Welcome to Wageningen

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Your
Guide
2012-2013
Welcome to Wageningen
Welcome to
Wageningen University
On behalf of the university community,
Wageningen University is a part of Wageningen UR
I am very pleased to welcome you to
(University & Research centre), a unique collaborative
Wageningen University. Whether you are
orientated research institutes, Van Hall Larenstein College
combination of a university and policy and market
here for a long or a short period of study,
for professional education and institutes for applied
I would like to wish you a pleasant stay and
No such combination is found at any other university
research.
hope you will soon feel at home. On our side,
in Europe. The advantages are numerous. You will soon
we will do all we can to support you during
internationally oriented university community in
your stay in Wageningen.
find that you have become a member of the most
the Netherlands: you will meet students from all over
the world, both in and outside of the lecture halls.
Feeling at home has everything to do with being informed:
knowing how to get things done, where to go, what to do
and how to do it will help you more easily find your way.
Your Guide to Wageningen will assist you find the services
you need.
It answers many frequently asked questions posed by
newcomers to Wageningen.
Enjoy your stay and studies in our university city.
Prof. dr M.J. Kropff
Rector Magnificus/vice-president Wageningen University
Contents
Student Service Centre (SSC)
Student counselling service
Housing
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Student facilities
Library Wageningen UR
WUR shop
Free online textbooks
Sports Centre De Bongerd
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Legal residence in The Netherlands
Stay shorter than 3 months
Stay longer than 3 months
Tuberculosis examination
Travel abroad
End of study
Municipal registration
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Wageningen and our social life
International student organizations
Working in Multicultural settings
Chaplaincy
Studium Generale (SG), building marked with
‘LA13’ neon sign
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Young KLV
Annual Introduction Days
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Financial matters
Bank
Cash dispensers
Moneycard
Chipknip payment card
Dutch bankcard with pincode
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Insurance
Medical Insurance
Liability Insurance
European Students
Letter from CVZ
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Medical care
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General practitioners (GPS or family doctors),
in Dutch, huisarts29
Dentists, in Dutch, tandarts31
Pharmacies, in Dutch, apotheek32
Important Telephone Numbers
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Shopping
Supermarkets
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Shops with budget prices
Outlet shop
Second-hand shops
Specialized shops
Open-air market
Bicycles shops
Stamps and post services
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Transportation38
Bicycles
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Taxis
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Buses
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OV-chipkaart
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Trains
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Dinner and entertainment
Restaurants
Fast-food and take-away
Cinema
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National Events
Carnival
April 30: Koninginnedag - the Queen’s birthday
May 4: Commemoration day
May 5: Liberation day
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December 5: Sinterklaas - Saint Nicholas Day
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Welcome to Forum
Opening Hours Forum
Free work areas
Food and drink
Wireless
Copying and printing
Parking
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Forum house rules General
Use of indoor areas
Teaching areas
Library
Use of outdoor areas
Parking
Other information
Emergency response (BHV) Wageningen UR
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Some Dutch words and phrases
Academic year calendar 2012-2013
Maps
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In order to help you adapt to life here, the International Student Support has compiled
this booklet, which offers practical information. We hope it answers most of the questions
that will undoubtedly arise during your stay here.
We realize that not all your questions can be answered just by reading this booklet.
Therefore, if you need any further information, do not hesitate to contact us. We are
here to help you and make your stay a pleasant one.
The International Student Support (ISS) is a part of the Student Service Centre.
Besides ISS, the Student Service Centre consists out of the Student administration,
Student desk and the Student counselling service. More information can be found
on www.ssc.wu.nl/uk.
Suggestions for improvements, additions or modifications to this booklet are always
welcome and may be submitted to International Student Support; check our website
www.ssc.wur.nl/uk, under the button questions and answers.
We wish you a wonderful time in the Netherlands.
International Student Support
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Wageningen
University
clicking the contact button on the ‘questions and
answers’ site.
The Student Service Centre (SSC) is responsible for the
handling of studentrelated administrative matters. The
Student counselling service
SSC consists of the Student Administration, the
International Office and the Student Counselling Service.
Student counsellor
The front office of SSC is the Student Desk, located on
The student counsellors provide confidential advice on
the ground floor in Forum. All students can consult the
practical, financial and personal matters such as social
Student Desk for information concerning: university
problems, study problems (progress, support, and
registration, visa, residence permit, insurance, financial
regulations), finance, housing and mediation. Studying
matters, fellowships, accommodation, transcripts, et
with a functional limitation: if you have a learning
cetera. You can also schedule an appointment with one
disability, such as dyslexia you can may qualify for special
of the student counsellors at the Student Desk.
regulations and arrangements for students. Contact
student counsellors: Mrs Carla Haenen, Mrs Miranda van
The Student Desk can be found in Forum, building 102:
der Slikke, Mrs Janneke Hermans, Mr Marc Uijland.
Droevendaalsesteeg 2 Opening hours Student Desk:
Monday to Thursday from 09.00 – 16.00 hrs, and
Their offices are in Forum.
Friday from 09.00 – 13.00 hrs. (Please note that the
Appointments: through the SSC secretary,
opening times are subject to change. Please check the
Call 0317 483618 or at the Student Desk in Forum.
website www.ssc.wur.nl/uk for the latest information)
For opening hours check the website:
www.wageningenuniversity.nl/uk/informationfor/
Our University has a central knowledge databank where
Current+students/studentcounsellingservice.
you can find an answer to your question. Check this
Contact e-mail: [email protected]
website www.ssc.wur.nl/uk for ‘questions and answers’.
If the answer to your question is not available, you can
Confidential adviser
submit your question to the Student Service Centre by
Wageningen University employs a confidential adviser for
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students. She is independent and everything you discuss
University registration
with her is confidential. Confidential adviser for students
To be able to follow classes, make use of facilities at
Mrs. Carla Haenen 0317-483820 [email protected]
Wageningen University such as WUR email, the library,
you need to be registered as a (guest) student. The
Student psychologist
registration is valid for a maximum of one academic year,
It is not at all uncommon for a student to have some
namely from September 1 - August 31. Detailed
difficulties related to study (e.g. concentration, planning)
information on how to complete the registration form and
or personal life (e.g. depression, homesickness or social
on other subjects related to your registration can be found
anxiety). The psychologist may be able to help find a
in the Registration Handbook available at the Student
solution for such complaints; they offer short term
Service Centre and online at www.ssc.wur.nl/uk, Current
treatment (max 8 sessions). Consultations are for free for
Students, forms Student Administration.
students from Wageningen University. For severe or long
After you are registered as a student at Wageningen
term psychological problems you should contact your
University, you will receive a WURnet account. You can
doctor, who can assist you to find the help you need. For
use the WURnet account to log on to all computers in the
an appointment with one of the student psychologists,
computer rooms at Wageningen University which give
please contact one of them:
access to: the internet, your own WUR email as well as to
Mrs Esther Heemskerk ([email protected]),
your own university work area. This account also gives
Mrs ManetBoer ([email protected]), or Mrs Ineke
access to EDUweb and SSC online.
Leenders ([email protected]).
WUR Card: All students who are enrolled at Wageningen
Please note In case of illness you will have to see a
University receive a WUR card after registration. The WUR
General Practitioner (GP). For names and addresses,
card is an organization card on which your personal data
see page 30 to 33.
and your rights within the organization are stored and is
issued once only.
The WUR card has the following functions:
The rooms that are being allocated by student housing are
• Identification as a student of Wageningen University
managed by either Idealis or iNFacilities and are situated
(only in combination with a valid Proof of Enrolment);
• Library card, to borrow books from the University
Libraries;
• Identification to make use of the printers and
in Wageningen, Bennekom and Ede. Should you have any
problems or questions regarding the room itself than
please contact Idealis or iNFacilities. For all other matters
you can contact student housing.
photocopiers at Wageningen UR;
• Identification for entrance to WUR non-public buildings
(if applicable);
• Sport card (if applicable).
Contact information Idealis
Duivendaal 1
6701 AP Wageningen
Telephone: 0317 42 61 61
Enrolment as a student means that you have certain
rights and obligations. Information on this subject can
Opening hours office:
be found in the Student Charter, available on
Monday-Thursday: 09.00 - 16.00 hrs
www.ssc.wur.nl/uk under regulations and students
Friday: 09.00 - 12.00 hrs
co-management
They manage the following buildings: Asserpark,
Housing
Bornsesteeg, Dijkgraaf, Hoevestein, Haarweg (all Haarweg
numbers except for Haarweg 10, 10A & 333).
Student Service Centre arranges housing for international
Contact information iNFacilities
students that have a so called bed guarantee. To find out
Forum Building, Building 102, Room 019
if you have a bed guarantee and how to (re)-apply, go to;
Droevendaalsesteeg 2
www.ssc.wur.nl/uk under current Msc students, Housing/
6708 PB Wageningen
Room+application+-+Bed +guarantee/
Telephone: 06 832 251 96
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Opening hours office:
Quality of life
Monday - Friday: 10.00 - 16.00 hrs
The motto at Wageningen UR is to improve the quality of
They manage the following buildings; Beringhem,
life. This can be taken in its broadest sense; worldwide.
Churchill House, Earth House Fire House, Maurits 9, 10,
Quality of life can also begin nearer to home and your
85 & 86, Water House.
work.
We all study and work better in a clean
Contact Student Housing: Droevendaalsesteeg 2
tidy environment. More information about waste
6708 PB Wageningen
seperation in Wageningen see the website
Consulting hours housing office Tuesday and Thursday
http://www.wageningen.nl/Wonen_milieu_en_verkeer/
from 12.00 till 13.00 hrs (situated in the office of
Natuur_en_milieu/Afval/English_information
iNFacilities).You can contact us through the universities
website though ‘Questions & Answers’; www.ssc.wur.nl/uk
under current Msc students, housing.
Note that most accommodation offered by the university
is for 1 person only. Should you want to come with your
family/partner than you can register for a combi/double
room or apartment. Keep in mind that the waiting lists for
these rooms/apartments are long and that it will be your
own responsibility to find alternative accommodation
should we not be able to accommodate you.
For all other information on housing or if you wish to find
links to the private market, please go to our website:
www.ssc.wur.nl/uk under current Msc students, housing.
Student
facilities
English Language/Language Services
reason, all our language training programmes are linked
English is the language of instruction at Wageningen
to the Common European Framework of Reference for
University and a good command of English is essential
Languages. Moreover, our teachers have experience and
to follow subjects at the University. Many students are
affinity with the specialised scientific terminology of
not used to constantly communicating in English and
Wageningen UR. Wageningen UR has implemented a
can sometimes experience difficulties when doing so.
bilingual language policy, this means that more and more
Therefore, MSc and Exchange students are strongly
verbal and written communication will take place in
advised to take the Online Oxford Placement Test at
English (and Dutch). Therefore we recommend student to
Language Services to determine their level of English.
improve their English.
The test takes about 45 minutes.
At Language Services students can follow English
MSc Students/Exchange Students/
language courses that are appropriate for their level. We
PhD Students
offer English I, English II, English III, English IV and two
All students can take the Online Oxford Placement Test at
levels of academic writing. Language courses start in
Language Services (Forum building, Room 108) from
September (English III, English IV and the academic
Monday to Friday from 10.00 – 16.00 hrs. To register for
writing courses), October (English I, English II) and March
the test, students are asked to call Language Services at
(all courses). Classes are held from Monday to Thursday
0317 482552, or send a mail to
after 17 hrs so they do not interfere with day classes.
[email protected] to make an appointment.
