NEXT WELCOMING DAY: 31 AUGUST 2012

Twice a year, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, organizes a Welcoming Day for all new international students.

Previous editions

2 February 2012
Our previous Welcoming Day, on 2 February 2012, welcomed more than 200 new international students. The students are from a wide range of countries: Argentina, Belgium, Brasil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, South Korea, Spain, and the United States.


2 September 2011
This Welcoming Day was another great success. More than 700 international students attended this day and visited the market, listened to speeches and enjoyed the lunch.


2 February 2011 
This Welcoming Day was a great success. 150 international students from different countries joined our Welcoming Day on 2 February.

After a welcome from mr H.J. Pijlman, president Executive Board at Hanze (UAS), Erasmus Student Network and International Business School-Union (IBS-U) presented their services and activities.

In different classrooms students were introduced into Dutch Culture and Education. The International Student Office (ISO) addressed important practical matters.


3 September 2010
More than 600 international students attended our Welcoming Day and almost 100 people watched our live broadcast.

Parents, friends and family were invited to join our Welcoming Day via a livestream on our website. The local news network 'Oog TV' made the following item about our Welcoming Day

Pictures Welcoming Day September 2010