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Tea graduated from the Sustainable Futures master's in 2026

What does a year in Sustainable Futures master's look like? Tea's story

Date:06 August 2026Author:Tea Nanetti

Moving to another country for a master's degree is exciting, but it also comes with plenty of unknowns. Will you find your place? Will studying in an international classroom actually change the way you think? Will it help you discover what kind of work you...

Sara Torres just graduated from GRL and gave a speech at the graduation ceremony

What comes after GRL? Sara Torres' Future Plans

Date:20 July 2026Author:Sara Torres

Many students wonder "what can you do with a bachelor in Global Responsibility & Leadership?". As a fundamentally interdisciplinary programme, GRL leaves many doors open, and today, we are hearing from Sara Torres, an exemplary student who just graduated...

Leeuwarden is the cheapest city in the Netherlands for student housing per square meter

How much does student housing in Leeuwarden cost?

Date:14 July 2026Author:Laura Silva
A realistic budget for a student room in Leeuwarden is somewhere between €320 and €500 a month, depending on the size of the room, whether it's furnished, and what's included. According to the latest Kamernet Rental Report (Q1 2026), the average advertised room costs around €460 per month, making Leeuwarden one of the most affordable student cities in the Netherlands and the cheapest when you compare the price per square metre.
First year bachelor students during the introweek, having a potluck dinner all together with their intro-parents

Introducing the Campus Fryslân Student Mentor Programme

Date:08 June 2026Author:Laura Silva

Starting university is exciting, but it can also be confusing, overwhelming, and full of questions. How do you organise your time when nobody is checking whether you have done your readings? What do lecturers actually expect from an academic assignment?...

Eurosim Conference 2026

Learning EU Politics by Doing: Stijn at Eurosim 2026

Date:29 May 2026Author:Stijn Geersing

This spring, students and staff from Campus Fryslân travelled to Virginia Tech in the United States to participate in Eurosim 2026, an annual simulation organised by the Trans-Atlantic Consortium for European Union Simulations and Studies. Bringing...

Brigitta (right corner down) and her Campus Fryslân friends

Is a master in Sustainable Entrepreneurship for me?

Date:16 April 2026Author:Brigitta Samosir

Sometimes people choose a city. Sometimes the city chooses them. That is how Brigitta’s story with Leeuwarden began. Originally from Indonesia, she came to the Netherlands after a path that already crossed different worlds: first studying Agro-industrial...

The city of Leeuwarden, and our Campus Fryslân building

"Leeuwarden is boring". These Campus Fryslân students disagree.

Date:30 March 2026Author:Laura Silva

There is a funny thing that happens when you tell people you study in Leeuwarden, especially as an international. Someone almost always reacts with a small pause, followed by something like: “Oh… Leeuwarden. Isn’t it kind of quiet?”

(from left to right): Luna, Emma and Ype

“I couldn’t imagine myself being anywhere else”: First-year GRL students on finding their place in Leeuwarden

Date:17 February 2026Author:Emma, Luna and Ype

How does it feel to start university in a new country, in a new city, surrounded by people from all over the world? For many first-year students in the Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL) programme at Campus Fryslân, these past months have been filled...

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