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Life in the Netherlands How about the Dutch?

LEO/PhDoc/LAP

Service Centre International Staff Marlon van Leeuwen


• Founded in 1575 • It has seven faculties in the arts, sciences and social sciences,

spread over locations in Leiden and The Hague. • The University has over 5,500 staff members and 25,800

students. • The motto of the University is 'Praesidium Libertatis' – Bastion

of Freedom.


PhD- Not Dutch

Category Not on payroll Payroll Total

Scientific Staff 500 558 1058

PhD 878 333 1211

Total 1378 891 2269

123 different nationalities in 2016


Survey International Staff

• Help?! • It’s difficult to find a house! • It would be nice to have a go to

point! • Where can I find help with

Dutch forms? • Can someone help me with

taxes? • The Dutch don’t mix!


International Staff website

• Facilities tax return

(in-house)

• Other subjects: Health Care, Housing, Family and Social Life


Service Centre International Staff • Started 1-1-2017

• Visit us weekdays

from 8:30 – 12:30 7300 [email protected] www.universiteitleiden.nl/scis

Rapenburg 70, Leiden Esther van Delft Saskia Noom Yvonne Kluijt Marielle Pack (housing) Marlon van Leeuwen

mailto:[email protected]


Services • Residence permits

• Housing

• Intakes

• Tax returns

• Easy landing • Community


LUMC - Intranet -


Contact info LUMC


Living in the Netherlands


The Netherlands


Basics

• 16.877.351 (2014) • 41.543 km² • 406,3/km² (2014)= Density of population • 18% = water • And without dikes….



Health Care GP

I don’t feel safe

“Take a paracetamol?

I need treatment”

“I want to talk to a doctor but can not get past the

receptionist”

“How can de doctor know me and my

medical history in 10 minutes”

Health insurance?



Public Healthcare Insurance (Basisverzekering)

• Basisverzekering: Compulsory excess of €375,00

• Within 4 months after arrival

• BSN

• Will start retrospectively (!!)

• Bridge insurance


Private health insurance

• Covers the cost of medical care

• Will offer supplementary packages

• Examples: IPS AON OOM


Useful websites

• Marktplaats.nl

• Kamernet.nl

• 9292ov.nl

• Buienradar.nl • Digid.nl (toeslagen.nl)


Educational system in Holland


Stereotypes Dutch Social Life

• Direct

• The Dutch don’t mix

• Tolerant/flexible

• Individualistic

• Rarely invite colleagues to their home However, once you do have a Dutchman (or woman) as a friend, you have a friend for life.


The Dutch Royal Family


Festivals, celebrations, memorials

27th of April


Prinsjesdag

3rd Tuesday of September

Elfstedentocht

Last one: 1997

“Leids ontzet/ Siege of Leiden” 3rd Of October 1574

Sinterklaas & Zwarte Piet

5th of December

http://youtu.be/NRDfqy27SzE



Dutch Painters

http://www.google.nl/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=u9wFuXxYdiS1GM&tbnid=zB8qTh8hifZxhM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnl.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDe_Nachtwacht&ei=3bI8Uq23JYja0QXC0oHgDg&bvm=bv.52434380,d.d2k&psig=AFQjCNH9Dd6Wg9KkaDrMxHidkcSYfsdZMw&ust=1379796052932264

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Food

breakfast lunch dinner breakfast lunch breakfast lunch breakfast lunch breakfast dinner lunch breakfast

Go Dutch?!

What does this mean?

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