Language Services provides this support to both staff and
After a student completes the test, Language Services can
students. For each course students pay a € 90,–
instantly check the test results on its website. When
registration fee and the costs of the books.
required, the score can be mailed to the student’s
programme coordinator.
Language Services also offers the following English
language courses especially designed for Wageningen UR
English Language Courses
PhD students: Scientific Writing, The Art of Writing,
For our services, quality always has priority. For this
Writing Grant Proposals, Presentation Skills and Toefl iBt.
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These courses focus on speaking and writing in English,
University gives access to Internet, WUR e-mail and other
the skills that PhD candidates need for giving
programs. Almost all faculty buildings and the Library
presentations, preparing research proposals, and writing
have computer rooms. In many faculty buildings it is
and defending their thesis. Staff members and
possible to log on to the wireless network. For more
MSc students may also participate in these courses.
information see http://www.wireless.wur.nl/.
The course costs vary from € 400,– to € 625,– and include
EDUweb is a portal where you can find all the information
course materials. Wageningen PhD students with an approved
relevant to your study at Wageningen University. The
TSP (Training and Supervision Plan) receive a 50% discount
website address is: http://EDUweb.wur.nl and you can log
on all PhD courses except Toefl iBt. Postdocs who work for a
on with your WURnet account and password. On this site
Graduate School are eligible for the same discount.
you will find the courses you are registered for and all the
ICT information about these courses, as well as
For more information, see the course information on our
announcements from lecturers. You will also find your
website: www.languageservices.wur.nl
grades and your lecture and exam schedule. Furthermore,
there are links to various other study related websites and
Visiting address Language Services
to manuals for EDUweb and the registration of courses.
EDUweb is the website you should use as a starting point
Forum, 1st floor, Room 108
for your study at Wageningen University.
At http://ssc.wur.nl/mededelingen/air//flyer-uk.pdf you
E-mail: [email protected]
can find an introduction to EDUweb.
Website: www.languageservices.wur.nl
The Wageningen University Study Handbook offers
ICT facilities
complete information regarding examination rules and
The University Computer Centre has many computer
regulations, study programme, course contents, and
facilities at its disposal. Registration at Wageningen
provides an overview of all study-related subjects.
This information can also be found on the website
For questions regarding your WURnet account, please
www.studyhandbook.wu.nl. You can get the study
contact the Service Desk ICT: FB-ICT Service desk
handbook at the WUR shop in the Forum building.
Call: 0317 488888
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
Visiting address: Computechnion, Dreijenplein 2
(ECTS)
Monday through Friday: 08.00 – 17.30 hrs
Wageningen University has completely implemented the
ECTS in its education organisation. All information in the
Library Wageningen UR
student charter and Study Handbook is based on the ECTS
principles described in the Bologna process. For more
Library covers scientific and discipline-oriented information
information see the website
sources in the Netherlands for the following disciplines:
http://www.wageningenuniversity.nl/UK/informationfor/
Agro technology and Food Sciences, Plant Sciences,
stud-outside/Education+System/
Environmental Sciences, Animal Sciences and Social
Sciences. Some exceptional ‘foreign collections’ are
Planning Booklet. All courses are listed both by period
integrally incorporated in the Wageningen Catalogue.
and time of day. This information can also be found on the
The historical collections and the collections regarding
website: www.schedule.wu.nl
garden and landscape architecture are also described in
the Wageningen Desktop Library. Wageningen UR Library
All departments are listed with the course schedules, and
offers electronic journals integrated, together with the
all studies are listed with the scheduled courses.
Wageningen catalogue and electronic files, in the
Note that you have to register for courses two weeks prior
Wageningen Desktop Library. The students and staff of
to the beginning of the course concerned. You can do so
Wageningen UR are able to access electronic sources from
at the SSC website https://ssc.wur.nl/air210/student/, log
the WURnet. A directory including instructions on how to
on with your WUR account. On this site you will see how
use the library, how to order a document, duration of a
to register.
book loan and how long a loan can be extended or to find
out which loans and reservations the user has requested,
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completes the Wageningen Desktop Library. The Personal
Wur shop
Desktop Library or ‘My library’, as it is called, offers users
the possibility to design their own electronic quick and
For purchasing textbooks, internet cables software and
easy access to files where the user is alerted to new
office equipment, you can contact the Wur-shop. At the
acquisitions and recently published instalments of
Wur shop you can pay cash or by pin or chipknip card.
journals: Table-of- Content Alerts. Information about the
Opening Hours:
Library and its locations is coordinated by the
monday-thursday from 09.00-16.00 hrs
service desk.
friday from 09.00-14.00 hrs
location Wur shop Forum building,
Wageningen UR Library
Website: www.library.wur.nl
Droevendaalsesteeg 2, Wageningen
Free online textbooks
Call: 0317 484440
Opening hours
You can download textbooks free of charge on the Pulse
Monday to Friday from 8.00 – 22.00 hrs
website (Wageningen Student Union)
Saturday from 10.00 – 17.00 hrs
www.pulsewageningen.nl/wp/. The books available are
Sunday from 10.00 – 15.00 hrs
basic texts for subjects such as statistics, chemistry,
economics and mathematics. (facilities, free study
During office hours (Monday to Friday until 18.00 hrs) the
building is freely accessible. After office hours, you must
use your WUR card to enter the building.
literature and second hand study books).
Changes in the opening hours will be announced in
Resource and on the website.
The Sports Centre De Bongerd is a multi-functional sport
centre with both indoor and outdoor facilities. The Sport
and Movement programme offers 31 sport activities for
students and staff of Wageningen UR. Twenty specialized
Address University Sport Centre De Bongerd
instructors provide instruction in a wide range of sports,
Bornsesteeg 2
from track to swimming. Sports such as aerobics, aqua fit,
6708 PE Wageningen
fitness, squash, Tai Bo and inline skating are also offered
Call: 0317 483877
in the Sport and Movement programme. The Sport Centre
has a gymnasium, track, climbing wall, four squash
Website: www.sportscentre.wur.nl/uk
courts, six tennis courts and four outdoor fields along with
a completely renovated fitness room, built according to
the latest standards. The Sport Centre De Bongerd is open
7 days a week, allowing you to take part in sport during
the weekend as well. To be able to make use of the
facilities or participate in the Sport and Movement
programme,
you must have the sports option on your WUR card
activated. It also gives free admission to Sportfondsenbad
De Bongerd (swimming pool) and can be used to become
a member of one or more of the 17 student sports clubs.
WU students are charged € 71 for the 2012/2013
academic year. This covers the cost of courses and the use
of the facilities. For this purpose it is necessary that the
sports option on your WUR card is activated. For further
information about the Sport and Movement programme,
please visit: site www.sportscentre.wur.nl/uk/or contact
the reception.
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Legal residence in
The Netherlands
Legal Residence in the Netherlands means that foreigners
they could obtain during 1 year or a part thereof the
have been granted permission by the Dutch Government
Immigration Authorities will cancel the residence permit.
to temporarily reside in the Netherlands for a specific
The moment the final date of implementation is set, all
purpose, in this case education. The Government
students will be informed. In the meanwhile the Nuffic has
appointed the Immigration and Naturalization Service
set up an information website about the new policy,
(IND) as the body that grants legal residence. The general
www.nuffic.nl/international-students/how-to-prepare/
rule is that legal residence is granted to students for study
visas-and-permits/long-stay-visa/new-immigration-law.
purposes. Unfortunately the IND is obliged by law to
communicate in Dutch to all residence permit holders.
Stay shorter than 3 months
When you receive a letter from the IND that you do not
understand, please visit the Student Desk in Forum and
we will be happy to help you.
1 Nationals from European Union (EU)* and European
Free Trade Association (EFTA)** countries and
Switzerland do not have to report to the Immigration
New law coming
Authorities. However, should they wish to do so, they
The Dutch Government is implementing a new
can report to the Immigration Authorities. Call:
immigration policy. At the date of printing this booklet the
0900 1234561 (€ 0.10 per minute) to make an
date of implementation is not yet known. The expected
appointment.
date of introduction is set for the beginning of 2013. The
See www.ind.nl for further information.
new policy is called ‘Modern Migratie beleid (MoMi)’. Under
2 Nationals from all other countries have to complete an
the new policy the procedures for international students
online registration form on Aliens Police Department
will be simplified and the students will receive a residence
website Arnhem within three days of their arrival in
permit for the duration of their study. Another important
the Netherlands. You can find the digital form on:
change for the students will be that the Immigration
www.politie.nl/Gelderland-Midden/mailformulier/short_
Authorities will do a study progress check. At the moment
stay.asp
if students do not obtain more than 50% of the credits
Stay longer than 3 months
2aFor NON-EU Nationals who entered The
1 Nationals from European Union (EU)* and European
The first application for a residence permit must be
Netherlands without a MVV entry visa*
Free Trade Association (EFTA)** countries and
made via International Student Support. The residence
Switzerland do not have to report to the Immigration
permit application will be done before you arrive in
Authorities. However, should they wish to do so, they
Wageningen. For more information www.ssc.wur.nl/uk
can (after registration at the Municipality of
under future Msc students non EU- visa and
Wageningen) report to the Immigration Authorities.
immigration procedures.
Call: 0900 1234561 (€ 0.10 per minute) to make an
appointment.
See www.ind.nl for further information.
*European Union (EU) countries are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxemburg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Rumania,
Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
**European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries are: Iceland,
Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
*USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Monaco and Vatican
City and South Korea
2bNON-EU nationals already in possession of a
residence permit for The Netherlands
Students from Non-EU countries who are already
in the Netherlands and in the possession of a Dutch
residence permit for study have to ask for a change of
purpose. This applies to students coming from another
institution. You can download the form ‘Application for
2 For nationals from all other countries a residence
a regular residence permit with a MVV or Change in
permit is compulsory. A residence permit will normally
purpose of stay’. It can be found on the IND webpage
be issued for the purpose of study and may be
from the IND, www.ind.nl.
extended on a year-to- year basis under the same
conditions as applying for the first time.
Complete the application and hand it in at the Student
Desk at Forum.
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A residence permit will normally be issued for the
Visiting address
maximum of 1 year, and may be extended on a year-to-
GGD
year basis under the same conditions as applying for the
Hulpverlening Gelderland Midden
first time.
Stationsweg 60
Tuberculosis examination
6711 PT Ede
Directions:
You should take a bus (bus no. 88) to the Ede-
In order to obtain a residence permit, nationals of most
Wageningen train station. You arrive at the train station
countries* will have to undergo a tuberculosis
Ede-Wageningen and follow the street called Stationsweg.
examination. The examination involves an X-Ray of the
After walking approximately 10 to 15 minutes you will see
lungs. The X-ray will be taken by the GGD in Ede
the building ‘Hulpverlening Gelderland Midden’ on your
(Municipal Public Health Service). You will have to travel to
left.
the GGD in Ede (a town about 6 km north of Wageningen)
From the Bus station in Ede, you can also take bus no. 3,
on your own at a later date (by appointment only).
4, 5 or no. 107 or 108s. You have to get off the the bus at
The GGD can be reached by bus (bus 88)
the second stop after the Ede-Wageningen train station.
Take the following with you:
Approximately 100 meters on your left you will see the
• Your passport
building ‘Hulpverlening Gelderland Midden’.
• Insurance certificate/card
• Address in the Netherlands
• Appendix Tuberculosis Declaration
To make an appointment please phone 088-3555700
monday till friday 08.30-09.00 and 12.30-14.00 hrs and
tell them you would like to make an appointment to go to
Ede.
*Nationals of the following countries are exempted from the
tuberculosis examination: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Monaco, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Surinam,
Sweden, Switzerland, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United
States of America, Vatican City.
