Inter-Acting 11

The Teacher Who Teaches Teachers

This interview details the challenges international families face when trying to understand and integrate into the Dutch education system. The author addresses language, the unique needs of international students/families, and how these needs are addressed by Dutch schools and teachers.

Real estate transfer tax in the Netherlands

Have you found your Dutch dream home? Apart from having the buying process concluded properly, it is of particular importance to also comprehend all aspects relating to acquiring the ownership of your new abode. A part of this acquisition process is the payment of transfer...

Plastic pollution and the use of plastic in today’s society 

      One goal of a recent student exchange between eighth-graders from the German International School The Hague and St Kilian’s German School in Dublin was to discover more about the use of plastic and to cultivate awareness in dealing with plastic in their everyday lives.  The questions Students from both schools worked together on a questionnaire inspired by...

2021 EAC Thesis Award: Chance to win €500!

The Expatriate Archive Centre (EAC) Thesis Award is back! Master's students around the world are invited to submit theses that contribute to the scholarship of expatriation studies. This year submissions must engage with the mission and objectives of the EAC. Application deadline is 31 March...

The art of Storytelling: What is your story?

There has never been a better time to release your inner story. Storytelling With Covid-19 continuing to transform our lives in ways we never could have imagined back in the pre-pandemic world, many of us might be feeling more lonely, anxious and isolated than ever....