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Getting Started

‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’

Getting Started

‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’

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Getting Started

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How settled in The Hague do you feel at the moment?

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Getting Started

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What are you most concerned with at the moment regarding settling in?

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Plan

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15) Emergency numbers 16) Laundry 17) Forwarding your mail 18) Second Hand Shops 19) WiFi 20) Bars 21) Committee Fair 22) Dutch Laws 23) Taxes 24) Snack Bars 25) Rent Benefit 1) Banks 2) Mobile Phone Providers 3) OV Chipcards 4) GPs 5) Bicycles 6) Cafes 7) City Parks 8) Other Areas to explore 9) Insurance 10) Groceries and home appliances 11) Gyms 12) Must-sees 13) Clubs 14) Facebook groups

Banks

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• Getting a Dutch bank account is highly recommended if you do not

have already have a Euro bank account.

• Dutch banks use the IDEAL security system when purchasing
• nline so you may not be able to use some international websites.

1) Rabobank:

• the University has organised

dates for students in The Hague. Check website.

• No annual or monthly fees for

setting up a student account

• App is now in English but most of

the website is in Dutch

• Nearest: Bezuidenhoutseweg 5 -

5 minutes walk

Banks

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• free for Dutch students but

€1.40 a month for internationals

• App and website in English
• Nearest: Koningskade 30, - 10

minutes (2 tram stops)

Banks

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• No annual or monthly fees for

setting up a student account

• App and website in English
• Nearest: Spui 59, -10 minutes

Mobile Phone Providers

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• Numerous options depending on whether you want a standard

contract, a sim only contract or pre-paid

• Best to just shop around and see who has the best deals
• Nearly all websites only in Dutch
• Phone contracts: conditions for bank account and EU students
• EU number - no roaming and downsides

The Standard Providers:

• Vodafone
• T-Mobile
• KPN
• Ben
• HollandsNieuwe
• Tele2

Sim-Only Contracts:

• Simpel
• Simyo

OV Chipcards

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• Used for trains, buses and trams
• Anonymous can be bought at station for €7,50
• Once you have a bank account and BSN you can get a

personalised one, costs another €7,50 ○ Allows for automatic top-up ○ Can get money back if you forget to check out ○ Can upload discounts ■ non-Dutch students do not get a student discount ■ Can buy a 40% off during non-peak hours discount for a year for €50

GPs

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• Ensure you have health insurance that is accepted by the Dutch

government

• Please don’t procrastinate this as having a GP in the Netherlands

is quite important. In the Netherlands your GP is your first point of contact and will then refer you to other specialists.

• De Doc

○ In Nieuwe Haven: 10 minutes walking ○ Most doctors are happy and able to talk to you in English ○ Can sign up online ■ Just put N/A for anything you don’t know

GPs

• International Health Centre

○ Can also sign up online ○ In English, specifically for expats etc ○ One or two tram stops away ○ Polyclinics, dentist and physiotherapist in the same building

GPs

Bicycles

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• Rijwielshop Centraal -

bike repair shop (around 5 min walking)

• Swapfiets

Cafes

• Coffee Company
• D.E. Cafe
• Kattencafe Ditjes & Katjes
• Bookstor
• Hometown
• House of Tribes
• Anne&Max
• Stationshuiskamer

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City Parks

• Scheveningen Beach
• Japanese Garden
• Haagse Bos
• Palace Garden
• Westbroekpark
• Zuiderpark

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Other Areas to Explore

• Lange Voorhout
• Plein
• Centrum
• China Town
• Kortenbos
• Scheveningen
• Zeeheldenkwartier
• Tram 16 (sightseeing tour)

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Health Insurance

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• EU students - EHIC (may not

cover everything, only ‘unplanned’ care)

• AON student insurance
• Zilveren Kruis, CZ, Zorg en

Zekerheid, DSW, Interpolis

Other Insurance

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• Liability and homeowners

insurance from your bank

• A couple of euros a month,

extremely worth it

Groceries, Etc

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• Albert Heijn - basic grocery store (within 10 min walking)
• Hoogvliet - basic grocery store (13 minute walking)
• Amazing Oriental Supermarket - Asian grocery store (within 15

min walking)

