Sunday, October 28, 2012
Which choice is the best in the Netherlands?
Which choice is the best in the Netherlands?
I am 26 years old and have been working for a major shipping company for 4 years in supervisory position. I would like to enroll in the Netherlands for a postgraduate courses, which might make my career more promising. With some efforts, I've got 3 choices in the Netherlands. Of course, I can see their tuition fee, duration & some materials online clearly. But any of them might blow their own trumpet in advertising their prestigy and student's prospect. If you know anything else than the universities have told me online, please, please let me know. It helps me to decide which to go to. =========== 1. Erasmus (MASTER'S IN MARITIME ECONOMICS & LOGISTICS ) http://www.maritimeeconomics.com/ 2. Tilburg University (Logistics and Operations Management) http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/prospectivestudents/masters/feb/lom/ 3. HAN University (MSc in European Logistics, Transport and Distribution ) http://www.han.nl/restyle/international/int-abs/fac_frameset.xml
Studying Abroad - 1 Answers
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You gave lot of background information but did not indicate if you wanted to work in the same industry or change. If you want to continue in the shipping industry, Erasmus is your choice. Logistics and operations management is broader in scope and can apply to almost any industry that has logistical needs. The broadest scope is in Tilburg's program. HAN's program focuses on Europe and if that is where you want to be, it would be a good choice. To sum up, pick the one that matches your career ambition and talent. Good luck! cc
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
Should I purchase student travel insurance as primary or secondary?
Should I purchase student travel insurance as primary or secondary?
I am moving to the Netherlands to begin grad school for 2 years. I am currently paying for an individual health insurance policy provided by BCBS. I have had this policy for 3 years. I have no health issues, take no medication, am young and a picture of health. I.e. I'm very cheap to insure. However my rates are steadily increasing and my coverage is crap and I loathe BCBS just on principle. There are some very good insurance policies available to foreign students in the Netherlands that offer great coverage. I'm tempted to purchase a policy as primary and then cancel my BCBS. This is a risk if I no longer have a student status and I need to renew the student policy. In this case, if return to the US, I'll need to get another US individual policy. I'm afraid that I won't be able to get similar coverage for the rates I pay now (under$200/month) I don't want to pay for two policies, the more expensive one being even more useless than it is now while I'm overseas.
Insurance - 1 Answers
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Since most domestic policies do not cover at all if you are out of the country the BCBS policy will be totally useless to you and you'll be wasting the premium. The premium for a policy generally has nothing to do with how long you have had it so the premium when you get back will be the same as the premium if you kept the policy in force. The only exception would be if your health condition changes or if the same policy is no longer available for new applications.
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
Why are the Scandinavian countries students smarter than US students?
Why are the Scandinavian countries students smarter than US students?
Scandinavian students, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, when compared to other countries, consistently rank at the top in Math and Science and, one can only assume, in the humanities as well. The US ranks down at the bottom. I am a Social Studies teacher and a parent of three. I would love to be an amazing teacher like those in the Scandinavian nations. I want to know how they do it. Scandinavian & Germanic nation's students, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, etc. when compared to other countries, consistently rank at the top in Math and Science and, one can only assume, in the humanities as well. The US ranks down at the bottom. I am a Social Studies teacher and a parent of three. I would love to be an amazing teacher like those in the Scandinavian nations. I want to know how they do it.
Other - Cultures & Groups - 7 Answers
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Standards.
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It could be in the bloodline. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=464880015&blogId=481242993 It's the RH negative blood, and the genes that go with it.
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Could be the quality of the teachers in the US. Knowing that The Netherlands is part of Western Europe rather than being in Scandinavia could be a good thing for a teacher to know.
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Because they break students up by their intelligence level, so that students are taught alongside peers who have comperable abilities and students are constantly challenged. In america we stick everyone togther and basically teach to the slowest kids so no one get left behind, holding the more intelligent kids back.
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I don't think it is the quality of the teachers but the overall educational level of the citizens in general. Well-educated parents take an interest in seeing to it that their children are well-educated.
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I don't know what studies have been showing this, so I won't comment on math & science specifically, but your assumption that this study must extend to all other subjects at the very least does not hold water in the Netherlands. Last year it was announced here that a massive percentage of the dutch born and raised teaching students were, at the end of their college education, incapable of passing the relatively simple dutch language exam required to actually be allowed to teach. So perhaps, at least here, it's less a question of massively better technique, and more a question of taking resources away from one subject to benefit another.
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For that is YOUR perception..
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Which one is better between Netherlands and Germany........?
Which one is better between Netherlands and Germany........?
I am interested to study either in Netherlands or Germany..i mean one of these countries ...i m little bit confused which one is the best country to study besides living, safety, or well known degree reputation all over the world. In addition, between these two countries, which country have comparatively better part time job availability for international students and which country people r more friendly or helpful towards foreigners . Plz help me by giving reliable information as soon as possible ......
Netherlands - 2 Answers
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I'm Dutch and I know that Germany is a lovely country ... but I don't know much about the studies etc. I do know that Dutch people are extremely helpful to foreigners (most of them anyway) and we have a lot of foreign students at our universities. If you don't have a preference (language, the country itself etc.) then I suggest you talk to your study advice at your (old) school and ask them for help. Oh and I do know that nearly 90% of all the students in holland have a part time job lol. So you'd have no trouble finding one. And a lot of Dutch people know English and like to boast that they do, so you'll have no trouble if you do not understand the Dutch language.
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I live in the east of the Netherlands at the German border. I can say both country are good. But there are sum differences in education and culture. In the Netherlands people are very open minded and they would say what they think. They don't like hypocrism, but for foreigners this could be very offence. Like a Dutch cashier never would say;'how are you, have a nice day'. because most of the time we know they don't mean that. A Dutch person is always interesting in your life and tells a lot of his/her private life. Genuine is important, so just be yourself. Also the communication level is different between the Netherlands and Germany. In the Netherlands, the boss or teacher are at the same level as their workers or students. But the workers and students have respect for their superiors, but never say boss or sir. The bosses and teachers prefer to speak to them with their names, like John or Peter. At my university there were are lot of students from Germany. There are way more Germans studying in the Netherlands, then Dutch to study in Germany. That is strange, because Dutch people can speak German and a German don't speak Dutch at all. The differences with the Dutch and German education system is the informal Dutch culture and the modern learning. I've ask the Germans, why they are studying in the Netherlands. They say Dutch people are open minded, liberal and teachers are on the same communication level. But most Dutch teachers (we call them coaches btw) are from the working field. They already have a business or sum just stepped out of the real business and became a coach. A lot of masters studies in the Netherlands are given in English instead of Dutch. But both German and Dutch educations are good, but there are sum differences in teaching. Language: The second language of the Netherlands is English. 90% of the population can communicate in fluent English. We start to learn English at elementary school, as well we learn German and French at high school. Work: I don't know if you ever been to Amsterdam. Big chance if you walk in a store, restaurant, supermarket, cafe, etc, the personal only speaks English and don't speak a word Dutch. but for us Dutch people we can communicate perfectly in English even the old generation does. For work: http://www.undutchables.nl/ Cheers.
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