Travel abroad
for a maximum of 3 months. When you intend to
stay longer than 3 months, you must check the visa
Students in possession of a valid residence permit are
requirements of that specific country well in advance.
allowed to return to the Netherlands without any
When staying in the Netherlands shorter than 3 months,
problems. If your residence permit is going to expire when
check which countries the visa is valid on the website
you are abroad, please apply for an extention well in
of Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.minbuza.nl/
advance (3 months) before your scheduled travel. Once
en/services/consular-services/visa/visas-for-the-
your extension is in process, you can apply for a return
netherlands-schengen-visas
visa. You can get a return visa valid for up to six months if
you show a declaration from your supervisor that your
End of study
stay outside the Netherlands is study related. The return
visa can be obtained from the IND in Zwolle or Den Bosch.
The International Student Support has to inform the relevant
You will have to make an appointment with the IND, Call:
authorities of the date you have completed or stopped your
0900 1234561 (€ 0.10 per minute) The IND will give you
studies. The IND will cancel your residence permit at the
further instructions regarding documents you have to take
moment you stop your study or when you graduate. You
with you. Costs of a return visa are € 140.
must leave The Netherlands within 28 days after your
When you intend to visit another country, check the visa
residence permit expires or your stay will become illegal.
requirements well in advance. Please note that some
When you finished your study, you can apply for the search
countries have strict rules regarding the validity of the
year in order to find a job in The Netherlands. For more
Dutch residence permit. If you should travel abroad
information regarding the search year you can check the
without being in possession of a valid Residence Permit
IND website, www.ind.nl.
card, you will be refused entering the Netherlands upon
Note: In the first week of the new month after your
your return.
graduation date, we wil inform the IND that you are
graduated. For this reason your residence permit is not
Stay in another Schengen country
longer valid.
A Dutch Residence Permit grants entry without visa into
the so-called Schengen countries of the European Union,
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Please note that some sponsor organizations have strict
Visiting address (If you are living in Wageningen)
rules regarding the return to your home country after you
Municipality of Wageningen (if you reside in Wageningen)
have finished your study. We strongly advice fellows to
Town Hall
check the rules of the fellowship. For example: The NFP
Burgerzaken
fellows have to return home within a couple of days the
Markt 22, Wageningen
fellowship has ended. Their sponsor does not allow them
to use the search year.
Municipal registration
Open:
Monday to Thursday: 08.30 – 12.30 hrs and
Friday: 08.30 – 19.00 hrs
Call: 0317 492911
All foreign students staying in the Netherlands longer
than four months must go to the Municipality of the
Visiting address (If you are living in Ede or
city they reside in, to register themselves at the
Bennekom)
office at the municipality. Students have to present:
Municipality of Ede
• A valid passport. Should be valid at least till
Town Hall
December 2014
• Your original birth certificate mentioning your parents’
names (Chinese students need a ‘Hukou’ birth
Burgerzaken
Bergstraat, 46711 DD Ede
Call for information or appointment: 0318 680911
certificate)
• Your original marriage certificate (if applicable)
Open:
• An original certificate of divorce (if applicable)
Monday to Friday: 09.00 – 12.00 hrs
• For widows/widowers – a marriage certificate and
with an appointment Monday to Friday 09.00-13.00 Friday
death certificate (if applicable)
It is important to keep the municipality informed about
your address because the immigration authorities use the
same database for their correspondence.
till 19.00 hrs
Wageningen and
our social life
Meeting people: meet as many people as you can.
research institutes in their conduct towards each other.
Wageningen is a very special place where you have the
The principles relate to the social conduct between people
chance to meet people from all over the globe. Use the
from a variety of backgrounds, i.e. the differences between
opportunity to get to know about other cultures, customs
people’s social backgrounds and origins, religion ideology,
and traditions.
social and political preferences. For more information see
the Student Charter or check the website
Activities and appointments: if you are planning to join
http://www.wageningenuniversity.nl/UK/informationfor/
in activities with Dutch people, it’s worth remembering that
Current+students/Regulations+and+student+co-
they are usually very serious about their daily schedule.
management/student_charter/default.htm
This means you need to be punctual. Take this tip seriously
http://www.wur.nl/NL/over/governance/
especially when it comes to official appointments.
International student organizations
Chaplaincy
Chaplaincy is an ecumenical and international community of
Some international organizations offer a wide range of
students from countries all over the world and from different
activities and services especially for foreign students of
Christian traditions. On the first and third – and sometimes
Wageningen University. Foreign students are welcome to
fifth Sunday of every month they have a church service in
join the study-association of their study.
English, which they prepare in a special bible study meeting
For more information check our website
on the Thursday evening prior to the service – led by one of
www.wageningenuniversity.nl/uk, student facilities.
our chaplains. The chaplains are also available to help
Working in Multicultural settings
international students with pastoral or practical difficulties.
On the remaining Thursday – twice a month – the
Chaplaincy organizes Crossroads: www.studentchaplaincy.
WU has Guidelines for Working in Multicultural Settings.
nl/chaplaincy/cross_roads.html they watch an inspirational
These Guidelines lay down principles which should
film or a recent documentary relevant to our field of interest
govern the staff and students at the university and
(always followed by discussion), we invite guest speakers
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or have a meal together with traditional food from our
In de Wereld – SP is a local community of a countrywide
home-countries. The Chaplaincy is also involved in
network for students studying in Holland called
organizing the contact programme: www.studentchaplaincy.
Seekercity.nl,
nl/chaplaincy/contact_programme.html for international
students in which families from Wageningen and
Web: www.indewereld-sp.nl
surroundings invite students into their homes.
Find us in Facebook (‘In de Wereld-SP’)
Visiting address
Duivendaal 7, 6701 AR Wageningen
Call: 0317 482663
Web: www.studentchaplaincy.nl/chaplaincy/welcome.html
In de Wereld-SP
In de Wereld – SP is an open social student community,
membership is not required. Our aim is to gather students
in all their diversity for philosophical, religious and cultural
exploration and discussion. Among the activities of In de
Wereld-SP are social gatherings, excursions, dialogue
groups, cultural workshops, life coaching and training.
Invest in the development of your personality, your
awareness, your spirituality. Deepen your religious or
philosophic view in contact with other students. Question
your existence, and broaden your mind. Gather scientific
knowledge and besides strive towards wisdom.
Study and student associations
• International Student Organization
Studium Generale (SG), building marked with
‘LA13’ neon sign
• Chinese Association: www.cassw.wur.nl
• Di-Et-Tri (Nutrition and Health) www.diettri.nl
All SG activities (unless otherwise posted) take place in
• International Exchange Erasmus Student Network
LA13, Lawickse Allee 13.
www.ixesn-wageningen.nl
• Heeren XVII (Agrotechnology) www.heeren17.nl
It is an extra-curricular organization associated directly
• Wageningen (ISOW) primarily focuses on the social
with the university that offers alternative discussion,
aspects of student life, but also offers language courses
debates, readings and other activities on a variety of
and dance lessons www.isow.wur.nl
academic and socially relevant topics ranging from
• Mercurius (Management, Economics and Consumer
Studies) www.mercuriuswageningen.nl
philosophy and physics to politics, culture and the arts.
SG also includes film house Movie W with films offered
• Nicolas Appert (Food Technology) www.nicolasappert.nl
almost every day of the week.
• Nitocra (International Land and Water Management)
Together, this organization is here for students as a
www.nitocra.nl
permanent resource of engaging entertainment, as a forum
• PSF (Progressieve Studenten Fraktie) www.PSF.wur.nl
for discussion beyond traditional disciplines offered here in
• Semper Florens (Plant Sciences) www.semper-florens.nl
Wageningen, but especially as a source of inspiration for
• De Veetelers (Animal Sciences) www.veetelers.nl
looking at the world through different eyes.
• VESTE (Verenigde Studenten) www.veste.wur.nl
• WSBV Sylvatica (Forest and Nature Conservation)
www.wsbv-sylvatica.nl
• Pulse (Wageningen Student Union)
Most activities take place during the evening or afternoons.
All sessions are free and open to the public.
For the Movie-theatre a small fee is charged.
www.pulsewageningen.nl/wp/
Information on all upcoming activities is posted on website
www.studiumgenerale.wur.nl or on SG posters hanging
throughout Wageningen, as well as in the Resource
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(university newspaper). Sign up for the newsletter via
start your study!! You’ll get to know your fellow students,
[email protected]
different associations, sports facilities, University buildings,
Look for the Movie W folder with ‘E’ sign marking English
places to go out and much more. The AID programme has
language films or check the Movie W website, which has all
a great variety of things to do and there will be for example
the film information in English (and a range of other
a music festival, a sports day, an information market and a
languages), www.movie-w.nl
street theatre festival. The AID will be concluded with a
Young KLV
spectacular closing act after the street theatre festival.
During the Annual Introduction Days, upcoming students
KLV is the name of the alumni association of Wageningen
from Wageningen University and Van Hall Larenstein will get
University. KLV helps you to keep in touch with the
to know Wageningen and its student life. You may have
University, its student and Alumni. For more information
participated in your introduction week, but it is also possible
see the website www.klv.nl/en
to contribute in the Annual Introduction Days 2012. You can
Annual Introduction Days
either be a mentor or a volunteer. For more information see
www.aid.wur.nl
To start your time here well and to let you get to know
AID board 2012
Wageningen, student life and your study, you can join the
Visiting address
introduction week. The Annual Introduction Days (AID) are
Radix building
organized by senior students for all new students at
Tempora 1 016
Wageningen University and Van Hall Larenstein. It is highly
recommended to follow the introduction programme prior
6708 PB Wageningen
to the start of the academic year. Both Dutch and
Call: 0317 484200
non-Dutch students will join together and explore the city
Monday to Friday: 09.00 – 17.00 hrs
of Wageningen. The new students will be divided in groups
and be guided by 2 senior mentors. It is a wonderful way to
Website: www.aid.wur.nl
Financial matters
Bank
Cash dispensers
Wageningen University works together with the ABN AMRO
You will find a cash dispenser or ATM (Dutch
bank and the ING bank.
geldautomaat), at every bank and post office, as well as in
We offer you two possible banks where you can open a
train stations, supermarkets and other public places.
bank account: the ABN AMRO bank or the ING bank.
Dispensers will accept almost every kind of card. You must
Please check www.ssc.wur.nl/uk under future Msc students
find a match among the symbols on the dispenser and
non EU, finances and insurance.
your card. If a dispenser is out of service it will say in
On this website it is possible to compare these two banks.
Dutch, buiten dienst. If you type a wrong PIN (Personal
Identification Number) code more than three times, the
ABN AMRO, Stadsbrink 43
machine will swallow your card. If this happens please
(Monday: 12.00 – 17.00 hrs;
contact the bank. There is no ATM at the campus.
Tuesday to Friday: 09.00 – 17.00 hrs)
The nearest ATM machine to the campus is at the Tarthorst
ING Bank, Stadsbrink 445
near the supermarket C1000.
(Monday to Friday: 09.00 – 17.00 hrs)
Rabobank, Plantsoen 55
Safe-Deposit
(Monday: 13.00 – 17.00 hrs;
For the safekeeping of valuables, you can rent a
Tuesday to Friday: 09.00 – 17.00 hrs;
safe-deposit box at a commercial bank.
Friday: 18.00 – 20.00 hrs)
SNS Bank, Hoogstraat 11
Moneycard
(Monday: 13.00 – 17.30 hrs;
Tuesday to Thursday: 09.30 – 17.30 hrs;
If you or your sponsor paid living allowance to Wageningen
Friday: 09.30 – 21.00 hrs)
University, upon arrival you will receive a Moneycard from
our finance office loaded with an amount of money. With
the Moneycard you can withdraw cash from ATMs that bear
the VISA logo. You will get Moneycard(s) only for a short
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period of time, until you open a Dutch bank account
Dutch bankcard with pincode
you can also use this moneycard for paying at the
student desk.
