Category: Netherlands
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I decided on Maastricht in the Netherlands -situated on the border of Germany and Belgium. I couldn’t of made a better choice… TRAVEL I decided to fly out a couple weeks before semester started to do some exploring. First stop was Russia (St Petersburg, Novgorod and Moscow) which was full of interesting history and architecture,…
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Besides windmills, clogs and tulips, not much else came to mind when I first thought of dutch culture. I could have done my research, but in typical wanderlust fashion I decided to jump into living in the Netherlands and learn as I went. One of my earliest and favourite dutch experiences was by far Carnaval.…
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Hi there! My name is Jason and I am currently 3 months into my exchange at the Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. I am studying my Masters of Architecture and in my final year of study. EINDHOVEN? I’VE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH PLACE! Eindhoven is a small city in the South of the…
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Hi there! My name is Jason and I am currently 3 months into my exchange at the Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. I am studying my Masters of Architecture and in my final year of study. EINDHOVEN? I’VE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH PLACE! Eindhoven is a small city in the South of the…
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My time studying architecture in Delft so far has been extremely rewarding. TU Delft has a large architecture school with fantastic facilities including a model fabrication workshop with lasercut, CNC, vacuum forming, woodwork and 3D print facilities, orange lecture stairs (see image) and architecture library. The approach to design education has its similarities and differences,…
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The city of Delft in the Netherlands has been my home for the past 2 months. Arriving here a week before classes and in mid winter was a little shocking. Coming from the 24 hour environment of UTS architecture and the non-stop traffic on Broadway, Delft felt like a very sleepy, quiet village. Though, as the introduction program…
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WHY EXCHANGE? After months of researching and applying to universities, I was finally accepted to attend the School of Business and Economics (SBE) at Maastricht University. Maastricht ticked off all my personal requirements for going on exchange – ✔️ Located in Europe ✔️ English is widely spoken ✔️ Strong support system (academically and socially) ✔️ Relatively…
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In early January 2015 I finally arrived at the small Dutch city of Tilburg or my second home for the next 6 months whilst on exchange. I know ‘second home’ sounds cliché but since day one and being welcomed off the train at ‘Tilburg Universiteit Station’ by my mentors of I*ESN I have felt right…
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This is my first time in Europe, I have landed here in The Netherlands, a country associated with unlimited freedoms and well established infrastructure. I must say that the latter is definitely true, the Dutch do have great infrastructure.. As for the notorious laws associated with Holland and it being legal to consume drugs as an individual,…
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An Australian, an Englishman and a Dutchie walk into a bar. There’s no punchline to follow though – that’s just an everyday occurrence here on my Exchange experience in beautiful Amsterdam. I arrived in Amsterdam dazed as all hell after a total of 32 hours in transit. Running so I wouldn’t miss the last airport…
