The Impact of Geography on Oman’s Foreign Policy
Over the past four decades, Oman has utilized its consistent and resilient diplomacy to resolve numerous disputes in the Gulf region and beyond, preventing…
2024 – Edition 8 November
Full enforcement of bogus self-employment law is coming
From 1 January 2025, the Tax and Customs Administration will start to enforce the DBA, a law that aims to combat situations of bogus…
Getting to know Winford Bilingual Primary School
We are a private (B3) Dutch school offering bilingual education in Dutch and English for children aged 4 to 12 in Amsterdam, Haarlem and…
PAN Amsterdam 2024
PAN is not just an artfair—it’s an inspiring space where art lovers, collectors, and newcomers can gather to appreciate, learn, and invest in timeless…
Experience the magic of the holidays at the Royal Christmas Fair in The Hague
The most wonderful time of the year is just around the corner, which means that the Royal Christmas Fair is returning to the atmospheric…
Visit Museum Rotterdam with your dog
Museum Rotterdam not only welcomes all human Rotterdammers, but now also their loyal four-legged friends. Because what could be more fun than discovering the…
First major exhibition in the Netherlands on the Bronze Age in Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
With the major exhibition ‘Bronze Age. Fires of change’, the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities) in Leiden turns the spotlight…
Otto B. de Kat and contemporaries in Museum JAN
The exhibition Otto B. de Kat and Contemporaries – Jeanne Bieruma Oosting, Wim Oepts, Kees Verwey a.o.provides an overview of the highlights of De…
Welcome to SRH Haarlem: Where learning meets the real world
At SRH Haarlem University of Applied Sciences, we believe education should be practical, exciting and globally connected. That’s why we offer a range of…
DIOR – A New Look in Kunstmuseum Den Haag
“In one way, you have to be a curator, to work with the heritage of Dior. But at the same time, I have tried…
Christian Voigt | LUNAR in Wanrooy Gallery
Wanrooij Gallery in Amsterdam is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by the German fine art photographer Christian Voigt from 25 October 2024 until…
Sporty gift ideas for everyone on your holiday shopping list
With the holiday season around the corner, it’s the perfect time to start planning gifts for the sports lovers in your life. From personalized…
Interview with an expat
What’s your name and where do you come from? Can you tell us something about your hometown/country? Julie Taylor, from Halifax, UK. It’s a…
Thoughts on the ‘double’
Article contains spoilers for the Longlegs horror movie For the season that’s in it, I decided to watch a horror movie last night with…
The Hague: Hidden gems
Anyone living in the Netherlands for any amount of time knows The Hague: the embassies, the government buildings, its status as the seat of…
Share of electric and hybrid cars in the Netherlands reaches 14%
There’s a strange dichotomy in the international perception of the Netherlands as a country. People perceive us as being both ultra urbanised and fanatically…
One in ten people have been scammed online in the past year
It was a joke that pervaded numerous noughties stand-up routines and comedy shows; a person would receive an email or phone call in which…
Rising screen time fuels myopia surge in kids
You will likely instinctively blink at least once when you finish reading this brief sentence. Unfortunately, this is not true for today’s younger generation,…
Who in the Netherlands eats the healthiest diet?
You might assume it’s fitness-conscious young adults or middle-aged parents carefully planning meals. But, in a surprising twist, it’s young children and seniors who…
Dutch language is becoming the norm at colleges and universities
The Dutch Cabinet has announced a transformative policy in higher education, reestablishing Dutch as the primary language in colleges and universities while regulating the…
Dutch universities stagnate in 2025 world ranking
According to the Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings 2025, it should come as no surprise that the world’s top five universities are Oxford,…
Less poverty in the Netherlands generally; Amsterdam is statistically poorest
The Netherlands has seen a promising shift in poverty statistics, with the total number of people living in poverty lower than previously thought. This…