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Asking students abroad how they are doing

Date:23 December 2022

In the third year of the Global Responsibility and Leadership (GRL) programme, you will have the opportunity to do a minor for six months. You can choose to do an internship, extend your studies, go on an exchange, or a lot more. Most students choose to go...

Yasmin walking through the streets of Leeuwarden

How do I survive uni: Experiencing a culture shock

Date:20 December 2022

Moving to another country for studies can be both exciting and terrifying. When you start living somewhere new, especially if the culture is new to you, you may experience a culture shock. This means that you go through four phases: honeymoon, anxiety,...

Working in catering

Getting the job done: Working in the Netherlands as an international

Date:20 December 2022

Are you looking for a job? Want to make some extra money and gain work experience? Some international students have indicated that they are struggling with finding a job in Leeuwarden.  In this blog, the SIS committee hopes to give you some pointers to...

Holiday season

Sustainable gift ideas for the holiday season

Date:06 December 2022

The sun sets early, the temperature drops, and the candles are lit—it's the holiday season! Being together is important at this time of year, and this sometimes includes purchasing gifts for your loved ones. That is why we have provided some sustainable...

Sustainable Tourism & Society students

Working in the field of Sustainable Tourism & Society

Date:24 November 2022

Lisa, Alumni of our MSc Cultural Geography – Sustainable Tourism and Society Track, recently found a new job as a Young Professional Sustainable Tourism economy at the Municipality of Leeuwarden. We spoke to her about her search for a job, what...

MArije de Boer and Eike van der Weele

What's it like to work in the field of Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Date:24 November 2022

Marije de Boer and Eike van der Weele completed the MSc Sustainable Entrepreneurship at Campus Fryslân in respectively 2021 and 2022. By now both are working for Vereniging Circulair Friesland (VCF), an association of Frisian companies, local governments...

Black Friday

How to survive Black Friday cravings

Date:21 November 2022

The day after Thanksgiving is known as Black Friday. In the United States, it is known for its long lines, dense crowds, and limited quantities of discounted merchandise. In the Netherlands, most people look for good deals online or finally buy the...

Ysabella Goedhart

What is working in the field of Climate Adaptation like?

Date:10 November 2022

Ysabella recently graduated from the Climate Adaptation Governance Master’s and is now working for the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) as a Junior Program Officer. Read all about her first job, what she has taken out of her study and how she looks back...

Dragos Balan

Collecting under resourced languages - MSc Voice Technology

Date:10 November 2022

Dragoș Bălan, MSc Voice Technology student from Romania, recorded over 2000 speech samples and validated another 1500 in his native language and won the Voice Technology - Common Voice competition and a Google Nest Mini sponsored by the Province of Fryslân...

The faculty building

How to survive uni: Studying Data Science while contributing to society

Date:20 October 2022

The new bachelor programme Data Science and Society (DSS) at Campus Fryslân is unique, since it also contributes to society. How do students experience studying here? First year DSS student Imaji reflects on her time in Leeuwarden so far.