Student Life

A student. In Amsterdam? It couldn’t get any better. As a city with a rich historical, cultural and intellectual past and present, your life as a Duisenberg school of finance student in Amsterdam is sure to be invigorating.

Location, location, location

Duisenberg school of finance is well positioned in the city, with easy access to the historic centre of Amsterdam and to the financial and corporate heart of the city. As a city offering numerous resources and events, the city is your University campus. Most students choose to live in the centre and Duisenberg school of finance can help you to arrange your housing. In addition to the school’s facilities, you can access the award winning, stylish Amsterdam Public Library (OBA), and the University of Amsterdam library and facilities. Or, you can simply choose to study or read in an always nearby café!

Student Activities

There are a number of sports clubs and student expat communities and organisations available in Amsterdam, with which you can get involved – that is, when you’re not studying, doing an internship or attending one of the many academic, career and networking receptions and events organised by the school. Duisenberg school of finance seeks to provide students with a wide variety of interesting and useful in-classroom and out-of-classroom services and experiences to support your learning and to foster a sense of community. In terms of social events, for example, Duisenberg school of finance facilitates the ‘Dam to Dam’ run and participated in the Rotterdam marathon, the school facilitates a sailing trip on the IJsselmeer, a very Dutch “Sinterklaas” celebration, Christmas drinks, a visit to a soccer match with one of the school’s industry sponsors. On top of that our close knit student community organises their own events as well, for example a ski trip, a first for many foreign students.