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May 24, 2019Following the 3.4 magnitude earthquake in Westerwijtwerd on Wednesday, activist group Code Rood has announced plans to create a blockade at the Gasunie building in Groningen. Translation by Traci White RTV Noord reports that the group announced their[...]
May 24, 2019Groningen Airport Eelde sees potential for the future by including more freight flights, military air traffic, and businesses around the airport. Translation by Thomas Ansell “This will be a decisive year for Eelde”, Leendert Klassen, a member of[...]
May 24, 2019It’s finally Friday and the weekend is right around the corner. Here & Now Groningen and Leeuwarden/ Friesland has some tips to make this week more enjoyable by doing something different and fun. Terug naar het begin x City Central: Province To[...]
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May 24, 2019Best known for its yearly exhibition in Groningen showing off the best press photos of the year, Non Fiction Photo is an organisation that strives to provide the best start for would-be cultural experts and artists. Andrea Hooymans, the leader of Non[...]
May 23, 2019Several new jobs experiments will be rolled out across the north in the coming months: the municipality of Groningen will introduce a pilot of providing “basic jobs” for people struggling to find work otherwise, and Drenthe business owners will b[...]
May 23, 2019Leeuwarden may soon be getting a new brewery in the heart of the city: in the former COC building on Zaailand, a boutique hotel and brewery are set to open in the near future. Translation by Traci White The building will be converted into an 11 room [...]
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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.
(Onze medewerker) heeft zijn verblijfsdocument en BSN nummer bij u in ontvangst genomen.
De gehele procedure is zeer soepel verlopen: ook voor uw bijdrage wil ik u nog hartelijk bedanken.
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.
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