NIHA Ankara is offering a research internship for 4 to 6 months (start asap) in Baku, Azarbaijan, after a short introduction in Turkey (Ankara). The intern will prepare a possible future role for NIHA in relation to collaboration in (higher) education between the Netherlands and Azarbaijan. The task will be to make an inventory and research the possibilities between the Netherlands and Azarbaijan relating to this topic. This involves among others: information about studying in the Netherlands...

The recruitment of internship places and interns comprises one of NIHA’s core businesses. Internships help students with personal development and provide them with the opportunity to learn valuable skills and apply their knowledge in real world environments. Besides the already existing internship possibilities, we have a range of new internship positions at the following organisations: Petroleum Affairs, Ministry of Energy, Ankara Akdeniz University Faculty of Engineering, department of...

The study visit to the Netherlands, comprising an important part of the ECD Diploma Course Turkey, offered by NIHA in cooperation with Sardes and ICDI since 2009, took place between September 25th and October 1st. The programma consisted of visits to various organisations and institutions portraying best practices in ECD related topics ranging from children’s museums, libraries, (open-air) playgrounds, musical performances for children and research. The programme, using Amsterdam as base...

As part of the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and Turkey in 2012, NIHA, in cooperation with the Turkish Republic State railways (TCDD), is planning to arrange a series of activities in Turkish long distance trains. Also it will offer as a platform for Dutch and Turkish institutions and companies to organise their own activities. NIHA will work out the idea of the interested party and plan and organise the activity from beginning to the...

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ankara, Turkey offers the opportunity for a Dutch speaking student to fulfill an internship from 1 February to 30 June 2012 at the department Press and Cultural Affairs. For more information read this document (only available in Dutch).

Last year the annual conference of the European Association for  International Education (EAIE) proved to be a perfect platform to strengthen the existing contacts and to make new contacts between the Dutch and Turkish associations for higher education. As was the case last year in Nantes, also this year in Copenhagen the most Dutch participants were in the Nuffic-booth and most of the Turkish participants in the booth of the Turkish National Agency. By regularly visiting these booths NIHA had...

In the last week of September a trade mission from the Province of Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands, visited Istanbul. Not only companies but also educational institutions, like Avans-Hogeschool and Sondervick College (Vocational School) were represented. This was also the case for Brainport Development, for whom NIHA organised some special visits: together the Bosphorus University and Koç University were visited. Brainport’s main objectives were to extend and strenghten their network focusing...