Your Dutch bankcard with pincode you can use at, the
If you have questions or problems concerning your
studentdesk, the Wur-shop and the Language Centre.
Moneycard, please contact our finance office through
the student desk at forum the Forum building.
Please note
A lost card is also a loss of the money on that card. If you
loose your moneycard, the amount on the card will be lost.
Contact our finance office as soon as possible.
Within the Forum, you can only pay with Dutch bankcard
with pincode and a chipknip or chipknip payment card. You
can find a charge point for your Dutch bankcard with
pincode and chipknip on the ground floor and on the 1st
floor at the coffee corner. If you haven't yet received a
bank card with chipknip (most of the bank cards contains a
chip) then you may buy one at the reception desk at
Forum with cash. The chipknip is used for smaller
purchasing like printing, copying, food and drinks. On
every Dutch bankcard you will have standard chipknip wich
you can use without extra charges.
Insurance
Medical Insurance
students. The Student Help Desk can assist in arranging
medical (including liability) insurance on arrival in
Foreigners must be adequately insured against medical
Wageningen.
expenses while staying in The Netherlands. This will be
checked by the aliens’ registration officials when applying
Make sure that the insurance documents are in one of the
for a residence permit.
more commonly used European languages (Dutch, English,
German or French).
The Netherlands has treaties regarding health insurance
NOTE always take your insurance certificate/card with you
with the following countries: all EU member states,
for any medical consultation you may have.
Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Turkey, Morocco and most
of the countries of former Yugoslavia, Tunisia, Cape Verde
Liability Insurance
Islands and Australia.
International students who have their own health
If you are insured under the national health insurance
insurance (other than the AON- insurance offered by
scheme of one of these countries, your insurance company
Wageningen University), which is valid in the Netherlands,
can provide you with a European Health Insurance card or
are strongly advised to check whether or not their
an international declaration form called E-111 or E-128.
insurance also includes legal liability. For more information
Make sure to bring this card or form with you to The
see the website https://www.aonstudentinsurance.com/
Netherlands, and make a number of copies. You will need
the card/form when going to see a doctor.
European Students
If your insurance does not cover your stay in the
European students who have their own health insurance
Netherlands and you cannot make use of the international
are stongly advised to check whether their insurance
treaty described above, you will have to take out private
covers the cost of repatriation due to serious illness or
insurance. Special policies are available for international
death. Such insurance pays for special transportation and
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or medical care during repatriation as well as the airfare
for a family member. You can purchase the insurance at
the student desk.
Letter from CVZ
When you study in the Netherlands you are likely to
receive a letter from the College van Zorgverzekeringen
(CVZ).
The letter will be in Dutch only. It will state that you are
not covered under a healthcare insurance and that
according to Dutch law you will have to take out a Dutch
public healthcare insurance (basiszorgverzekering)
immediately. If you do not react to this letter within three
months you will receive a fine of around € 350. The fine
will increase if you still do not take out a Dutch public
healthcare insurance at that point.
For more information see the website of AON
https://www.aonstudentinsurance.com/
Medical care
If medical attention is required, the first person to consult
for his services from the medical insurance then it’s
is a General Practitioner (GP) or family doctor; in Dutch,
important that the client selects a general practitioner in
huisarts. A list of GPs can be found in this booklet.
the community, where he or she lives according to the
In The Netherlands it is not customary to make an
registration of the municipality.
appointment directly with a specialist. If necessary,
the GP will refer you one.
Please note when visiting a GP, specialist, dentist or
hospital, you will have to show your insurance papers.
Emergency Aid
Also have your insurance papers handy when calling for
Hospitals have emergency rooms and provide first aid in
an appointment, as details may be asked.
case of accidents and other emergencies. Look for the
However, should you not have them with you in case of an
entrance marked Spoedeisende Hulp (= emergency aid).
emergency; you will not be turned away. Always check if
However, always try to contact your GP first before going
the treatment required is covered by your insurance!
to a hospital; he/she will help you decide which steps to
take.
General practitioners (GPS or family doctors),
in Dutch, huisarts
All medical professionals have a code of ethics forbidding
them to pass on information about patients, even to
Choice of general practitioner
parents or authorities.
The choice of a general practitioner is a personal matter
and is therefore seen as a free, individual choice in Dutch
National law holds articles about the financing of basic
law. This means that every student can ask for a
practices by general practitioners. In short these articles
registration at any general practitioner in the municipality
contain the following:
of Wageningen. Information on all general practitioners
• If a client (read: student) wants to get a full
can be found on the website www.ssc.wur.nl/uk under
reimbursement from his or her own medical insurance
current students, student counselling Service.
• If a general practitioner wants to get the full payment
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Acceptation by general practitioner
Doctors Practice Van der Duin/Van Dinther
After making a choice, you can request registration at the
Visisting address
chosen doctor’s practice. The general practitioners also
Medisch Centrum Kortenoord
have a choice: they can point out that there is no room for
Binnenhaven 69-B, 6709 PD Wageningen
new clients at their practice. So, in a sense freedom of
Call: 0317-413734
choice has two sides.
Website: www.dehuisarts.uwartsonline.nl
Wageningen University and General Practitioners
Wageningen UR made an agreement with van der Duin/
Making an appointment: Call: 0317 413734
van Dinther to accept all students who wish to register.
You can call for an appointment between 8.00 – 10.00 hrs
The van der Duin/van Dinther practice is a general practice
and 11.15 – 12.15 hrs.
which wants to specialize in health problems that are
Appointments for patients are normally scheduled for
common among students.
10 minutes. Indicate if you may need more time to explain
your medical condition or if you want to discuss other
Registration at general practitioner
health concerns. If you need to cancel an appointment, you
Students who living in Wageningen can register for the
are kindly requested to do so in a timely manner otherwise
practice Van der Duin/Van Dinther with the registration
we will have to charge you for the appointment. If you
form, which is available at the Student Desk in Forum.
are not able to visit our office because of a medical reason
The completed registration form can be handed in at the
then you can arrange for a home visit by telephone
Student Desk. SSC will take care of the transfer to Van der
between 08.00 – 10.00 hrs and 11.15 – 12.15 hrs.
Duin/Van Dinther. Together with the registration form you
The students living in Ede need to contact practice Muthu
should hand in a copy of your passport, a copy of your
or practice Jagtenberg-Alkema.
insurance certificate and a proof of your university
registration. When the Van der Duin/Van Dinther practice
Huisartsenpraktijk Muthu,
has accepted and implemented your registration, you will
Stationsweg 92, 0318 - 615 212
receive a confirmation.
Pharmacy and Drug Store Ede (“Apotheek” in Dutch)
Dentists in Wageningen
Arnhemseweg 10-A, 0318 - 610515
P.J. Benner, Generaal Foulkesweg 27
Willy Brandtlaan 10, 0318 - 434945
Call: 0317 465490
Dentists, in Dutch, tandarts
E. ter Brugge, Generaal Foulkesweg 27
Call: 0317 465490
M.L. Eppenga, Generaal Foulkesweg 27
Working hours of dentists are Monday to Thursday
Call: 0317 465490
08.30 – 17.00 hrs. Fridays from 08.30 – 12.00 hrs.
E. Farber, Mennonietenweg 20
After working hours, during the weekend and on national
Call: 0317 414892
holidays, a dentist can be reached for emergencies only
H.T. Hooftman, Niemeijerstraat 31
through the collective service telephone number of:
Call: 0317 421030
Hospital Gelderse Vallei, Willy Brandtlaan 10, Ede
Ch.M. Kemp-Scholte,
Call: 0318 434343
Generaal Foulkesweg 27
Call: 0317 465490
The hospital can be reached by bus no. 88 from
M.R. Korthof, Generaal Foulkesweg 27
Wageningen bus station. During the night, when there is
Call: 0317 465490
no public transport, it may be necessary to take a taxi.
P.G. Kruijt, Kemphaanweide 1
Do not visit the hospital without an appointment, unless
Call: 0317 418017
it is an emergency
E.S. Luitse, Nudestraat 9
Call: 0317 417808
Please note Always take your insurance certificate/card
C.C.J.M. Ootes, Generaal Foulkesweg 27
with you for any medical consult you will be having. Also
Call: 0317 465490
have your insurance papers handy when phoning for an
B.J.C.E. Schut, Haagsteeg 18
appointment, as details may be asked.
Call: 0317 412136
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Dentist in Ede
The hospital can be reached by bus no. 88 from
R. Beck
Wageningen bus station. During the night, when there is
Arnhemseweg 18
no public transport, it may be necessary to take a taxi.
6711 HA Ede
Names of taxi companies can be found on page 39.
call: 0318-652291
M.T.F. van Everdingen
In case of an emergency
Prins Hendriklaan 5
Non life threatening situation: Call your own doctor or
6713 NE Ede
the emergency number of van der Duin/Van Dinter at:
call: 0318-612372
0317-413734 (between 08.00 – 17.00 hrs)
Always check if the treatment required is covered by your
During the weekend and between
insurance!
17.00 – 08.00 hrs Call: 0318 434444
Pharmacies, in Dutch, apotheek
This is only for medical problems which cannot wait until
the next day.
Pharmacies are open Monday to Friday: 08.30 – 18.30 hrs
Life threatening: General Emergency Number 112 Police,
Apotheek van Weringh, Plantsoen 57a
Ambulance, Fire Brigade (This number is for
Call: 0317 412531
life-threatening emergencies only. Unnecessary use may
Churchill Apotheek, Geertjesweg 5
endanger the life of others. Anyone calling this number for
Call: 0317 423723
no reason will be fined heavily).
Apotheek ten Hoopen, Rooseveltweg 401
Call: 0317 412523
Medical Care during evening, night and weekends
(urgent cases only)
If medication is prescribed during the evening, night or
General Practitioner Call: 0318 434444
weekend it will have to be collected from the pharmacy
Dentist Call: 0318 434343
(address: Van Steenbergenweg, Ede) located next to
Pharmacy Call: 0318 437990
Hospital Gelderse Vallei, (Willy Brandtlaan 10, Ede).
The Hospital ‘Gelderse Vallei’
If you dial 112 the information desk will ask you:
The nearest hospital is located in Ede and can be reached
• Where you need help
by bus no. 88 from Wageningen Bus station. Please note
• (name - address - phone number)
that it’s not allowed to visit the hospital without an
• What the problem is
appointment unless it is an emergency.
• Which service you need:
During the night, when there is no public transport, it may
police, ambulance or fire brigade
be necessary to take a regiotaxi.
In situations that are not life-threatening:
The costs are between € 2 and € 10.
Police Call: 0900 8844
Call: 0900 0276 (€ 0.10 per minute)
Fire Brigade Call: 0317 412237
Website: www.regiotaxidevallei.nl
Important Telephone Numbers
Note when making a telephone call to another area code
(area code for Wageningen is 0317): dial all numbers;
when making a local telephone call: do not dial the
General Emergency Number 112 Police, Ambulance, Fire
numbers between brackets; when using a cell phone/
Brigade (This number is for life-threatening emergencies
mobile phone: always dial all numbers.
only. Unnecessary use may endanger the life of others.
Anyone calling this number for no reason will be fined
considerably).
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Shopping
Wageningen offers a variety of shops. Many shops (e.g.
Discounts and special price offers are an important part of
Zeeman, Action, and Wibra) have a self-service system.
