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The Netherlands: Cities to visit!

Breif introduction to major cities of the Netherlands

1. Amsterdam

Yes, the name already speaks for itself. Amsterdam is the capital and biggest city of the Netherlands that features both the original Dutch lifestyle and at the same time a mixture of different cultures. Besides typical ‘Dutch stuff’, the city is known for some interesting things: The Red Light District, Coffee Shops (a place where marijuana is sold), Heineken Experience where you could see how one of the world’s famous beers is made.. and much more!

2. Rotterdam

Rotterdam is the second biggest city in the Netherlands and is known for the Europe’s biggest port and beautifully designed architecture such as ‘Erasmus Bridge’ as featured above. This is also a place where my university is located at.

3. The Hague

The Hague is the third biggest city in the Netherlands where most embassies are located! The city is also famous for its beautiful beach, scheveningen that shares Dover strait with UK!

4. Utrecht

Utrecht is a so-called the center of the Netherlands. The central station of this city, Utrecht Centraal, is where all the trails in the country are connected. Besides, the city has a plenty of great cafes along with stunning canals where you can enjoy a glass of beer!

5. Eindhoven

Let’s go to a little bit South this time. You will meet Eindhoven. With a wonderful stadium of PSV, Eindhoven is definitely a place to visit!

The Netherlands: My home university

Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University

In this post, I would like to introduce my home university: RSM Erasmus University. The university is located in the Netherlands’ second largest city called ‘Rotterdam‘. Rotterdam is famous for a variety of reasons; the city is renowned for having the largest port in Europe, ‘Port of Rotterdam‘, a bustling business-minded city and the home for a famous football club Feyenoord.

Now that you get a glimpse of how Rotterdam would look like, I would like to present you with this video from RSM Erasmus University.

RSM Introductory Video

As you could see in the video, RSM Erasmus University is one of the top 10 business schools in Europe, offering a full portfolio of Bachelor, Master, PhD, MBA and executive programmes. The university maintains an educational partnership with the business schools from all around the world including UBC, which explains how I could come to Sauder School of Business and the wonderful city, Vancouver.

Ordinary life at RSM Erasmus University

Sometimes I cannot help but taking pictures of the surroundings of the campus. Here are some that would tell you how it would feel like being at RSM!

I am currently in my third year at RSM, which is the final year to graduation. I want to enjoy my exchange life at UBC to the fullest and go back to RSM to complete my bachelor program successfully. UBC students can also think about coming on exchange to RSM, which will be one of your best choices, so please visit our university website to get detailed information if you are planning on exchange to the Netherlands or Europe!

The Netherlands: A country to visit!

The Netherlands: A country to visit!

I am a South Korean exchange student from the Netherlands. I know, it’s confusing! I am an international student in a Dutch university called RSM Erasmus University and am currently participating in a Bachelor Exchange Program to UBC. Upon graduating my elementary school in South Korea and middle/high school in China, I decided to go to the Netherlands for my bachelor’s degree. I have been living there for about two years, and from the bottom of my heart, this is one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. As an international student who didn’t know much about the country just like you guys but eventually fell in love with the Netherlands, I would like to introduce some ‘cool stuff’ that the country has to offer. And I thought the best way to demonstrate is by presenting this fascinating introductory video of the Netherlands. Please click the following link to explore the original cools of Holland!

Holland. The Original Cool

I hope the video gave you a clear view of what it feels like to be in the Netherlands. The cascading cools do not stop here. If you want to know what happened to this Dutch guy at the end of the day, you can check the sequels to this video as well! For those who still love to delve into this lovely country, I am happy to continue posting articles about the Netherlands and my university. So keep an eye on my next postings!

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