"The Netherlands is where education meets inspiration, offering a global perspective in a uniquely welcoming environment."

Dutch public universities have very affordable tuition fees if you're an European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) national. You won't usually pay more that 2,100 EUR per academic year, withvarious study programmes often being cheaper than that.The story is a bit different for non-EU/EEA students, who pay anywhere between 6,000 and 20,000 EUR per year. That's still much more affordable when compared with tuition fees of over 50,000 EUR per year in the USA.In the academic year 2018-2019 no less than 85,955 students from 170 different countries enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree at a Dutch university. This is 11.5% of the total number of enrolled students! Besides, the Netherlands is renowned as an open-minded and multicultural society that welcomes international students. 

The Dutch way of teaching is interactive and student focused. Students and teachers are seen as 'equals', as students are encouraged to approach their teachers and even have discussions with them. This is, for example, definitely the case at Tio: its education is very personal and small-scaled. The average class consists of only 11 students! 

According to governmental statistics, there are over 23 million bikes in the Netherlands, more than the number of actual citizens (around 17 millions). Cycle lanes are literally everywhere, and many students and employees use them to commute on a daily basis. 

The Netherlands is centrally located in Europe and has excellent opportunities for traveling. Cities like Berlin or Paris are only a train ride away and by plane it takes less than 1.5 hours to fly from Amsterdam to London or Copenhagen. How about studying hard all week and then spend your weekend in, say, Ibiza or Rome?