Dutch life: special offer aanbieding, cheap goedkoop, two
This means that you choose the article you wish to buy
for the price of one 2 halen 1 betalen and sale uitverkoop
and take it to the cashier to pay. Many of these shops
are words to look for. You’ll see these in supermarkets and
have shopping baskets in which you put the articles to
other shops.
take them to the cashier.
Opening hours are:
Other shops have a semi self-service system: for example
Monday:
13.00 – 18.00 hrs
in a clothes shop you choose the article and then ask the
(some shops are closed all day)
shop assistant to show you a cubicle for fitting. If the
Tuesday to
article is to your satisfaction, you take it to the cashier to
Thursday: 09.00 – 18.00 hrs
pay.
Friday: 09.00 – 21.00 hrs
Saturday: 09.00 – 17.00 hrs
Articles must always be visible, only after you have paid
are you allowed to put your purchase in your pocket or
Supermarkets are usually open till at least 20.00 hrs and
shopping bag. One is not allowed to take articles out of
also on Monday morning. For your information, the
the shop have not yet been paid for. An electronic
names, addresses and extra opening hours of some shops
protector is attached to many articles, which is removed
are listed below.
at the cashier. The device is activated when leaving the
shop without payment.
Supermarkets
It is furthermore essential that, while still in the shop, you
keep the receipt that you receive at the cashier as proof
Albert Heijn, Stadsbrink 375
that payment has been made. The receipt is also required
Extra opening:
if the article is taken back to the shop e.g. if it is faulty.
Sunday 16.00 – 20.00 hrs
ALDI Markt, Churchillweg 70
Outlet shop
C1000, Tarthorst 1223
Extra opening:
MARKT 27, Vijzelstraat,
Sunday 16.00 – 19.00 hrs
near market square/church
Hoogvliet, De Arc 3
(clothing, shoes, household articles, toys, furniture, etc.)
Extra opening: Sunday 13.00 – 17.00 hrs
Lidl, Stadsbrink 4-10
Second-hand shops
Super de Boer, Geertjesweg 56
Shops with budget prices
Emmaus, Herenstraat,
behind ‘MARKT 27’ Shop’
Open: Wednesday 10.00 – 13.00 hrs
Action, Stadsbrink
Open: Saturday 13.00 – 16.00 hrs
(clothing, household articles, toys, etc.)
Terre des Hommes, Markt 19
Laptopcenter, Churchillweg 29 F
markt square near MARKT 27
(computers, electronics and second-hand)
Scapino, Hoogstraat
Specialized shops
(shoes, clothing, sportswear)
Schoenenreus, Hoogstraat
Toko Indrani, Salverdaplein
(shoes, clothing)
(Surinam, Indian and Indonesian food shop, sells cassavas,
Wibra, Schoolstraat
okra, sweet potatoe s, yams, sweet peppers, plantain,
(clothing, household articles, toys)
spices and herbs, International phone crads, etc.)
Zeeman, Hoogstraat
Vreemde streken, 1e kloostersteeg
(clothing, household articles, toys)
(Fair-trade and Biological food shop, you can also have a
warm meal in the shop itself)
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’t Zonnetje, Bergstraat
Saturday market, 08.30 – 17.00 hrs Foodstuffs and
(health food shop selling herbs, (herbal) teas, cereals,
flowers; Farmers market boerenmarkt: organic food
nuts, drinks, cosmetics and homeopathic medicines)
Buys & Co., Bevrijdingsstraat
Bicycles shops
(sells organic and bio-dynamic foods)
Zam Zam, Stadsbrink
Profile Pro Wageningen
(sells Arab and Dutch food)
‘De fietsspecialist’
Elings, Hoogstraat
Churchillweg 27
(butcher’s shop selling free-range raw and cooked meat)
Call: 0317 412103
Slagerij Keijzer, Churchillweg
Breet Biks
(butcher’s shop selling free-range raw and cooked meat)
Bevrijdingsstraat 30a
Molen De Vlijt, Harnjesweg
Call: 0317 415326
(mill shop selling various kinds of cereals flour, flakes
Bikers Paradise Oasis
and pulses)
Heerenstraat 11C
Open-air market
Also a cheap repairing place.
Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday: 09.00 – 18.30 hrs
The open air market is held twice a week near the church
Wetering B.V. Rijwielhandel B.V.
in the centre of the town. The products are often cheaper
Harnjersweg 86
than in other shops. The prices are regulated; however,
Call: 0317 412902
towards closing time, sellers of perishables (e.g. flowers,
fruit, vegetables and stroopwafels) sometimes reduce the
prices.
Wednesday market, 08.30 – 13.00 hrs General market:
(Exotic) foodstuffs, flowers, clothing and fabrics
Bikes can also be bought in other shops or through
advertisements in the newspapers or www.marktplaats.nl.
Stamps and post services
Post agency Bruna, Hoogstraat 73
(Monday: 13.00 – 18.00 hrs,
Tuesday to Thursday: 9.30 – 18.30 hrs,
Friday :09.30 – 21.00 hrs and
Saturday 09.30 – 17.00 hrs)
Centramarkt Tarthorst, Tarthorst 1223
(Monday: 13.00 – 17.00 hrs,
Tuesday to Saturday: 9.00 – 17.00 hrs and
Friday: 09.00 – 21.00 hrs)
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Transportation
Bicycles
system of traffic control and, more importantly, the
motorists themselves, take cyclists into account and
The Wageningen University buildings are at relatively
accidents are rare. Use the bicycle lane or a track on the
short distances from the student flats and can be easily
right- hand side of the road, marked with white lines and
reached by bicycle, fiets.
bike symbols. Do not cycle on footpaths, shopping streets,
pavements, roundabouts and motorways. Always give right
Tips
of way to taxis and buses. Yield to all traffic approaching
• Small bikes are rare, ask the shop keeper for assistance.
from the right, unless otherwise indicated. This also means
• When buying a bike, always check if the lights, tyres
that traffic from your left-hand side should give you right of
and brakes are in good order.
• Reverse brakes are fine once you get used to them;
handbrakes may cost more.
way. But this shouldn’t be taken for granted. Do not behave
like many people hurrying through Wageningen, by not
giving right of way, charging through red lights or cycling
• A non-attractive bike has less chance of being stolen.
through pedestrian areas. Stop for red traffic lights. Always
• An old, strong bike may be more reliable than a new,
follow instructions given by the police. Disobeying the rules
attractive one.
could cost you at least € 50.
• When buying a bike, also buy a good lock.
Never leave your bike unlocked. Always lock your bike to
• Always lock your bike, even if you leave, it alone for just
something unmovable, preferably a bike rack using two
a few minutes.
• If you have never biked before, ask a friend to help you
and practice in a safe open place.
locks: one through the rear wheel and one around the
frame through the front wheel. Don’t park your bike in
front of Central Station or in front of a store without bike
racks. Do not leave anything of value behind on your
More to know before cycling
bicycle.
Cycling is fun, efficient, easy and safe if you watch out for
Please check this website to give you more guidance to go
all other traffic at all times and follow a few rules. The
safely from A to B: www.cyclinginwageningen.nl.
Pedestrians
Taxis
Dutch drivers are not as polite as you might expect:
a certain aggression seems to come over these otherwise
Travel by taxi is expensive. The names and telephone
gentle people when they get behind the wheel of a car.
numbers of some Wageningen
It is therefore wise to know what rules they are following
Taxi companies follow below:
and then to stay out of their way. The most unexpected
Regio taxi Gelderland Call: 0900 0276 (cheapest)
traffic rule for the foreign pedestrian or cyclist is that all
Taxi Centrale Call: 0317 410000
traffic approaching from the right has priority, unless there
Taxi Rewa Call: 0317 460000
are signs or markings to indicate otherwise. In other
E. Meurs Call: 0317 412345
words, a driver will expect nearly everyone to his left to
A. Leewis Call: 0317 425425
yield to him. This is true even when a car is turning out of
a small side street. Cars have to stop for pedestrians only
Buses
when they are on a zebra crossing or when the car is
turning across their path, but even then, be careful. Trams
Transportation tip
have priority over everyone, no matter where they are
If you decide not to use a bike you have three options:
coming from. As a pedestrian you should also become
driving a car which is expensive, walking which is a recipe
accustomed to the network of bicycle paths “fietspaden”,
for sore feet and blisters, or using public transport. If you
which at first you might mistake for pedestrian paths.
take the last option you need to know that Dutch buses
For information about the traffic rule see
are as punctual as the inhabitants of this country. They
http://www.cyclinginwageningen.nl/traffic-rules-for-cyclists
nearly always run on time. From Wageningen bus station
there are regular bus services to towns such as Ede,
Arnhem, Utrecht, etc.
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OV-chipkaart
An anonymous OV-chipkaart can be bought at stations
of your public transport company or Call: 0900 0980
The OV-chipkaart is a new easy way of payment. With
(€ 0,10 p.m.)
1 card you will have access to all public transportation:
From Monday to Friday between 07.00 – 21.30 hrs and
train, bus, tram and metro. The OV-chipkaart is about the
from Saturday to Sunday between 10.00 – 16.00 hrs
same size as a bankcard. The card contains a chip that
Customer service OV-chipkaart: send an e-mail to
can be charged with a balance in euro’s that allows you to
[email protected]
travel everywhere in Holland, or with a single fare, return
ticket or season ticket. There are two different types of
Trains
OV-chipkaart from which to choose:
Personal OV-chipkaart
The Netherlands has an extensive railway network with
Anonymous OV-chipkaart
regular train services. The nearest stations are
Personal and anonymous OV-chipkaart last an average of
Ede- Wageningen (with connections to Arnhem, Zutphen,
five years, depending on how frequently they are used.
Nijmegen, Utrecht, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The
Which OV-chipkaart best suits my needs?
Hague) and Rhenen (with connections to Utrecht). The
That depends on your travel habits. If you often use the
stations can be reached by bus from Wageningen bus
public transport services, the personal OV-chipkaart is the
station Information about tickets and special
most convenient.
arrangements at reduced prices. (e.g. weekend return
ticket, Off-peak Discount Pass, RailPlus) and about
Season tickets or auto reload can only be used on a
departure/arrival times may be obtained at the railway
personal OV-chipkaart. If you do not use the public
stations or on website: www.ns.nl
transport system regularly or would like to share the
OV- chipkaart with a family member, the anonymous
OV-chipkaart is the best option for you. To purchase a
personal OV-chipkaart please check this website
www.ov-chipkaart.nl/?taal=en.
Dinner and
entertainment
The traditional Dutch daily eating routine consists of
Instead of doing your own cooking or cooking with other
two cold meals (breakfast and lunch) and one hot meal
students, which is of course the cheapest option, you may
(dinner). The main component of breakfast and lunch is
want to eat out at a student club or at a restaurant or buy
bread.
takeaway food.
Dinner usually consists of meat or fish accompanied by
potatoes and vegetables (potatoes may be replaced by
Restaurants
rice, pulses legumes, or pasta), followed by dessert
mostly custard.
Au Bord du Port/Gastronomique Restaurant At the
Rijn ijssel Technical School (hotel, catering industry,
At most student flats or houses, students take turns
bakery and facility studies) you may have a 4-course
preparing group dinners. You can sign up (cooking sign-up
dinner for € 19 per person. In order to join you have to
sheet) to join. The costs are shared by the participants.
reserve a seat;
Food is bought from supermarkets, food shops and
open-air markets. Food on special offer (prices lower than
Call: 0317 491350
usual) is recognizable by the words aanbieding or reclame.
Marijkeweg 5, 6709 PE, Wageningen
All pre-packaged items carry a date indicating their
durability.
