Holland.. Holland.. ^^

I believe that all of you already have idea about what we are going to talk about. YES... it's HOLLAND.... I believe that many people would have dream to go there, to study there, to work there or even to live there... hahaha... But there are also some possibility for some peoplenot to know many things about Holland.

First, I would like to tell you some facts about Holland.

Holland is a country that:

- Geographically Located in:
o Location
Western Europe, bordering Belgium 450 km, Germany 577 km
o Ethnic
Dutch 83%, other 17% (of which 9% are non-Western origin mainly Turks, Moroccans, Antilleans, Surinamese and Indonesians) (1999 est.)
o Capital
Amsterdam
o Land
41,528 Km2, quarter part of it is under the sea surface
o Longest distance from the north to the south
300 Km
o Longest distance from the east to the west
200 Km
o Lowest point
6.74 meter under the sea surface (near Rotterdam)
o Highest point
323 meter (near Maastricht)
o Average temperature in Summer
16.6º C
o Average temperature in Winter
2.8 º C

- Government System
o Official Name
Kerajaan Belanda, Holland, Netherlands
o Government System
Constitutional Monarch with 2 chambers in the Parliament
o Head of Country
Queen
o Head of Government
Prime Minister
o Government City
Den Haag

- Economic
o Currency
Euro (€) = Appox Rp.15,500,-
o Gross Domestic Product
€ 488 Billion
o Per Capita revenue
€ 29,873
o Living Cost
Average living cost for students is € 700 per month
o Airport
Schippol (The 4th biggest airport in Europe), annually handle more than 42,4 million passengers and 1,4 million ton of cargo.
o Main Harbor
Rotterdam, the biggest harbor in Europe, annually handle more than 353 million ton of cargo.
o Internet Usage
More than 78% of Dutch is having internet access in their house.

- Social
o Role of family
- The Dutch see the family as the foundation of the social structure.
- Families tend to be small, often with only one or two children.
- Relatively few women work outside the house full-time as compared to many other cultures.
- This allows mothers to be more available to their children throughout the entire day.

o Egalitarism
- The Dutch are egalitarian and highly tolerant of individual differences.
- Their children are raised without gender biases.
- There is practically no abject poverty in the country because of the social programs, which, however, also increase the tax burden on workers.
- This egalitarian outlook is carried over into the workplace.
- Even in hierarchical organizations, every person has a right to their opinion and to have it heard.
- The boss may be the final decision maker, but he/she will typically want input from the workers and will strive for consensus.
- Everyone is valued and shown respect.


So far you have seen some things new in the Holland culture, and believe that it can be even more and more if you study there. Language is no longer a problem in Holland, because, now, most of the Dutch people are able to speak English. Many opportunities are available in Holland, start from making new network as your friend or for your business purpose and even opportunity to work in the big enterprise like Unilever, Philips, and Shell oil.


So do not wait to make your mind to study in Holland.

For more information, just keep updated on my blog (masterpeace1689.blogspot.com). There would be enormous information that you would get from it. And believe me that the source of the information is directly come from my friend and colleague that is studying and working in Holland at the moment.

Go study in Holland…

Believe that you can make it.


~Robin~


Source: (Study in Holland Life and Study; Nuffic Neso, 2008), (wikipedia.org)