Reinventing Yourself Abroad

I never truly felt I belonged in Russia. Although my parents had never been abroad, my mom’s favourite actress was Marilyn Monroe — I know many of her movies by heart. My father could watch Benny Hill or National Geographic for hours, and I’d sit...

Photography – An Expression of Art

Create the idea, seek the image, catch the moment! That is the creative process students engage in when they participate in the popular German International School The Hague Photo Competition. Students take the theoretical elements they have learned as part of the art curriculum and...

Leading fashion innovation

When the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston wanted to celebrate the collaboration of designers and scientists, curator Pamela Parmal brought together examples of 3D-printed shoes, reinventions of runway fashions and laser-cut jackets in an exhibition called #techstyle. Nearly one third of the pieces were...

The A2 exam: your route to permanent residence and Dutch citizenship

If you came to the Netherlands on a work or study permit, you probably don’t have to integrate. There is no three-year deadline and no inburgeringsplicht (integration obligation). But you will still need the exam later. It is what gets you permanent residence or Dutch...

Dutch plant-based: Blooming delicious

Vegan Dutch food: Blooming delicious explores the plant-based culinary adventure all around the Netherlands, exceeding the urban standards.