Are you a new student who is about to join Wageningen? If you are, you are probably applying through room.nl for a place to stay here in one of the many student dormitories. While applying, you would have noticed by now that there are two types of rooms that one…
Falling sick is never fun especially if you live alone and even more so in a new place altogether. The medical system in Wageningen works differently than what I was used to back home. So what do you do? Read further to know the steps you can take and also…
If you are a new student coming to Wageningen, I bet you are stressed out trying to figure out how to turn your four-walls-room into a decent and cozy bedroom. As a first thought, this might seem not only hard and thought, but also very expensive. However, Wageningen is an…
Studying abroad far away from home gives me chances to explore new cultures and living with people from diverse backgrounds. Besides studying, there are many options for activities you can join to get to know these things, including volunteering! Here, I would like to share some volunteering activities that maybe…
Let’s start with a little background information. As a young adult, starting my Master’s degree at Wageningen University was my first step towards being independent. The fear and stress of adapting to a new country and lifestyle are absolutely real. Owing to my mild obsession with planning, I had all…
Enrolled into the University? Or just looking through what WUR is about? Or are you about to start an academic year at the university and wondering what the periods system is all about? Worry not! I hope by the end this article you get a rough idea on how it…
Applying to a university can bring up a lot of questions. Is Wageningen the right place for me? What’s the student life like? Where can I live? Is my background relevant to the programme? Is this the right study for me? What can I expect from my first year? And…
Submitting applications to universities can be stressful. I know that firsthand since I’ve been there, done that. But sometimes knowledge about the procedure can make it easier. That’s why I have put together a short list of things that are “good-to-know” about how to apply to Wageningen University. Anything from…
If there is something you can’t avoid in Wageningen is the bike. Leaving home means cycling. No matter whether you are going to the university to attend a lecture, to the city center to have a coffee or to the super market to do shopping, you will have to take…
In 2013 I lived in Breda, a city in the southern Netherlands. It was an exchange program that was part of my graduation. At that time, I had a personal blog where I wrote about my travels and personal development. One of the posts I wrote was called “my perceptions…