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The Netherlands: Cities to visit!

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Breif introduction to major cities of the Netherlands

1. Amsterdam

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University

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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.

rotterdam-cityNow 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!

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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!