Campus Fryslân blog

^{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?...}

^{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...}

^{In Global Responsibility and Leadership (GRL), we find passionate and impact-driven students who come and seek for the creativity and skills needed to imagine and create local solutions to global problems.}

^{It’s that time of year again in Leeuwarden. The rain has stopped (for now), the sky is blue, and while our plates are full with end of the year obligations, our thoughts turn already to the summer and beyond.}

^{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...}

_{Put. Yourself. Out there.
Take it from Edoardo Ferrari, an alumnus of the Global Responsibility and Leadership programme who is currently pursuing a double degree in Management across continents. This next step has allowed him to deepen his interest in...}

_{What drives a young leader to dedicate her career to global sustainability? In this interview, Sakura, a German-Japanese graduate of the Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL) programme at Campus Fryslân, reflects on how her studies, international...}

_{Curious about how to turn obstacles into opportunities? Wondering what it is like to study at Campus Fryslân, pursue a Pre-Master’s and a Master’s in Sustainable Entrepreneurship, or live in the Netherlands as a non-EU expat? Interested in learning how to...}

_{Meet Ype Bakker, a soon-to-be student in our BSc Global Responsibility & Leadership programme. His story reflects our community’s spirit and takes you on a visual adventure through the Sky Islands. Click to dive in!}

_{At Campus Fryslân, we strive for interdisciplinarity, open-mindness, and diversity throughout your studies. This is why in the first semester of your third year as a Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL) student, during the “minor” period, you are given...}