Some handy websites
Look for the phrases tenminste houdbaar tot or THT (best
www.etenvooreentientje.nl/home.html
before), or uiterste verkoopdatum (sell-by date) Of course
www.en.dinnersite.nl/zoeken/alle/restaurants/
there are also specialized shops, such as bakers, butchers,
Wageningen/Gelderland
fishmongers, dairies, greengrocers, etc., as well as shops
that sell Asian, South American and African food and
Please note the drinks are never included.
health food shops selling organically produced food.
Names and addresses of supermarkets and shops can be
found on page 34 to 39.
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Fast-food and take-away
getting angry, use the time to buy a drink at the bar,
stretch your legs. Movies are generally shown screened in
There are several foods that make a quick substitute for a
their original language with Dutch sub-titles.
meal. They are prepared while you wait, and you either
eat them on the spot or take them away with you. A few
Heerenstraat Theater
examples are:
Molenstraat 1b
Snack Bars offer French fries and other, mostly typically
6701 DM, Wageningen
Dutch, snacks.
Pizzerias offer a great variety of pizzas to be eaten in the
In order to watch a film you should to reserve.
restaurant or taken away. Some pizzerias also make home
deliveries.
Call: 0317 414029
Egyptian Grillrooms serve shoarma, kebab and other
dishes.
Chinese Restaurants serve Chinese food
Dinner 17.30 – 19.00 hrs with strongly influenced by
Indonesian cuisine. You can eat in the restaurant or use
the takeaway service. Some Chinese restaurants also do
home deliveries.
Cinema
If you decide to go to the cinema, be prepared for an
intermission at the most interesting moment of the film.
This is usually a fifteen-minute break, so instead of
National Events
Carnival
people aged 5 to 105 sell anything and everything.
Wageningen also has a vrijmarkt in the main shopping
The Dutch either love it or hate it. Celebrating Carnival
is most popular among the people living “beneden de
rivieren” (below the rivers) in the provinces Noord-
street Hoogstraat. Haggling is allowed!
May 4: Commemoration day
Brabant and Limburg. This does not mean that it is not
celebrated in the rest of the country. Wageningen has
On May 4 those who died during the Second World War
4 carnival clubs. The carnival celebrators get dressed up
are commemorated: soldiers, people in the resistance and
and go from café to café, singing songs, participating in
those who died in concentration camps in Europe and in
parades and consuming large quantities of beer.
Asia. At 20.00 hrs there is a 2-minute silence and in many
April 30: Koninginnedag - the Queen’s birthday
municipalities people gather for silent marches. From
many houses and buildings flags are hung at half-mast.
A special ceremony takes place at a military cemetery
The Dutch Royal Family has always been very popular and
near Wageningen in the village of Rhenen on the
the Queen’s birthday is celebrated with great enthusiasm.
Grebbeberg, where heavy battles took place.
The present queen is Queen Beatrix, whose birthday is
on January 31. When succeeding to the throne, Queen
May 5: Liberation day
Beatrix decided that, in honour of her mother the
late Queen Juliana, Koninginnedag should continue
On May 5 the Dutch celebrate their liberation from the
to be celebrated on her mother’s birthday, April 30. On
German occupation in 1945. Wageningen played an
Koninginnedag the queen and her family visit two Dutch
important role during the liberation, as the peace talks
towns, where all kinds of open air activities are organized
and signing of the peace treaty took place in Wageningen
by the people for the royal family to watch and often take
in the De Wereld hotel. On May 5 flags are flown at
part in. These visits are televised. Throughout the country
full-mast and there are many open-air liberation festivals
there are festivities. In most cities there are flea markets,
bevrijdingsfestivals throughout the country.
vrijmarkt and the streets are lined with stands where
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December 5: Sinterklaas - Saint Nicholas Day
Sinterklaas is comparable to Santa Claus, but different.
Every year Sinterklaas arrives in the Netherlands in
November by steamboat from Spain. Throughout
centuries, he has been considered to be the patron saint
of children and on December 5 he bring them gifts.
Sinterklaas has a whole crew of helpers, Zwarte Pieten
(black Peters). For more information about Sinterklaas see
the website http://stuffdutchpeoplelike.com/2011/11/24/
no-36-sinterklaas/
Welcome to Forum
Together with your fellow students, you will be spending a
Food and drink
lot of time in this building. To ensure that everyone enjoys
their time here, this bulletin provides you with useful
The Grand Café on the ground floor is open on weekdays
information about Forum.
from 8.00 – 19.00 hrs. Hot meals are available between
Opening Hours Forum
17.30 – 19.00 hrs. The restaurant on the first floor is open
on weekdays from 11.30 – 13.30 hrs. Near the lifts on
every floor, you can also find an alcove with a coffee
Monday to Friday from 08.00 – 23.00 hrs
machine and in some cases a soft drinks machine.
Saturday and Sunday from
10.00 – 17.00 hrs
Free work areas
You may freely use the computers in the public areas,
such as in the halls, on the bridges, on the 1st floor and in
the library. You may only use the teaching areas (with the
exception of the practical rooms on the 7th and 8th floors)
and the balconies if no teaching is taking place at the
time.
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Parking
Forum has a large outdoor bicycle rack and an indoor
Within Forum, you can only pay with a chipknip payment
bicycle cellar. The bicycle cellar is only accessible from the
card. You can find a charge point for your payment card
southern side of the building (slope). The opening hours
on the ground floor and on the 1st floor in the alcove with
are shown by means of the open/closed signs above the
the coffee machine.
entrance. The bicycle cellar is closed on Saturday and
Wireless
Sunday. You can leave the bicycle cellar at any time.
For more information about the bicycle parking policy,
visit the intranet page: www.intranet.wur.nl/en/services/
Forum also offers wireless facilities. For more information
onderzoek_onderwijs/onderwijsgebouwen/forumgebouw.
visit www.wireless.wur.nl
Cars may only be parked in the designated spaces.
Copying and printing
You can find photocopiers/printers at the end of every hall
on the ground floor, 1st floor and the 4th to 7th floors. On
the 8th floor, the photocopiers/printers are located in the
square part and near the lifts. A colour printer can be
found in the public area of the library on the 2nd floor. The
payment card reader must recognise your card before the
system will allow you to print. You will therefore need to
link your chipknip payment card to your WUR account.
This only needs to be done once for chipknip chips on
bank cards. If you have a prepaid chipknip payment card,
you will have to link every new card. You can do so at the
pay-cubes in the hall opposite the Forum Reception.
Forum house rules
General
• Return restaurant crockery to the used dish area on the
• Forum is a non-smoking building.
• Clear your table yourself.
first floor.
• Separate waste and deposit it in the appropriate waste
bins.
Teaching areas
• You may hang up posters and leaflets only on the
appropriate glass information boards.
• You may only hand out flyers or set up a stand with the
permission from the Forum Reception.
• You may not make your own coffee or tea or plug in any
electrical appliances (with the exception of a laptop or
a mobile phone).
• Wageningen UR is not liable for loss of or damage to
your personal property.
• No food or drinks at the computers.
• Behave appropriately and quietly. Use the building and
its grounds as they are meant to be used.
• Empty your locker at the end of each day, as they will
be opened and cleared each evening.
Use of indoor areas
• When leaving a teaching area, return the furniture to
the standard arrangement, switch off the equipment and
the lights, close the windows and raise the blinds.
• Eating or snacking is not allowed in the lecture rooms,
colloquium rooms, computer rooms or practical rooms.
• Drinking from plastic bottles is allowed in all teaching
areas except for the practical rooms and the computer
rooms.
• Do not take your jacket or your bag into the ‘wet’
practical rooms. Use the coat hooks and lockers to hang
up jackets and to store bags.
• If no teaching is taking place in the teaching areas, you
may use them to study in on working days until
17.30 hrs. This does not apply to the practical rooms.
• In the event of an emergency, i.e. if any alarm goes off,
leave the building as quickly as possible using the
• After using study spaces/work spaces, return the
emergency stairwells.
furniture to the standard arrangement.
• Deposit your waste in the appropriate waste bins.
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Library
• Ask at the Forum Reception if you would like to use a
locker for your helmet
• The library’s house rules can be found at
www.library.wur.nl.
Use of outdoor areas
Other information
Forum Reception
Call +31 (0)317 48 21 60
• Deposit your waste in the waste bins outside or inside.
• Activities around the Forum building are only allowed
with the permission of the Location manager.
Website: www.wageningencampus.wur.nl/uk
Emergency response (BHV) Wageningen UR
• You can submit requests to use the event areas via
[email protected].
Parking
Brief description
Emergency response bedrijfshulpverlening or BHV in
Dutch, is concerned with the prevention of accidents and
the limitation of problems should accidents happen. BHV
• Park your bicycle in a bicycle rack, whether outside or in
is very important for students too. The emergency
the cellar. Bicycles that have been parked elsewhere will
response team provides first aid following an accident and
be removed.
coordinates evacuations until the arrival of the emergency
• Park your moped outside only, in one of the designated
services, such as the fire brigade.
spaces beside the outdoor bicycle rack near the main
entrance.
Evacuation procedure
• You may only park your car in the designated spaces.
In an emergency everyone in the building is alerted by
• You may park your motorbike in one of the five
alarm signals. If the alarm signal you hear is a two-tone
designated spaces on the western side of the Forum
building
sound, this is a warning, if for example there is a fire or
toxic gases have been released somewhere in the
• Stay with any victim and await the arrival of the
building. If the alarm signal you hear is a ‘slow whoop’
emergency response team member. Put your own safety
sound, leave the building as quickly and as calmly as
first and try to ensure that the situation does not get
possible through one of the emergency exits and go to the
any worse;
assembly point. Use the route indicated by the escape
route signs and follow the instructions of your supervisor
• Otherwise follow the instructions of the emergency
response team members.
or the emergency response team member. Never try to
escape through thick smoke and never use the elevator.
What to do in case of fire?
Because of the roll call by the fire brigade for example you
• During opening hours call the alarm number (see map
must remain at the assembly point until further notice.
with emergency Instructions or green card next to the
door of the lecture room). The number given is usually
Evacuation drill
the building’s reception desk number. The receptionist
The performance of the local emergency response team
will then contact the relevant authorities, such as the
organization and all the measures taken require regular
testing. This is why there is an evacuation drill (usually
unannounced) in every Wageningen UR building at least
emergency response team and the fire brigade;
• Follow the instructions of the emergency response team
members;
once a year. So there is a good chance that you will
• Never try to escape through smoke;
experience one of them.
• Never use the elevator;
• Take the nearest emergency exit.
What to do in case of an accident?
• During opening hours call the alarm number (see map
with emergency instructions or green card next to the
door of the lecture room). The number given is usually
the building’s reception desk number. The receptionist
will then contact the relevant authorities, such as the
emergency response team manager of that building;
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Some Dutch words
and phrases
Language difficulties
Greetings & goodbyes
Hello
Hallo
Do you understand me? Begrijpt u mij?
Hi
Hoi
I don’t speak Dutch.
Ik spreek geen Nederlands.
Good…
What does (...) mean?
Wat betekent (…)?
Do you speak English?
Spreekt u Engels?
Could you please speak Kunt u alstublieft wat
morning
Goedemorgen
day
Goedendag
more slowly?
langzamer spreken?
afternoon
Goedemiddag
Could you please
Kunt u dat alstublieft
evening
Goedenavond
repeat that?
herhalen?
night
Goedenacht
Could you please Kunt u dat alstublieft
How are you?
Hoe gaat het met u/jou?
write it down
opschrijven?
Fine. And you? Goed. En met u/jou?
How do you pronounce Hoe spreek je dit uit?
