Twice a year, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen (Hanze UAS), organizes a Welcoming Day for all new international students. Attending this day is free of charge but please do register here.

• The next Welcoming Day will take place on 30 August 2013

  
  
  9.00 – 10.00 hrs Arrival at Hanze UAS Campus, tea & coffee reception

  10.30 – 13.00 hrs
  Welcoming speeches by the deputy major of the city of Groningen and a member of the Executive Board of Hanze UAS;
  explanation of social programmes by representatives of the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) and IBS-Union;
  introduction to Dutch Culture and Education

  13.00 – 14.30 hrs Lunch and information market, possibility to:

  • register for a social introduction programme
  • opening a bank account
  • insurance matters

   

• Only for non-EU students:
  14.00 hrs
  Immigration session: the IND will be present to issue residence permits, the GGD will be here to do a TBC check-up (which is mandatory for most non-EU students) and the Municipality will be here to register you as a citizen of Groningen.

For your registration as a citizen of Groningen, you need to complete the following form and you need to bring the following documents:

• Your passport or ID
• Your rental agreement
• Your residence permit (non-EU/EEA nationals)
• Your legalized* birth certificate
• Your legalized* marriage certificate (if applicable)

Venue
Atrium, Van OlstToren
Zernikeplein 7, building L
9747 AS Groningen

Click here for a route description to Zernikeplein 7.

• The Welcoming Day will be followed by the following event:

ESN Social Introduction programme
Erasmus Student Network Groningen (ESN) will organize a social introduction programme for all new international students in Groningen, see the ESN Introduction Week.

Get an impression of a Welcoming Day

Our previous Welcoming Day, on 31 August 2012, welcomed more than 600 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.

For an impression, take a look at the pictures on our Facebook-page.
You can also watch the following video about the last Welcoming Day and hear what the international students say about it: