The rest of the world is a big place, "say the Dutch well aware of how small their country is with its 41,528 square kilometres. For centuries, Holland has had an attitude of openness towards the rest of the world. In business, but also in social life and culture. Holland is situated in the west of Europe, and borders on Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the north and west.


Holland manages to combine history and traditional culture with innovation, modernism and an iternational orientation.


The country that uses a simple tulip to symbolise its export industry is itself the largest non-English-speaking importer of English books.


Today, iternational trade is still the main engine of economic growth in Holland. In fact, Holland is one of the world's ten leading exporting nations. Holland is home to several internationally renowned banks, including ING and Rabobank. Philips is a Dutch company, and approximately half of shell and Unilever are in Dutch hands.


The Dutch are accustomed to dealing with people from all over the world, and above all, to working with them. Groups of people with non-Dutch backgrounds have been living in Holland for decades as a result of historical ties with other parts of the world. Most Dutch people speak English. but German and French are spoken, too. Holland lies at the point where the German, British and French cultures meet.


 Delft University of Technology

 Eindhoven University of Technology

 Erasmus University, Rotterdam

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 Hogeschool Utrecht, University of Applied Sciences

 Maastricht University

 Nhtv Breda University of Applied Sciences

 Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences

 The Hague University of Professional Education

 University of Amsterdam

 University of Groningen

 University of Twente

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 Vrije University Amsterdam

 Wageningen University

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