Leeuwarden is a located in the northeast of the Netherlands in the Dutch province called Friesland. This article aims to give interested following exchange students some useful tips about Leeuwarden and the Netherlands in general, but also for people that are searching for a nice weekend trip. More
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Three finalists De HET of 058 announced
Who can call him- or herself the best entrepreneur of Leeuwarden for the year 2019? Who will run off with the ‘De HET’ trophy? On February first, the three finalists of the ‘Leeuwarder ondernemersprijs’ (Leeuwarden entrepreneur award) were announced during a lunch meeting in the ‘Kanselarij’. More
Oldehove Projections: VANTA
Since Leeuwarden is the European Capital of Culture 2018, different activities and events have been and are taking place in the city. One of the most special ones is the Oldehove Projections, organised by Lân fan taal, that is being carried out since February. Lân fan taal is an institution which goal is “to position Fryslân as an audience and knowledge centre for multilingualism” by giving language diversity a future. More
The forgotten women of Leeuwarden
This year, the city of Leeuwarden got the title of the European Cultural Capital. Rembrandt is one of the biggest artists in the history and what people might not be aware of is the fact that his wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh, was born in Leeuwarden. So who was she? More
YourPost editors work on ‘One of us’
(sitting from left to right) Laura Apostol (Romania), Milen Elefterov (Bulgaria) and Nynke Laverman – (standing) Leo Wildhagen (Germany), Nadja Nordström (Sweden) and Anna Greifeneder (Austria).
A few YourPost editors participated this week in the new LF2018 project by singer Nynke Laverman. The young journalists, all international students of HCL Stenden, spoke a sentence in their own language. More
Through the eyes of… Tomás O’Reilly Gallardo from Spain: The irony and excessive kindness
I arrived in Leeuwarden on January 26th. Prior to my Erasmus application, I had never heard of the city or even Friesland for that matter, so I didn’t really know what to expect. I read in forums that students here had a wonderful time, but I was unsure whether this tiny northern Dutch city would suit me, what would the people be like and a thousand other questions that were flying through my head. It was already dark when I set foot outside the station and the first thing I saw was a whole set of party-like lights and decoration. It was indeed the first of many times I was going to hear the words “Cultural Capital of Europe”. More
Show your Arts on 20x18cm
Gallery Westerkade organises the exhibition ‘Artist show your Arts on 20×18 in 2018’. In this exhibition more than 500 block panels of the format of 20x18cm, made by more than 350 artists from many different fields, are displayed. More
The Secrets of Leeuwarden [2]: De Oldehove
‘The Secrets of Leeuwarden’ is a YourPost series of videos about famous Leeuwarder buildings and their secrets. In this episode Willian Lord tells about the iconic and crooked Leeuwarder landmark the Oldehove.
Jelmer Zijlstra from the Netherlands – YourPost’s DNA
My name is Jelmer Hendrikus Zijlstra, probably one of the most Frisian names you’ll ever hear. 23 years ago I came into this beautiful world, Leeuwarden to be exact. More
Sare Safari from Iran – YourPost’s DNA
My name is Sare Safari, 29 years old from Iran, Tehran. I am living in Groningen from 2013. More
The Boomsma museum in Leeuwarden
The story of the Beerenburger and the Boomsma brewery is told, shown and tasted in the Boomsma museum. The brewery is a part of Frisian history and very popular among tourists. ,,Everybody wants to taste the Beerenburger”, says Jan Thies, guide at the museum. More
New international students meet mayor
Leeuwarden Studiestad organised an event in cooperation with municipality of Leeuwarden. New international students who have been started their education this semester hosted by the mayor of Leeuwarden, Drs. Ferd Crone at the city hall. Around one hundred students came together in the council meeting chamber with the mayor. More
A short history of the Oldehove
LEEUWARDEN – The Oldehove is an unfinished church tower located in the late medieval centre of Leeuwarden. It is one of the many attractions of the Frisian capital, which leans more than the tower of Pisa in Italy. More