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Life in the Netherlands How about the Dutch?

LEO/PhDoc/LAP

Service Centre International Staff Marlon van Leeuwen

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• Founded in 1575 • It has seven faculties in the arts, sciences and social sciences,

spread over locations in Leiden and The Hague. • The University has over 5,500 staff members and 25,800

students. • The motto of the University is 'Praesidium Libertatis' – Bastion

of Freedom.

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PhD- Not Dutch

Category Not on payroll Payroll Total

Scientific Staff 500 558 1058

PhD 878 333 1211

Total 1378 891 2269

123 different nationalities in 2016

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Survey International Staff

• Help?! • It’s difficult to find a house! • It would be nice to have a go to

point! • Where can I find help with

Dutch forms? • Can someone help me with

taxes? • The Dutch don’t mix!

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International Staff website

• Facilities tax return

(in-house)

• Other subjects: Health Care, Housing, Family and Social Life

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Service Centre International Staff • Started 1-1-2017

• Visit us weekdays

from 8:30 – 12:30 7300 SCIS@leidenuniv.nl www.universiteitleiden.nl/scis

Rapenburg 70, Leiden Esther van Delft Saskia Noom Yvonne Kluijt Marielle Pack (housing) Marlon van Leeuwen

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Services • Residence permits

• Housing

• Intakes

• Tax returns

• Easy landing • Community

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Contact info LUMC

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Living in the Netherlands

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The Netherlands

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Basics

• 16.877.351 (2014) • 41.543 km² • 406,3/km² (2014)= Density of population • 18% = water • And without dikes….

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Health Care GP

I don’t feel safe

“Take a paracetamol?

I need treatment”

“I want to talk to a doctor but can not get past the

receptionist”

“How can de doctor know me and my

medical history in 10 minutes”

Health insurance?

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Public Healthcare Insurance (Basisverzekering)

• Basisverzekering: Compulsory excess of €375,00

• Within 4 months after arrival

• BSN

• Will start retrospectively (!!)

• Bridge insurance

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Private health insurance

• Covers the cost of medical care

• Will offer supplementary packages

• Examples: IPS AON OOM

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Useful websites

• Marktplaats.nl

• Kamernet.nl

• 9292ov.nl

• Buienradar.nl • Digid.nl (toeslagen.nl)

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Educational system in Holland

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Stereotypes Dutch Social Life

• Direct

• The Dutch don’t mix

• Tolerant/flexible

• Individualistic

• Rarely invite colleagues to their home However, once you do have a Dutchman (or woman) as a friend, you have a friend for life.

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The Dutch Royal Family

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Festivals, celebrations, memorials

27th of April

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Prinsjesdag

3rd Tuesday of September

Elfstedentocht

Last one: 1997

“Leids ontzet/ Siege of Leiden” 3rd Of October 1574

Sinterklaas & Zwarte Piet

5th of December

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Dutch Painters

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Food

breakfast lunch dinner breakfast lunch breakfast lunch breakfast lunch breakfast dinner lunch breakfast

Go Dutch?!

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