Meiiseenei just would like to ask what is there like like bursaries/scholarships for int/ students in Netherlands for master's above?

Also what are the job ratings there for int. students based on your view? Say part-time while studying and after graduation. Have you yourself found ft work there after graduation or still studying?

Hi,

You can find scholarships/bursaries here: Grandfinder

Regarding working part-time, non-EU students can only work 10 hours a week (or FT during the holidays).

After graduation, it shouldn't be too hard to find a job (this obviously depends on the student and on the degree etc. It's very difficult to find a Journalism job). Many companies are international and utilize English at the workplace.

I'm still studying so I can't comment on the actual process but I know a few people who speak zero Dutch, working FT in big companies here (big companies are more likely to use only English).

Get a life mate, the fact that your obvious flaming intent isn't acted upon by any moderator makes me lose confidence in the integrity of lowyat.

im noob at this, is there any scholarships for SPM leavers offering to study in NL? been there last year and love it, great environment but just for several hours. i love chocolate. kebab too.

Please check the Grantfinder website. Not many scholarships are available at Bachelor level.

Some schools offer a grant (ie. my school gives a 2500 euro grant per year which means tuition is 4000 instead of 6500 euro per year).

I don't think much about Dutch food but I do enjoy the cookies/dessert/chocolates and omfg FRIES. Can eat everyday:P

do you mean: http://www.grantfinder.co.uk/index.php

i dont find any scholarships for international students

i want to study there and i know basic dutch, but i have no money.

Hi Azwan,

I was referring to post #52. Anyway, here's the link again, just for you;)

Grantfinder

As mentioned, it is very difficult to find a full scholarship at Bachelor's level. If you want to study here, have no money and cannot get a scholarship, all I can help with is: get a job, work and save like crazy (ie. no life for a year or 2) or get people (parents/family/bank/govt whatever) to sponsor/lend you money. Sorry, don't really know of other options!

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Added on April 27, 2010, 2:13 amUseful websites:

Nuffic

Wikipedia-The Netherlands

Dutch Immigration

Dutch Embassy in KL

Rooms for Students -in Dutch only

This post has been edited by meiiseenei: Apr 27 2010, 02:13 AM

I budgetted about €1000 per month.

Yeah, that's a pretty good budget. Euro's quite low now (was about RM5 for 1 euro, now RM4) so even cheaper now;)

hell yeah, you guys better buy 50k euros from RM using currency rate now. its much cheaper before it rise again.

Haha if Spain falls as well, maybe RM3 to 1 euro, then how?

edited.. don't wanna sound creepy..

This post has been edited by lovelyduckling: May 8 2010, 10:24 PM

Haha I read already. That's OK. It's a small community. As mentioned earlier, not many Malaysians here;)

meiiseenei if im going for my 1st degree what are my options in term of scholarship? and what major can i study there?

Hey,

As mentioned, there are very few scholarships for bachelor (in other words, first degree lah)degrees available. Click http://www.grantfinder.nl to see your options.

Some schools offer a small grant (not scholarship and it only covers part of the tuition).

This post has been edited by meiiseenei: May 11 2010, 01:42 AM

What do you guys do during weekends in Netherlands?

And is learning Dutch a necessity while studying there?

I know a few basic words like Goed Morgen (pronounced Hoot Mor-ghen, LOL), Alvast Bedankt, Lekker (hehe...)

I actually miss Albert Heijn when I was back in Malaysia

Some memorable experience while I was there was visting coffee shops, the red light district, Amsterdam Canals, Van Gogh museum, anne frank house, windmills at Kinderdijk, tulips farm and driving at the right side of the road

Food wise, I miss Dutch fries with mayonnaise (god I love it!), bitterballen and frikandel, hehe. Some of the foods there are actually indonesian inspired, like Bami, Sate and Nasi goreng (I found it was selling at Albert Heijn microwavable food section). Good that they've some asian food.

Also, I remembered while walking down Kalverstraat in Amsterdam, every 10 shops down the road there is a H&M. My lord the amount of H&M stores there is quite insane. More than Zara, but I found no Topshop there. However, in Spain, everywhere is Zara and Mango (LOL of course coz it's a Spain brand). I was happy to shop at Diesel, but the price is pretty expensive, unless there's sales.

So many people ride bikes there. It's like their major transport after cars. I find their train station to be not that clear. As an advice for new comers, the numbering on the train, 1 means first class, 2 means second class. If you buy a second class ticket, don't board the number 1 cabin! Also, they have 2 types of trains, one will stop at every station, the other one is called "Intercity" which they don't stop at every station, only major stations, so it's quicker. Always keep your ticket on hand coz they'll do spotcheck from time to time. They've a difficult to read timetable, and you gotta get used to it. The first time when I used their train system it was quite confusing, but after some time I got used to it.

Some other nice places to visit are Utrecht and Den Haag, apart from Amsterdam. I heard Rotterdam was bomed during WWII and most of the buildings there are quite new. If you like Architectures, you could visit Rotterdam. Don't miss the cube houses.

Overall, I find Netherlands to be a safe city to live in, the crime rates are low.

Amsterdam is a very expensive city to live in, so Rotterdam could be a better choice. In Rotterdam there's Erasmus University as I remembered. Saw a few Asian students there, but most of them are Dutch.

Hey antaeusguy,

Looks like you had a good time there;)

Most students go out on Thursday evenings (yes, we DO have school on Fridays). It's fun, although I haven't done it for some time now;) Sudah tua... It's of course, also possible to party in the weekend. Alternatively, one can also visit other countries or other Dutch cities, go to the zoo, play football, shop or whatever. Mind you, shops are only open til 5pm on Saturday and close on Sundays (except for the 1st Sunday of the month).

Regarding the train, I totally agree with you. It is quite confusing initially. Most students live close to school so they only have to walk or cycle.

meiiseenei,how sure are you to land a job after you graduate?You do seem to enjoy your life there and I believe the Netherlands after the flocking of people towards certain countries such as Australia.

Hey,

Of course nothing is 100% but at least the environment is open to non-Dutch nationals. While it's probably easier to get a job in Australia (since everything is in English and in NL, you're limited to the mid-large companies due to the language), the competition from fellow foreigners MIGHT be less. Mind you, there are lots of foreigners here but ones which speak GOOD English, not so many lah;)

What's even better is once you get Dutch citizenship or PR, you can live and work anywhere within the EU as well.

Based on what I've read I'm interested to study in Netherlands. Can you tell me how to apply? What are the general requirements needed? TQ.