The European Parliament elections will be held on Thursday, 6 June 2024. Those eligible can then vote for the Dutch members of the European Parliament, and should have already received a voting card in the post. More information here in English from the Gemeente Den Haag. The Hague University of Applied Sciences will also hold … Continue reading European Parliament elections
Moving to a new place can be exciting but also overwhelming. The Welcome to Delft events support newcomers to Delft. This programme is currently offered twice a year as a collaboration between ACCESS, Gemeente Delft and TU Delft. Saturday 25 May was the most recent edition of this event and it was lovely to catch … Continue reading Welcome to Delft (May 2024)
On Thursday 23 May, I attended an event hosted by the Women's Business Initiative International: Empowering efficiency: Unleashing the potential of AI in business. Details currently online here: https://womensbusinessinitiative.net/events/#!event/2024/5/23/wbii-may-event-in-person and a screenshot below. Fleur is an enthusiastic and knowledgable speaker. She took us through a variety of tools and examples. including: What is AI How … Continue reading WBII: Unleashing the potential of AI in business
The number of self-employed people without personnel (zzp) increased by 85% between 2014 and 2024. In 2014, the Netherlands had some 875,000 self-employed people. Now, 10 years later, there are just over 1.6 million. The number of female self-employed has grown significantly more than the number of male self-employed, at +101%, compared to +77% for … Continue reading Number of self-employed workers up 85% in last decade, with significantly more female self-employed entrepreneurs
I've been a Canva member since a few months after it started 10 years ago. Are you using Canva yet? Their "Work Redesigned" Keynote released today shares the new features. https://youtu.be/tUkCiqHgvm0?feature=shared http://www.canva.com
The Hague city centre is gearing up for a special edition of ShoppingNight on Saturday 25 May. During ShoppingNight REMIX!, on Saturday 25 May, you will attend lots of fashion shows and spectacular street acts while you shop. There will also be a new GREEN-Area. Here you will find plenty of sustainable fashion, you can … Continue reading Special edition of Shopping Night The Hague this Saturday
Capital injection for nature restoration in South Holland The state of nature is rapidly deteriorating; 2023 was the warmest and wettest year ever recorded, setting a drought record. Realising climate-proof nature is necessary and that is why the Culture Fund is investing an extra 2 million in 2024 through the provincial Landscapes. This amount is … Continue reading Culture Fund donates 2 million euros to nature in the Netherlands
Help Museon-Omniversum fill two impressive, 8-meter-high installations with a fantastic collection as a tribute to our beautiful planet. What are the Pillars of Hope? The Pillars of Hope will be a tribute to biodiversity and a celebration of human ingenuity. They make visitors realize that the balance between humans and nature must be restored and … Continue reading Help build the gigantic installation – the Pillars of Hope @ Museon Omniversum
Tune in for English-language news from the international community in #thehague. Listen live tonight (Tuesday 21 May) at 21.00 on Den Haag FM: https://cdn.denhaagfm.nl/luisterenhome/denhaagfm.html After a break during the May holidays, Dutchbuzz is back with news about: • The Hague's Natural Health Centre • Indonesian food and its history in the Netherlands • Bringing the … Continue reading DUTCHBUZZ ON DEN HAAG FM – 21 May 2024 LIVE SHOW + RECORDING
A floating radar that prevents birds and bats from colliding with the turbine blades of offshore wind farms. That is what The Hague based company Robin Radar is offering to wind farm developers all over the world to create an eco-friendlier wind farm. When large numbers of birds are approaching future wind farm Ecowende, located … Continue reading How a floating radar from The Hague prevents birds and bats from colliding with offshore wind farms
With the world in flux, 2023 was an economically turbulent year. Inflation was high, interest rates rose and the Netherlands saw virtually no economic growth. The war in Ukraine sent energy prices soaring. The Dutch government took a range of extra measures to prevent a rise in poverty, such as setting a cap on the … Continue reading 2023: a better financial outcome, despite turbulent economic times in the Netherlands
The Social Hub is a home for next-gen students and professionals, a hotel for travellers, a co-working space for big thinkers, a playground for entrepreneurs and a city meeting place for locals. Whatever your journey, it starts at The Social Hub. Here are some highlighted events this month... The Social Hub is one of the … Continue reading The Social Hub The Hague Highlights for May
Muzee Scheveningen can soon begin a long-awaited renovation. Mayor and aldermen of The Hague gave the green light for the renovation on in March. The renovation is essential for several reasons, including creating better climatic conditions for the preservation of the collection. There will also be a separate hall for events. Tamara Peers, director Muzee … Continue reading Muzee Scheveningen gets green light for renovation
On 15 May 2024, I really enjoyed delivering a networking workshop at The Hague University Toastmasters. Thanks to for the great photos Thomas Bwire! Labels We always give ourselves and each other "labels" - whether we like it or not! There are some benefits to doing this, in helping our brain process all the information … Continue reading The Hague University Toastmasters Networking Workshop
Escher in The Palace is a permanent exhibition dedicated to the world-famous, imaginative artist M.C. Esher. With over 120 prints in the museum, the most famous works are permanently on display in a regal setting - the former winter palace of Queen Emma, the Queen Mother.
Together with the Council of Europe, the Netherlands is hosting the European IDAHOT+ Forum in The Hague from 14 to 16 May. The forum is an important conference on the position and human rights of LGBTIQ+ people. Her Majesty Queen Máxima will speak at the event, as will Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert … Continue reading IDAHOT 2024: freedom and equal rights in Europe
The populations of bird species that breed in the Netherlands were over 28 percent higher in 2023 than they were in 1990, on average. A total of 92 species out of 185 increased in number, 83 decreased in number, and nine were stable. The population trend for one species was unclear.The largest increases have been … Continue reading Bird population trends in The Netherlands
From today, BlowUp Art The Hague floats on the Hofvijver. The temporary festival of inflatable artworks in Museumkwartier Den Haag blossoms like a lush garden on a pontoon, with fabulous creations by leading Dutch Design designers stealing the show. The colourful blow-up artworks were specially designed for BlowUp Art The Hague. For this edition, Mary … Continue reading BlowUp Art The Hague brightens up Hofvijver
Recently the winners of the Green Camera 2024 were announced at Museon-Omniversum. Over five thousand photos were submitted for this prestigious award for nature photographers from the Netherlands and Belgium. Seventy award-winning photos and honourable mentions will be on display at the exhibition in the Hague museum for a year. Below are the winners Nature … Continue reading Photo exhibition ‘Green Camera 2024’ in Museon-Omniversum
DutchBuzz is The Hague’s English community radio programme of news, views and interviews. Broadcast on Den Haag FM 92.0 each Tuesday evening, you can listen in to learn more about this great city of ours. DutchBuzz has also interviewed many of the city’s many ‘pearls’ on the programmes over the years, reflecting our rich and … Continue reading DutchbuzZ Pearls: Andrew van Esch
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