• Gall & Gall - liquor store (within 5 min walking)
• Haagse Markt - outdoor market; fresh fruits, vegetables, and

more (around 15 min biking or by tram)

• Lidl - basic grocery store (around 20 min biking or by tram)
• Aldi - basic grocery store (around 15 min biking or by tram)

Home, Kitchen, Etc

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• Hema - has everything, school supplies, food, home decor,

clothing, like a mini Walmart (within 20 min walking)

• Action - cheaper, smaller version of Hema (within 10 min walking)
• Etos - pharmacy (within 5 min walking)
• MediaMarkt - electronics store (within 20 min walking)
• Blokker - kitchen supplies and home decor (around 10 min

walking)

SPORTS

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• TrainMore - LUC student deal: €17.50 per month for a 1 year

contract, €23 for a half year contract, includes a sauna, can be put on hold over holidays (within 20 min walking, 10 by bike)

• Fitness Avenue - €21.50 per month for students, apparently
• ffer free coffee (in New Babylon)
• BeeHive (TBC)
• Beach - free!
• Basketball field: Spoorcourt
• Haagse Bos - playgrounds!

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Must-sees in The Hague

• Peace Palace
• Binnenhof
• Madurodam
• ICC/ICTY
• Mauritshuis
• Gemeentemuseum

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Clubs

• Haagse Kluis
• PIP
• Millers
• Havana
• Paard
• Het Magazijn
• Rootz

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acebook

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LUC Central Committee Groups Class of 2021 Group LUC Academics LUC Buy & Sell AVB Housing

Emergency Numbers

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Emergency Services: 112 SMASH: 070 346 9669

• SMASH can be called on

evenings, weekends and public holidays when GP’s are not open. If you don’t have health insurance, you pay the bill yourself.

RA on Call (19:00-7:00): 06-28287992

Laundry

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https://duwo.multiposs.nl/index.html

Forwarding your Mail

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https://media.leidenuniv.nl/legacy/instellen-mailforward-ulcn-eng-v1.0.pdf

Second Hand Shops

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• Hansje’s Tweedehansje
• Cash Converters
• Kringloop Den Haag

Wifi

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• Wifi is provided on all academic floors (0-4)
• Wifi in your room can be accessed by a router

you must buy yourself. ○ LUC Buy & Sell ○ Media Markt ○ CoolBlue

Bars

• Coasters
• De Gekke Geit
• Beer Garden
• Milu
• De Libertijn
• The Fiddler
• Mingle Mush
• Jimz

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Committee Fair

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Check out the Fortuna website!

http://fortuna-luc.nl

Come visit the Committee fair during the first week of classes. More information will be provided soon.

Snack Bars

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• De Vrijheid
• Chicken Spot
• Smullers
• McDonalds
• Burger King

Dutch laws

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• Always carry your ID with you.

○ Identity card, passport, driving license

• Health Insurance and GP

○ Having health insurance and being registered at a GP are a necessity.

• Bike lights

○ Make it easier for you to bike at night and it is the law ○ You can buy simple, inexpensive bike lights at HEMA.

• Drinking in public

○ Technically is against the law, if you’re causing a scene in public you may be fined

Taxes

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• Two types of taxes: water and waste tax
• Each is around 225 eur a year
• You will get a smaller ones for 2018 ~ 30 eur
• You can apply for waivers! Dutch bank

account balance

• This will be explained in a separate session

LUC TAXMAXERS! How to website

Rent Benefit

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• Single rooms only
• Up to 190 eur per month
• Doesn’t matter when you apply (for 2018,

up to 1 September 2019)

• We will have a session explaining it in

detail

LUC TAXMAXERS! How to website

Something is Broken in my Room

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Lists in the elevator hall

Fill in the form online: https://www.duwo.nl/en/i-rent/my- duwo/login/

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Are there any other questions remaining?

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Town Hall appointment University dates (16 August/13 September Set your own date

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