Studying in Holland

Dutch people are entrepreneurs and discoverers. What’s more, they are true pioneers! The country is the birth place of Nobel Prize winners, daring philosophers, groundbreaking artists and scientists. It was the first country on the European continent to offer study programmes taught in English.

Students are continuously encouraged to come up with creative and innovative ideas, to think beyond conventional solutions and methodologies. It is not surprising therefore that Holland has so many pioneers.

Room for ideas

If you have a good, innovative idea, the Dutch way of teaching  will give you enough room to execute it. A great example of this is the team of Dutch students that took part in the World Solar Challenge in Australia.

Innovative ideas in education are applauded. As Mitzi Dominguez from Mexico explains: “The Dutch are always one step ahead. You only need to take a look at their bicycles! They can even cycle with several people and pets all at once!”

Land from water

Making optimal use of the available resources are characteristics that are typical of the Dutch people. Much of the country borders the sea and there are many internal waterways and lakes. The Dutch people have clearly put this to good use, reclaiming land from water.

Cornelis Lely reclaimed a significant part of the Zuiderzee to create polders. The largest polder, Flevoland, is now home to around 400,000 people.

Today, the Dutch are deploying the same techniques in Abu Dhabi to create new artificial islands off the coast. They are also helping to construct robust dykes in New Orleans.

Education

Pioneering benefits science and education – it is the only way to discover new things. Holland is the birth place of many Nobel Prize winners in the fields of physics, chemistry, economics and medicine.

But it is also a free port for international scientists. The famous Nobel Laureates Marie Curie and Andre Geim came here to conduct research.

The Erasmus Mundus scholarship takes its name from the best known Dutch philosopher and humanist, Desiderius Erasmus. After completing his studies in Holland, Erasmus travelled all over Europe to debate with other famous scholars, among them Thomas More.

These are just some of the well-known Dutch pioneers. When you study in Holland you will find out what it is like to be a pioneer.

Source: studyinholland.nl