See you later
this?
Bye./GoodbyeDoei./Dag
How do you write?
Hoe schrijf je dat?
Thank you
Dank u wel
Good night
Tot ziens
Goedenacht
Studies
Social > meeting people
I’m studying … Ik studeer …
basic
humanitieshumane wetenschappen
Yes
Ja
sciencewetenschappen
No
Nee
food safety voedsel veiligheid
Please
Alstublieft
animal science dier wetenschappen
Thank you
Dank u wel
You’re welcome Graag gedaan
Excuse me
Excuseer mij
Pardon
Sorry
Sorry
Numbers & amounts
AllAlle
NoneGeen
Cardinal numbers
0
nul
1
één
Useful amounts
2
twee
How much/many?
Hoeveel
3
drie
Please give me …
Ik wil graag een …
4
vier
a kilo een kilo
5
vijf
a bottle een fles
6
zes
a jar een pot
7
zeven
a lot veel
8
acht
moremeer
9
negen
someenkele
10tien
20twintig
Time & dates
30dertig
Telling the time
40veertig
What time is it?
Hoe laat is het?
50vijftig
It’s 10 o’clock
Het is tien uur
60zestig
Five past 10
Vijf over tien
70zeventig
Quater past 10
Kwart over tien
80tachtig
Half pas 10
half elf
90negentig
Am (night)
’s nachts
100honderd
Am (morning)
’s ochtends
Pm (afternoon)
’s middags
Pm (evening) ’s avonds
Fractions
A quarter
Een kwart
when …?
Hoe laat …?
A third
Een derde
At five
Om vijf uur
A half
Een half
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Days of the week
Seasons
MondayMaandag
SpringLente
TuesdayDinsdag
SummerZomer
Wednesday
Autum/Fall
Woensdag
Thursday Donderdag
Herfst
WinterWinter
FridayVrijdag
Saturday Zaterdag
Present
SundayZondag
NowNu
TodayVandaag
Months
This morning
JanuaryJanuari
TonightVanavond
Vanochtend
February Februari
This week
Deze week
MarchMaart
This month
Deze maand
AprilApril
This year
Dit jaar
MayMei
JuneJuni
Past
JulyJuli
Yesterday Gisteren
AugustAugustus
Day before/yesterday
Eergisteren
September
Three days ago
Drie dagen geleden
OctoberOktober
Sinds May
Sinds mei
November November
Last…
September
December December
nightGisteravond
weekVorige week
month
Dates
What date is it today?
De hoeveelste is het vandaag?
It’s the seventh of April Het is de zevende april
Vorige maandag
yearVorig jaar
Money
Yesterday…
morning
Gisterochted
How much is it?
Hoeveel kost het?
afternoon
Gistermiddag
Can you write down Kunt u de prijs opschrijven?
evening
Gisteravond
the price
Do I have to pay?
Moet ik betalen?
Future
I’d like to return
Ik wil dit graag retourneren.
Tomorrow Morgen
this, please.
Day after
I’d like to change
Overmorgen
Ik wil graag geld wisselen
money
Tomorrow…
morning
Morgenochtend
I’d like to withdraw
afternoon
Morgenmiddag
money
evening
Morgenavond
Do you accept credit
Ik wil graag geld opnemen
Accepteerd u kredietkaarten?
cards?
During the day
Where’s an ATMWaar vind ikeen pin-automaat?
Afternoon Middag/namiddag
machine?
DayDag
EveningAvond
Midday/noon
Middag
MidnightMiddernacht
MorningOchtend/morgen
NightNacht
SunriseZonsopgang
SunsetZonsondergang
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Accommodation
last laatste
next volgende
Renting
I want something near Ik wil iets dichtbij het
What time does it leave?
Hoe laat vertrekt het?
the city centre
centrum
What time does it get to
Hoe laat komt het aan in
What’s the address?
Wat is het adres?
Schiphol? Schiphol?
Do you have a/an … Heeft u een …
How long will it be Hoe veel vertraging is er?
for rent?
te huur?
delayed?
room kamer
Please stop here.
Stop hier alstublieft.
appartement flat
house huis
Tickets
Do I have to pay a Where do I buy a ticket/
Waar kan ik een kaartje/
strip card?
strippenkaart kopen?
FurnishedGemeubileerd
Do I need to book in Moet ik van tevoren
UnfurnishedOngemeubileerd
advance?reserveren?
Moet ik een borg betalen?
deposit?
Can I rent a bike at the Transport
Kan ik een huurfiets huren
Amsterdam train station, op het station van
Getting around
Which bus goes to Ede?
Welke bus gaat naar Ede?
Which train goes to Welke trein gaat naar
please?
Amsterdam alstublieft?
A … ticket to Ede.
Een … naar Ede graag.
Schiphol?Schiphol?
one-way enkele reis
Is this the bus/train to
Is dit de bus/trein naar Ede/
return retourtje
Ede/Schiphol? Amsterdam?
1 st-class eerste klas kaartje
When is the … bus?
Hoe laat gaat de … Bus?
2 nd-class tweede klas kaartje
first eerste
Non-smoking
Voor niet-rokers
Luggage
My luggage has been…
Mijn bagage is …
damaged
beschadigd
Watch out!
Kijk uit!
Careful!
Pas op!
Call …!
Bel …!
lost verloren
an ambulance een ambulance
stolen gestolen
a doctor een dokter
the police de politie
Bicycle
I’d like a … bike
Ik wil graag een…
It’s an emergency
Het is een noodgeval
There’s been an accident
Er is een ongeluk gebeurd
children’s
kinderfiets
Could you please help?
Kunt u alstublieft helpen?
mountain
mountain bike
Can I use your phone?
Kan ik uw telefoon gebruiken?
racing
racefiets
second-hand
tweedehands fiets
Police
Bicycle pump
Fietspomp
Where’s the police
Waar is het politiebureau?
Bicycle repairman
Fietsenmaker
station?
I have a puncture
Ik heb een lekke band
I want to report an
Ik wil aangifte doen van
offence
een misdrijf
I’ve been …
Ik ben …
I’d like …
my bicycule repaired
Ik wil graag….
mijn fiets laten repareren
to buy a bike een fiets kopen
assaulted aangevallen
to buy a bike lock
raped verkracht
een fietsslot
robbed bestolen
Emergencies
I didn’t do it
Ik heb het niet gedaan
Help!
Help!
Can I have a lawyer?
Mag ik alstublieft
Stop!
Stop!
een advocaat?
Go away!
Ga weg!
I have a prescription for Ik heb een recept/
Thief!
Dief!
this drug.
voorschrift voor deze
Fire!
Brand!
medicatie.
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Symptoms & conditions
Doctor
I need a doctor
Ik heb een dokter nodig
I’m ill
Ik ben ziek
Could the doctor come
Kan de dokter naar hier
It hurts here
Hier doet het pijn
here? komen?
I’ve been injured
Ik ben gewond
Could I see a female
Zou ik een vrouwelijke
I’ve been vomiting
Ik heb overgegeven
doctor? dokter kunnen zien?
I feel anxious/dizzy
Ik ben angstig/duizelig
I’ve run out of my
Mijn medicijnen zijn op
I feel hot and cold
Ik heb het koud en warm
I’m dehydrated
Ik ben uitgedroogd
medication
I can’t sleep
Ik kan niet slapen
against …
I've fainted
Ik ben flauw gevallen
hepatitis hepatitis
I think it’s the Ik denk dat het aan mijn
A/B/ A/B/C
medication I’m on
medicijnen ligt
I’ve been vaccinated Ik ben ingeënt tegen …
tetanus tetanus
typhoid typhus
Pharmacist
I need something for Ik heb iets nodig tegen hoofdpijn
a headache
Do I need a Heb ik een recept/voorschrift
prescription for …?
nodig voor …?
I have a prescription
Ik heb een recept/voorschrift
How many times a day? Hoeveel keer per dag?
Will it make me drowsy?Word ik er loom van?
Painkillers Pijnstillers
Sleeping pills
Slaappillen
Shopping
Dentist
I have a …
Ik heb …
Looking for
broken tooth een gebroken tand
Are shops open on Zijn de winkels op op
cavity een gaatje
Queen’s day? Koninginnedag?
toothache kiespijn
When are shops Wat zijn de openingestijden
I’ve lost a filling
Ik heb een vulling verloren
open?
voor de winkels?
I don’t want it
Ik wil niet dat hij
Where can I buy a Waar kan ik een hangslot
extracted!getrokken wordt!
padlock? kopen?
I need an anaesthetic
Ik heb een verdoving nodig
Where is a supermarket?
Waar vind ik een
I need a filling
Ik heb een vulling nodig
supermarkt?
I’m just looking.
Ik kijk alleen maar.
How much is it?
Hoeveel kost het?
Can I look at it?
Kan ik het even zien?
Could I have a bag, Kan ik alstublieft een
please?
tasje krijgen?
Could I have it wrapped?
Kunt u het inpakken?
Does it have a guarantee? Komt het met garantie?
Can I pick it up later?
Kan ik het later op komen
halen?
I’d like to return this, Ik wil dit graag
please.retourneren.
Bargaining
That’s too expensive
Dat is te duur.
Can you lower the price?
Kunt u wat van de prijs
afdoen?
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Do you have something Heeft u iets goedkopers?
parcel pakje
postcard postkaart
cheaper?
What’s your final price?
Wat is uw laatste prijs?
I want to buy a …
I’ll give you five euros.
Ik wil er vijf euro voor
Aerogram padded Aerogram gewatteerd
Ik wil een … kopen.
betalen.
Envelope envelop
Stamp Postzegel
PO box
Postbus
My size is 40
Ik heb maat veertig
Postal address
Postadress
Can I try it on?
Kan ik het passen?
PostcodePostcode
It doesn’t fit
het past niet
Please send thisStuur het alstublieft
Small
Small
by airmail
Clothes
MediumMedium
Large
Large
Mobile/cell phone
I’d like a …
Ik wil graag een …
charger for my phone oplader voor mijn telefoon
mobile/cell mobiele
prepaid mobile mobiele telefoon met
beltegoed
SIM card sim-kaart
What are the call rates?
Wat zijn de tarieven?
