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Preventing food waste

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, roughly one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year gets lost or wasted, but there are ways you can help. This article shares tips from three different people...

Healthcare for internationals

In cooperation with Healthcare for Internationals, the International Welcome Center North (IWCN) and Connect International conducted research investigating the experiences of internationals with Dutch healthcare during the summer of 2016 in the provinces Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe. Results of this research are of great importance...

What do you have to pay for mobile calls abroad within the EU?

As of 15 June 2017, you will not be charged for roaming if you are in another EU country. Your phone call or data use will cost the same as if you would call from the Netherlands (or any other country where you live and...

ASH: Home away from Home

First published in ACCESS Winter 2013 e-zine Definition of home: “a place of residence and refuge.” For many of us these days, travel is a normal and wonderful part of our lives; as is the possibility that we will live in more than one country...

A lost garden: can it be regained?

First published in ACCESS Summer 2018 magazine     Imagine, a magnificent castle surrounded by beautiful gardens. Each garden with its own unique theme but so large that the owner is not able to to admire them all on a regular basis. One day he...