Oerol – a festival in the heart of nature

One of Europe’s foremost performing arts festivals, Oerol is as unique as its UNESCO World Heritage Site location. For ten days every summer, the festival transforms the island of Terschelling into an alternate world that pushes visitors’ senses into overdrive.  Oerol–meaning everywhere in the Terschellinger...

ISH Sports: Home of the Silverbacks

Sports at the International School of The Hague (ISH), home of the Silverbacks, is set up to allow every student the opportunity to participate in a variety of athletics and activities, which we believe is a vital part of a student’s education.

Dutch Business – Striving for balance

A fellow Canadian who works as a manager for an IT company with offices in Amsterdam warned that working with Dutch colleagues might be challenging. I could expect to spend my time negotiating every little change in plans and might find that colleagues expect to...

Keeping it Simple

There is no way around it, when looking for employment; the need for networking. Whether it be for enhancing one’s employment possibilities, exposing oneself to hearing about possible jobs, sharing with others what you are looking for (in the hopes that they may know of something...

ACCESS Patron: Personalised service for Int'l employees

ACCESS introduced a Patron Programmme that offers companies the opportunity to get personalised service for their newly-arrived international employees. In this article, three organisations share their experiences of being an ACCESS patron.