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How settled in The Hague do you feel at the moment? lucintro.presenterswall.com Getting Started ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
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Plan 15) Emergency numbers 1) Banks 16) Laundry 2) Mobile Phone Providers 17) Forwarding your mail 3) OV Chipcards 18) Second Hand Shops 4) GPs 19) WiFi 5) Bicycles 20) Bars 6) Cafes 21) Committee Fair 7) City Parks 22) Dutch Laws 8) Other Areas to explore 23) Taxes 9) Insurance 24) Snack Bars 10) Groceries and home appliances 25) Rent Benefit 11) Gyms 12) Must-sees 13) Clubs 14) Facebook groups ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Banks ● 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 online 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 ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Banks 2) ABN AMRO: ● free for Dutch students but €1.40 a month for internationals ● App and website in English ● Nearest: Koningskade 30, - 10 minutes (2 tram stops) ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Banks 3) ING: ● No annual or monthly fees for setting up a student account ● App and website in English ● Nearest: Spui 59, -10 minutes ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Mobile Phone Providers ● 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: Sim-Only Contracts: ● Vodafone ● Simpel ● T-Mobile ● Simyo ● KPN ● Ben ● HollandsNieuwe ● Tele2 ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
OV Chipcards ● 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 ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
GPs ● 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. ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
GPs ● 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
Bicycles ● Rijwielshop Centraal - bike repair shop (around 5 min walking) ● Swapfiets ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Cafes • Coffee Company • D.E. Cafe • Kattencafe Ditjes & Katjes • Bookstor • Hometown • House of Tribes • Anne&Max • Stationshuiskamer ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
City Parks • Scheveningen Beach • Japanese Garden • Haagse Bos • Palace Garden • Westbroekpark • Zuiderpark ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Other Areas to Explore • Lange Voorhout • Plein • Centrum • China Town • Kortenbos • Scheveningen • Zeeheldenkwartier • Tram 16 (sightseeing tour) ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Health Insurance ● EU students - EHIC (may not cover everything, only ‘unplanned’ care) ● AON student insurance ● Zilveren Kruis, CZ, Zorg en Zekerheid, DSW, Interpolis ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Other Insurance ● Liability and homeowners insurance from your bank ● A couple of euros a month, extremely worth it ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Groceries, Etc ● 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) ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Home, Kitchen, Etc ● 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) ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
SPORTS ● 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 offer free coffee (in New Babylon) ● BeeHive (TBC) ● Beach - free! ● Basketball field: Spoorcourt ● Haagse Bos - playgrounds! ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
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Must-sees in The Hague • Peace Palace • Binnenhof • Madurodam • ICC/ICTY • Mauritshuis • Gemeentemuseum ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Clubs • Haagse Kluis • PIP • Millers • Havana • Paard • Het Magazijn • Rootz ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
acebook LUC Central Class of 2021 Group Committee Groups AVB Housing LUC Buy & Sell LUC Academics ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Emergency Numbers Emergency Services: 112 RA on Call (19:00-7:00): 06-28287992 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. ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Laundry https://duwo.multiposs.nl/index.html ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Forwarding your Mail https://media.leidenuniv.nl/legacy/instellen-mailforward-ulcn-eng-v1.0.pdf ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Second Hand Shops ● Hansje’s Tweedehansje ● Cash Converters ● Kringloop Den Haag ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Wifi ● 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 ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Bars • Coasters • De Gekke Geit • Beer Garden • Milu • De Libertijn • The Fiddler • Mingle Mush • Jimz ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Committee Fair 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. ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Snack Bars ● De Vrijheid ● Chicken Spot ● Smullers ● McDonalds ● Burger King ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
Dutch laws ● 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 ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
LUC TAXMAXERS! Taxes How to website ● 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 ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
LUC TAXMAXERS! Rent Benefit How to website ● 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 ‘Building Knowledge for a Better World’
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