Anna Osterthun, I am 23 years old and come from Germany. I study International Business and Management with a major in Marketing at the Hanze University Groningen, University of Applied Sciences. Currently I am in my third year of studies, during which I will be abroad for both semesters. During the first semester I’ll be studying at a foreign university, during the second semester I’ll be doing an internship. The coming...

My name is Mariela and I am 23 years old. I come from the city of Cusco in Peru, which used to be the capital city of the Incas. At the moment I live and study in Groningen. The majority of my classmates are international. Nevertheless, I am still considered unusual and quite exquisite. My friends here refer to me as flaquita, chica, marietje, and Inca girl. However, once I used to be known ‘miss indecisive’. This is because it took me in...