Read School of Business graduate student Lindsey’s blog about her study abroad experience in Angers, France during summer 2011
The Netherlands is not much bigger than the head of a pin on a world map. The longest distance you can drive from north to south will take about four hours. To the east the Netherlands borders Germany, to the south Belgium, and to the north and west the North Sea.
You will be struck immediately by several features of the landscape. To start with, it is extremely flat. There are a few hills in the south east corner of the country, but even they barely infringe on the broad, unbroken expanse of sky that is so characteristic of Dutch landscape painting.
"The wind is an almost constant feature. Water is everywhere – lakes, rivers, and canals of many types, ranging from the large transport arteries for barge traffic to the narrow drainage ditches that crisscross the fields where Holland's five million cows graze.
The City of Haarlem is one of Holland's most interesting ancient towns, with many beautiful architectural features, a romantic river, attractive canals and a great variety of historic facades and quiet courtyards surrounded by almshouses.
In the year 1245, Haarlem was given privileges by Count Willem II. His former castle became the beautiful town hall of the city. Today Haarlem, with a population of about 150,000 people, is the capital of the province of Hoord-Holland."
Participation in this exchange program is limited. SIUE may send 4 students per academic year to the Haarlem Business School. Click here to view the requirements for the study abroad program. Also, please note that SIUE's exchange partnership with the Netherlands will expire in May 2008.
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