General links
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The following websites offer an English version. Some of them also provide useful information in French or German:
Expatriates
- International Women’s Club South Limburg: a non-profit organisation with more than 200 members in the Maastricht area
- Knowledge Centre for International Staff: Maastricht University’s welcome desk for international employees
- International community South Limburg: virtual group on social networking website Facebook, aiming at bringing together and informing the professional international community in Maastricht and surroundings
- Lions Maastricht Mondial: club for expatriate executives and professionals
- Expatica Netherlands: daily news and extensive information for expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expat Focus: global relocation advice for expatriates covering visas, residency, overseas employment, buying property abroad, international schools, offshore finance and more
- Access Netherlands: a non-profit organisation providing information and services to newcomers in the Netherlands
- Newcomers’ club: Newcomers and Mothers clubs in the Netherlands
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs: extensive information about the Netherlands
- Virtual library for foreign nationals: information site in Dutch, English, French, Turkish, Russian and Spanish about Dutch society
- Virtual information desks for immigrants and foreign nationals in The Hague and Amsterdam: excellent government web portal, with information (texts and short video clips) about all aspects of life in the Netherlands. Available in Dutch, English, Turkish and Arabic. All texts are also in spoken form.
- Settlink: practical website built for internationals who are relocating to the SouthEast of the Netherlands (funded by BrainPort Eindhoven)
- Brainport Eindhoven: information for expats living in Eindhoven
- Eindhoven expats: keeping expats connected in Eindhoven
- Expats in Nijmegen: information for expats living in Nijmegen
- Expat Centre Amsterdam: information for expats living in Amsterdam
- The Outpost Network: information for expats living in The Hague, Amsterdam and Assen
- Expats in Tilburg: information for expats working at Tilburg University
- Expat Interviews: interviews with expatriates all over the world, including in the Netherlands
News in English
- Meuse-Rhine Journal: a biweekly e-mail newsletter covering business and leisure in the Meuse-Rhine euroregion
- Dutch News: Dutch news in English
- Netherlands Information Service: English news from ANP, the official Dutch press agency (subscription)
- Dutch government news
- Dutch news from Expatica Netherlands
- Dutch World Service news: Radio Netherlands International
- NRC International: English-language section of the NRC.nl, the website of Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad, aiming to serve an international audience with news, analysis and comment from NRC Handelsblad.
Maastricht
- Maastricht Municipality
- Maastricht Convention Bureau: foundation formed by several organisations in Maastricht and surroundings providing services as planner of meetings, incentives, conventions and events
- Wikimaas: independent guide
- Green guide Maastricht: environmental information for the people of Maastricht compiled by the University Environment Platform Maastricht
Limburg
Meuse-Rhine Euroregion
- Mahl Magazine: an English language cityguide featuring cultural and recreational activities in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion
- Interreg in the Meuse-Rhine euroregion: European Commission initiative promoting cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation
- Euregio Meuse-Rhine
- Heartbeat of Life Sciences in Europe: cross-border organisation formed by universities and regional development agencies in the Meuse Rhine Triangle for the promotion of Life Sciences in the region
The Netherlands
- History of the Netherlands: a summarised history of the Netherlands, published by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Dutch Statistics Office
- Immigration and Naturalisation Service: information for foreign nationals in the Netherlands
- Memory of the Netherlands: extensive digital collection of illustrations, photographs, texts, film and audio fragments from a large variety of Dutch cultural institutions.
- Language in the Netherlands: interesting site about the various regional languages in the Netherlands, including a page about Limburgish
- NUFFIC: Netherlands organisation for international cooperation in higher education
- Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU)
- Association of Universities of Professional Education (HBO-raad)
Culture
- Maastricht Net: offers a free email subscription to its excellent weekly English language section called “Highlights of the week“
- TEFAF: Maastricht’s internationally renowned art and antiques fair
- Studium Generale: programme of lectures and cultural activities organised by the University of Maastricht. Some activities are also organised for English speakers.
- Film theatre Lumiere
- The history of Maastricht: a personal site featuring many photographs and illustrations of the history of Maastricht
- Traiectum ad Mosam: history of Roman Maastricht
- Zicht op Maastricht: the digital biography of Maastricht, a fascinating site with audio/video material about the history of Maastricht. Highly recommended! (available in Dutch, English, French and German)
- Circulo Cervantes: association for people sharing a common interest for the Spanish language and culture, and the history of Spain and Latin America
- Alliance Française Maastricht: French cultural centre offering French language courses
- Dante Alighieri Maastricht: Italian cultural centre offering Italian language courses
Tourism
- Maastricht Tourist Office
- South Limburg Tourist Office
- Cultour Euregio: free bi-annual cultural magazine in Dutch, French and German offering a comprehensive programme of activities in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine (also available in pdf.format)
- Maastricht 360 degrees: panoramic views of Maastricht
- Welcome to Holland: Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions
- Tourism in Belgian Limburg
Work
Other interesting sites, in Dutch only
- Maastricht Moet Je Horen: audio interviews of local residents about a variety of subjects (mostly in Dutch, but some of the interviews are also in English)
- Maastricht Coolbegin: internet portal
- Maastricht Uitburo: cultural agenda
- The Agenda
- Limburgs Uitburo
- Liever Limburgs: video clips (in Dutch) presenting touristic attractions in Dutch and Belgian Limburg
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