As you soon will learn in your student life, doing an internship is a very important part of your study. It is your opportunity to prove what you can do and to gain experience in the real world. Plus, it is always a nice addition to your resume. However, all that makes it very hard to find the right internship for you. Where do you look? And just as important: what are you actually looking for? I faced this situation a few months ago, just as the rest...

My name is Dilyana Vlaeva, I am 20 years old and I am from Bulgaria. I am studying in the first year of the International Business and Management Studies (IBMS)programme atHanze University of Applied Sciences (UAS), Groningen. I decided to study in the Netherlands because of 3 main reasons: the internship, the exchange semesterand thepractical subjects which can be applied right away. Furthermore, Ichose tostudy International Business and Management...

My name is Luke Meredith, I am 23 and I’m from the United Kingdom. I am studying in the first year of the International Business and Management Study (IBMS) programme of the International Business School at Hanze UAS. I wanted to study here in the Netherlands because the study programmes here are adapted very well for international students allowing myself to learn not just what’s in the curriculum. The diversity of the people and course was...

I came to the Netherlands because of my boyfriend, but I stayed for the stroopwafels. It’s true that the herringalmost chased me away, but the cheese convinced me to stay and gave this country another chance. If you’re not made of sugar and you don’t mind getting slightly drenched to your socks by the unpredictable rain, then the Netherlands may be the perfect country for your studies. It’s been almost three years since I landed...

My name is Radu Stancu , I'm 19 and I'm from Romania. I am studying in the first year of the International Business and Management Studies (IBMS) programme at theHanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen (Hanze UAS).I built my education in a multicultural environment. Therefore it is easy for me to adapt in many different situations and environments. Making use of this skill I wanted to take the opportunity of studying abroad. In addition, I find...

My name is Andrii Rantsev, I am 17 years old and I am from the Ukraine. I am studying in the first year of the International Business and Management Study (IBMS) programme at Hanze University of Applied Sciences (UAS), Groningen. Firstly, studying abroad is the optimal way to learn a language, and since most Dutch people speak English fluently and IBMS is taught in English, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to improve my knowledge of the...

My name is Cristina Ciobanu, I'm 19 years old and I’m from Moldova. I am studying in the first year of theInternational Business and Management Study (IBMS) programme at Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen (Hanze UAS). For a long time I dreamt about studying abroad. When I started to look for a country where I could do that, the Netherlands was the best option for me based on the tuition fee, the rate of the development of the...

First day in GroningenThe day I arrived in Groningen was also the date of the Chinese New Year. I can hardly forget that day and here is why. It was not only the first day for me in Groningen or in the Netherlands, but also the first day I was in a foreign country in general.It didn’t take me long before I got lost in the lovely city of Groningen. Having arrived at the Central Station I took the wrong bus which was heading somewhere that I had no...

Hello, my name is Qu Lei from China and I am currently a second year International Business & Management student. I came to Groningen to study at Hanze University of Applied Science in February, 2011. Studying at the Hanze UAS has been one of my best decisions because of the many things that I have learnt, all the people that I have met and all the experiences that I have gained. These all are experiences that I would never have had if I were in...

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...