Yael Snoep

ESN Amsterdam - Erasmus Student Network

Erasmus Student Network Amsterdam is a student-run non-profit organization dedicated to helping international students studying at the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) and Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) make the most of their stay in The Netherlands.  ISN is part of the Erasmus Student Network (ESN); an organization with 530 sections in 42 countries, that makes sure you are going to have the best time of your life while studying abroad. The aim of ISN is to help foster student mobility through optimizing the social and cultural integration of international students in Amsterdam. We try to achieve this by organizing introduction days, social and cultural activities, weekend trips, excursions and parties. We also encourage and contact with Dutch students by our buddy and coach system. All our activiteis are subsided for our members and are therefore inexpensive to participate. Every semester about 1.200 international students join ISN Amsterdam. Not just for the reasons mentioned above, but also because it is the best way to meet fellow international students. To become a member of ISN Amsterdam, the only thing you need to do, is obtaining your ESNcard! With This allows toy to join all our activities and get various discounts with our local and international partners! Beside The Netherlands, your card is also valid in other European cities with an ESN section!