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All you need to know about the Dutch civic integration exam, also referred to as 'inburgeringsexamen'

19-05-2020

All you need to know about the Dutch civic integration exam, also referred to as 'inburgeringsexamen'

For many people relocating to the Netherlands and the maze of procedures and 'how-to's', when doing so, prove to be quite a headache. We provide advice an...

Where does the funny Dutch word ‘de neushoorn’ come from?

02-07-2020

Where does the funny Dutch word ‘de neushoorn’ come from?

The word neushoorn can be split into two separate words, de neus and the hoorn. Both words can have different meanings in Dutch:...

All you need to know about AKV test part C : English reading skills

21-01-2020

All you need to know about AKV test part C : English reading skills

As discussed in our previous blogs, the AKV test consists of 5 separate exam parts....

All you need to know about AKV test part A: summary and presentation

08-01-2020

All you need to know about AKV test part A: summary and presentation

As mentioned in our previous blog, the following professions when coming from outside the EU, need to register with BIG in order to practice i...

All you need to know about the AKV – Test part D: Knowledge of the Dutch healthcare

13-01-2020

All you need to know about the AKV – Test part D: Knowledge of the Dutch healthcare

The AKV test consists of 5 separate exam parts. In our previous blogs we discussed the first 3 pats of the test namely part A, part B & part C. ...

All you need to know about AKV test part B: consultation and report

13-01-2020

All you need to know about AKV test part B: consultation and report

So far we have discussed the first two aspects of the AKV process. First was the registration process and second was the first part of the actual...

4 questions Dutch children ask about Sinterklaas (and possible answers from their parents)

05-12-2019

4 questions Dutch children ask about Sinterklaas (and possible answers from their parents)

So we know that Sinterklaas is a celebration mainly for the children and from 3 weeks prior all the kids can put out their shoes, visit the Sint at the town square and sing a lot of song...

Information for doctors, pharmacists, dentists and psychologists from outside the EEA that want to work in the Netherlands.

08-01-2020

Information for doctors, pharmacists, dentists and psychologists from outside the EEA that want to work in the Netherlands.

For many professionals relocating to Europe the maze of procedures and 'how-to's' prove to be quite a headache. We have been asked many...

5 reasons why you need to visit Scheveningen on New Years Eve.

12-12-2019

5 reasons why you need to visit Scheveningen on New Years Eve.

Although The Netherlands is a small country it has an impressively long coastline, for its size, extending for more than 500 km along the Norther...