Campus Fryslân blog

Upcoming Friday will mark six months since the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. Since then, we've seen our world stop, change and adapt to the crisis situation we found ourselves in.

Given the current circumstances, many work practices have changed: you are working more from home, giving lectures in a hybrid environment or entirely online, using different computers to work. Since many things are different now, it is important to...

Hi! My name is Lucas Haitsma, I am 23-years-old and half Dutch and half American. After pursuing my bachelor in International and European Law and then a first masters in Global Criminal Law, I am now pursuing a second masters in the area of Governance and...

Hello, my name is Julia Gorny, I am 18 years old and am from Germany. I am a freshly baked first-year student of Global Responsibility & Leadership and want to share my experiences of our introduction week with you!

Some apps are more useful in one country over another. I’ve put together a list of apps that only took me a few years to find after I moved to the Netherlands. I hope they’re helpful because I know they have been hugely beneficial for me at times. 

Campus Fryslân may be small-scale but between all the students and staff we cover many continents. It can be a worry for many students to leave their comfort zone of the home that they grew up in and the friends they have always had. However, the decision...

When moving to a new country it can be good to know a few words in the native language to help you get by more easily. Don’t get me wrong, the Dutch are among the best non-native speakers of English in Europe, however, being from a native English speaking...

Among many values to be learned in Ramadhan are patience and gratitude. I think I’ve learned both in a “hard way” this year.