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News posted on: March 31, 2021
Beautiful days are coming and probably many of us are longing to spend more time outside and, if possible, also to share more with someone else. We want to leave isolation behind […]
July 23, 2021There are even 800 people on the waiting list Translated by Thomas Ansell When FC Emmen lost their relegation playoff in May (on penalties), Drenthe ceased to have representation in Dutch top-flight football. The Emmenaars will be hoping to make an i[...]
July 23, 2021After six years, the bridge is finally being replaced Translated by Thomas Ansell With main train link between the Northern Netherlands and Germany having had a rail replacement bus service for six years, work is finally beginning to repair the stric[...]
July 23, 2021Accell Group owns more than 20 bike companies, sells to 80 countries, and rakes in over 1 billion euros per year worldwide Translated by Thomas Ansell Accell Group, the biking giants behind Sparta, Raleigh, Babboe; Batavus, Koga, and many more brands[...]
July 22, 2021The mowers are causing more and more horrific injuries to hedgehogs in the Province Hedgehog shelter “’t Egelhuus” (the hedgehog house) has asked residents not to use robotic lawnmowers in the evening and at night, reports RTV Drenthe. R[...]
July 16, 2021
We’re very pleased to present an updated IWCN Welcome Guide for 2021: each year the International Welcome Center North publishes its own 130-page Welcome Guide, with invaluable information about Official […]
July 14, 2021
Across the Netherlands, there are various people (for example diplomats, or workers at International Organisations like the UN) that will not be able to login to the CoronaCheck app because […]
July 8, 2021
With countries across the world moving through their Coronavirus pandemics at different speeds; travel advice for coming (back) to the Netherlands is changing day-by-day. Some countries have a required quarantine […]
July 7, 2021
All of the organisations that provide services for Internationals in Groningen have teamed up on a new ‘Welcome to Groningen’ flyer, with information about the various projects and organisations working […]
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Dear Welcome Center Personeel,
I’m sending this email to thank you for being so friendly and helpful. I have lived in several countries (USA, Germany, Russia, Egypt) but I have to say that I have had the best experience at the Welcome Center in Groningen.
Thank you again!
Having originally been drawn to the Northern Netherlands by the status of the Zernike Institute, where I studied for my Master’s degree in Nanoscience, I decided to continue researching for my PhD. The Institute, allied to the University of Groningen, is rated as amongst the top ten institutes for research on material science. The IWCN has been helpful throughout, but particularly as a place to get reliable information.
Though I originally came to the Center to pick up a residence permit, I left with quite a lot of printed information (all in English!) that was very helpful when it came to taking the inburgeren (integration) exams for my Dutch residence application. I am currently looking to settle more permanently in the North, I love living in Groningen itself for the bike-friendliness and its young and lively spirit.
I would recommend the IWCN for new Internationals, who would like help finding their feet, but also for those who have been in the Northern Netherlands, as the information on offer is very extensive.
How happy it makes me to learn that the flowers got there and that they brightened up everyone’s day.
This was my goal.
You guys work hard, and I wanted to make sure you guys know that your work is meaningful and very well appreciated in the city.
Dank voor de mail en de afhandeling. Top service.
The idea to have such an office to welcome foreigners is a formidable one and this is a good tangible result. I wish there had been such an office, and people like you, 13 years ago when we arrived! It would probably have made our lives so much better especially the first years. But better late than never, so please tell your other colleagues, or the people of the Gemeente and RUG who thought about it, that this office has an important function and that it delivers immediate results.
Bedankt voor je snelle en duidelijke reactie.
Waar zou het MKB zonder het IWN zijn? Ben zo blij met jullie!
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