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October 2026

Omrop Fryslân · 8 OctTranslated

New vrije school eyes former mail sorting center in Leeuwarden

The former mail sorting center on Snekertrekweg in Leeuwarden is being considered as a potential location for Freya College, the future vrije school for secondary education. The school received the green light from the ministry last summer. Since then, the municipality of Leeuwarden has been looking for a suitable building. The school is holding an open day on Wednesday, November 4, in the Snekertrekweg building, which served as a temporary provinciehuis between 2006 and 2011.

Omroep Leeuwarden · 8 OctTranslated

October 25 Aeres Fitrun, autumn run for young and old

Running in Leeuwarden is holding the Aeres Fitrun on Sunday, October 25, a run for young and old. The starting point for this edition is also the school for pre-vocational and secondary vocational education on Jansoniusstraat in Leeuwarden. The run has existed for years under different names and has been the first 'real' run for many runners. The 5 and 10 km routes back and forth through the Escher Akwaduct provide an extra challenge.

LC.nl · 8 OctTranslated

How to keep talented international students in Friesland?

Many international students studying at NHL Stenden or RUG Campus Fryslân leave Friesland after graduating. This is a missed opportunity for local businesses, which could highly benefit from these talents. Efforts are being made to find ways to retain these foreign students in the region after their studies.

LC.nl · 8 OctTranslated

How to keep international talent in Friesland

Many international students studying at NHL Stenden or RUG Campus Fryslân leave Friesland after graduation. This is a disadvantage for Frisian businesses, which could highly benefit from these talents. Efforts are being made to find ways and conditions to retain this group in the region after their studies.

Omrop Fryslân · 8 OctTranslated

NHL Stenden returns to top three best Dutch universities of applied sciences

The Keuzegids has named NHL Stenden the second-best large university of applied sciences in the Netherlands. The educational institution also ranked in the top three in 2018 and 2019, but fell just outside of it in recent years. The annual ranking is based on student evaluations, academic success, and labor market connection.

Omrop Fryslân · 8 OctTranslated

NHL Stenden is again in the top three best universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands

NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences has been rated by the Keuzegids as the second best large university of applied sciences in the Netherlands. It is not the first time that the university has been high in the list, in 2018 and 2019 NHL Stenden also finished in the top three. In recent years it has fallen just outside that range. This year, 35 of the NHL Stenden courses have also been given the 'top course' label in the guide. That is a record for the university.

NOS Binnenland · 7 OctTranslated

1946 Apeldoorn plane crash commemorated again after ten years: 'Acknowledging grief'

A plane crash from eighty years ago has been commemorated in Apeldoorn for the first time in ten years. The accident claimed the lives of 22 school children and the pilot. At today's commemoration, speeches were held and children laid wreaths at a monument. On October 7, 1946, a novice pilot flew over Apeldoorn in a military aircraft.