Post office
I want to send a …
Ik wil een … sturen
letter brief
per luchtpost
Culinary reader
Bread (white)
Wit brood
BroccoliBroccoli
A
Brussels sproutSpruitjes
AniseedAnijs
BuckwheatBoekweit
AppleAppel
ButterBoter
ApricotAbrikoos
ButtermilkKarnemelk
AsparagusAsperge
C
Avocado pearAvocado
CabbageKool
B
Cane sugarRietsuiker
BaconSpek
CarambolaCarambola
Baking powderBakpoeder
Caraway seedKarwijzaad
BananaBanaan
CarambolaCarambola
BarleyGerst
Caraway seedKarwijzaad
BasilBasilicum
CarbohydratesKoolhydraten
Bay leavesLaurier
CardamomKardemom
Bean sproutsTaugé
CarrotWortel, peen
BeansBonen
Cashew nutsCashewnoten
BeefRundvlees
CassavaCassave
Beef stock cube
Cauliflower
Bouillonblokjes
Bloemkool
BeerBier
CeleriacKnolselderij
BeetrootRode biet
CeleryBleekselderij
BuscuitKoekje, Biscuit
CheeseKaas
BlackberryBraam
CherryKers
BranZemelen
Chick peaKikkererwt
BreadBrood
ChickenKip
Bread (brown)
ChicoryWitlof
Bruin brood
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ChivesBieslook
Fried potatoes
CocoaCacao
G
Gebakken aardappelen
CodKabeljauw
Garlic
Coffee
Koffie
GingerGember
Corn flour
Maizena
Goat meatGeitevlees
Corn on the cob
Maiskolf
GooseberryKruisbes
Knoflook
CourgetteCourgette
GrapeDruif
CranberryVeenbes
GrapefruitGrapefruit
CuminKomijn
Green peasDoperwten
Curly kaleBoerenkool
Ground pepperPeper
Curry powderKerrie
GuavaGuava
CustardVanillevla
H
D
HerbsKruiden
Dutch crispbread
Beschuit
HoneyHoning
E
Hot (chilli) pepper
EggEi
I
EndiveAndijvie
Ice creamIJs
Evaporated milk
J
Koffiemelk
Spaanse peper
F
JuiceSap
FatVet
K
FennelVenkel
Kidney beanNierboon
FishVis
KiwiKiwi
FlourMeel, bloem
KohlrabiKoolrabi
French beanSperzieboon
L
French breadStokbrood
LambLamsvlees
French fries
Leafy vegetableBladgroente
Patat, frites
LeekPrei
OrangeSinaasappel
LemonCitroen
Orange juiceSinaasappelsap
LentilLinzen
OreganoOregan
LettuceSla
P
LichiLychee
PapayaPapaja
LiquoriceDrop
ParsleyPeterselie
Low-fat margarine
ParsnipPastinaak
Halvarine margarine
M
Passion fruitPassievrucht
MackerelMakreel
PeachPerzik
Maize kernelMaiskorrel
PeanutPinda
MangoMango
Peanut butterPindakaas
MargarineMargarine
PearPeer
MeatVlees
PineappleAnanas
MelonMeloen
PlantainBakbanaan
MilkMelk
PlumPruim
MilletGierst
PomegranateGranaatappel
Minced meatGehakt
PorkVarkensvlees
MushroomChampignon
PotatoAardappel
N
PoultryGevogelte
NutmegNootmuskaat
Princkly pearCactusvijg
O
ProteinEiwit
OatsHaver
PulsesPeulvruchten
OilOlie
PumpkinPompoen
OkraOkra
PurslanePostelein
Olive oilOlijfolie
Q
OnionUi
QuarkKwark
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R
SugarSuiker
RabbitKonijn
Sunflower oil
Zonnebloemolie
RaisinRozijn
Sunflower seed
Zonnebloempit
RaspberryFramboos
Sweet pepperPaprika
Red radishRadijs
Sweet potato
RedcurrantAalbes
T
RhubarbRabarber
TangerineMandarijn
RiceRijst
TeaThee
RosemaryRozemarijn
ThymeTijm
Rye breadRoggebrood
TofuTofu
S
TomatoTomaat
SaffronSaffraan
Tomato puréeTomatenpuree
SaladSalade
TunaTonijn
SaltZout
TurkeyKalkoen
SausageWorst
Turkish bread
Semi-skimmed milk
TurmericKurkuma, koenijt
Halfvolle melk
Zoete aardappel
Turks brood
SemolinaGriesmeel
V
Sesame seedSesamzaad
VinegarAzijn
ShrimpGarnaal
W
Skimmed milk
WheatTarwe
Magere melk
SorghumGierst
Whipping creamSlagroom
Sour cream
Zure room
WineWijn
Soy sauce
Sojasaus, ketjap
Y
Soya beanSojaboon
YamYam
SpinachSpinazie
Yard-long beanKouseband
StrawberryAardbei
YoghurtYoghurt
University related Abreviations
AIDGeneral Introduction Days (in Dutch:
Algemene Introductie Dagen)
SSC
Student Service Centre
ISS
EEA
European Economic Area
EU
European Union
GGD
Municipal Health Service
GP
General Practitioner (Family Doctor)
INDImmigration and Naturalisation
Service
ISOWInternational Student Organisation
Wageningen
SG Studium Generale
SCB
Wageningen URWageningen University & Research
centre
Your Guide 2012-2013 | 63
Academic year calendar
2012-2013
Periode/Period 1
9
2
3
4
10
17
24
9
9
5
9
1
6
10
8
7
8
9
10 11 12 123 14 15 16
X
Periode/Period
4
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
14 21 28 4
11 18 25 4
10 17 24 31 7
12 19 26 3
15 22 29 5
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10 10
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
12
11
onderwijs/
education
onderwijs/
education
Periode/Period 5
tentamens/exams
8
1
3
vakantie/holidays
8
27
tentamens/exams
8
20
tentamens/exams
49 50 51
13
Periode/Period
3
Periode/Period 2
onderwijs en
tentamens/
education
and exams
onderwijs en
tentamens/
education
and exams
Periode/Period 6
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
3
1
4
8
onderwijs/
education
4
15
4
22
4
29
4
6
5
13
5
20
5
27
5
3
6
10
6
17
6
24
onderwijs en tentamens/
education and exams
6
1
7
8
7
15
7
22
7
29
7
5
vakantie/
holidays
8
12
8
19
8
hertentamens/re-exams
3
25
hertentamens/re-exams
3
18
tentamens/exams
11
26
8
1
2
9
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Maps
Situation Ede Wageningen Railway station
Railway to Utrecht
Situation to elevator ground floor
Platform
Platform
Railway to Arnhem
Ground floor
Ground floor
Platform
Staircase
Elevator/Ramp
Situation Ede Wageningen Bus station
Utrecht
Arnhem
Bus
stop
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Wageningen UR route
All buildings of Wageningen UR have an unique
number. Signs along the main roads in
Wageningen show where clusters of buildings
are located (for example, building numbers
100-200). Within the various clusters, routes
Ede
Ede Wageningen Railway station
Arnhem/Utrecht A12, exit 24
113
to the individual buildings are shown.
112
g
stee
kamp
Kiele
114
100
101
109
teeg
alses
a
vend
Droe
118
Wageningen
Campus
Polder
oor
De G
115
119
104
130
Nije
De Bongerd/
Sportfields
noo
rd A
llee
A
201
Hollandsewe
g
al
Nieuwe Kana
503
ve
enha
Binn
Ha
Bennekom/Ede
116
123
al
arw
laan
Vijfde
102
122
sholt
Man
eg
seste
Born
107
Kortenoord
n
eltweg
Roosev
eg
illw
ch
Ch
ur
N
M
ie
uw
st
ra
a
t
N
365
362
C
H
320
De
Dreijen
eg
Vee
rwe
A50
Renkum
Arnhem/Nijmegen
316
313
312
351
Gen
. Fou
lkes
w
a
ra
t
rs
e
eij
iem
t
B
Ritzema Bosweg
Arboretumlaan
eg
G
ing
str saa
t
425
401
rijd
400
L
Be
v
406
D
K
E
Lawickse Allee
terw
e
le
Al
Duivendaal
Cos
w
La
ic
e
ks
Allee
A15
Rhenen/Tiel
Haarweg
Diedenweg
rd
enoo
Kort
534
537
g
e
kew
ij
Mar
531
F
Geertjesweg
308
309
307
I
302
g
Non-Wageningen UR Buildings/Terrain:
H SSR-W, studentensociëteit/Student Society
A Agro Business Park
B Hotel De Wereld
C Ceres, studentensociëteit/Student Society
D Isric World Soil Information
E
JV Unitas, jongerensociëteit/Youth Society
I Pulse Student Union of Wageningen
K WSO Kamerbalie, huisvestingsbemiddeling/Student
KSV, Sint Franciscus Xaverius, studentensociëteit/Student
Housing Agency
Hof van Wageningen (voorheen WICC/formerly WICC)
Society
ESN - Wageningen Student Society for International
students
F
Plantenziektenkundige Dienst/Plant Protection Service
G Idealis, studentenhuisvesting/Student Housing
L
D.L.V. Nji-Sri, studentensociëteit/Student Society
High rise flat
Wageningen UR Buildings
100Lumen
304De Valk
Dreijenlaan 2
101Gaia
Droevendaalsesteeg 3a
307Biotechnion
Bomenweg 2
102Forum
308Wiskundegebouw/
Dreijenlaan 4
104 Atlas/bestuurscentrum
corporate Headoffice
Mathematics Building
309Agrotechnion
Bomenweg 4
107Radix
312Transitorium
Dreijenlaan 3
109Radix Serre, Radix Klima,
Bornsesteeg 48
313Computechnion
Dreijenplein 2
316Scheikundegebouw/
Dreijenplein 4, 6, 8, 10
Radix Agros
112 Nergena
Bornsesteeg 10
Chemistry Building
113 Schoutenhoef (TIB)
Bornsesteeg 16
320Toxicologie/Toxicology
Tuinlaan 5
114Biologisch Proef- en
Kielekampsteeg 32
351Herbarium Vadense Generaal Foulkesweg 37
Leerbedrijf Droevendaal
115Futurum (Restaurant van
Botanische Tuin De Dreijen/
Stippeneng 2
de Toekomst/Restaurant of the Future)
116Facilitair Bedrijf/ Facilities and
Akkermaalsbos 12
Services, Resource,
362Aula/Auditorium
365Gebouw Achter de Aula/
Generaal Foulkesweg 1a
Building Behind the Aula (ADA)
Student psychologists
118Atrium, Technotron, Botanical Garden De Dreijen
401Studentenpastoraat/
Bornse Weilanden 9
Turbotron
Duivendaal 7
Student Chaplaincy
406Zuivelhuis (LA13)
Lawickse Allee 13
119TON
Vijfde Polder 1
425 Wageningen International
Lawickse Allee 11
122Zodiac (new building)
De Elst 1
503De Ossekampen
Haarwal 3
123Vitae
Akkermaalsbos 2
534Fire house/Water house
(RIKILT - Institiuut voor voedselveiligheid/
RIKILT - Institute of Food Safety)
(studentenhuisvesting/
Haarweg 10
Student Housing)
130Sports Centre De Bongerd (SCB)
Bornsesteeg 2
201De Leeuwenborch
Hollandseweg 1
302Botanische Tuin Belmonte/
537Earth House Studenten-
Haarweg 333
huisvesting/Student Housing
Botanical Garden Belmonte
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Wageningen Campus
Ede
Ede Wageningen Railway station
Arnhem/Utrecht A12, exit 24
Bus
stop
Forum building
Bus
stop
101
107
teeg
alses
nda
roeve
D
100
104
102 Forum
steeg
tlaan
se
Born
shol
Man
Wageningen Campus
A15
Rhenen/Tiel
Bennekom/Ede
De Bongerd
University Sports Centre
Bus
stop
130
Bus
stop
llee
ord A
o
Nijen
A50
Renkum
Arnhem/Nijmegen
Wageningen UR Buildings
100 Lumen
101 Gaia
102 Forum
104 Atlas
107 Radix
130De Bongerd University Bornsesteeg 2
Sports Centre
Student accommodation
Bus
stop
Bus number 88
(Valleilijn)
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Contact information
Colofon
Forum
Ontwerp & opmaak
Wageningen UR, Communication Services
6708 PB Wageningen
Call: 0317 483618
Druk
OBT BV, Leiden
Contact
If you have any question(s) you can contact us through
our website www.ssc.wur.nl/uk.
The following steps can help you to find needed
information on this website:
•Click on ‘Questions & Answers’ at the right side of
the webpage
• Select the target group you belong to
• Type your question or choose one from the list
If you cannot find the information you are looking for in
Your Guide or on our website, you can fill in the form
‘Contact SSC’. You can find the form at the bottom of the
webpage.
Alternatively you can also ask at the student desk at
Forum.
Disclaimer: No rights may be derived and/or claimed on
the information in this booklet
Student Service Centre
FORUM
6708 PB Wageningen

Welcome to Wageningen

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