Our country has not been this conflicted for a long time. Joris Luyendijk investigates why it is so difficult to step out of your own bubble.

Your Name broke records all over Asia in 2016. The latest film by Makoto Shinkai (5 Centimeters Per Second, Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below) was the most successful Japanese film ever in China and Thailand, and in Japan it was the second most successful film ever, after Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. After a meteor […]

Bliksem en Donderdag, ‘a Thursday enlightening event’, is all about inspiration, interaction, connection and acceleration. This platform gives makers, thinkers, doers and dreamers a chance to share, test and accelerate their ideas.

You are invited to our Welcome Evening! During this event, you will go on a guided walking tour of Eindhoven. Plus, you will get to meet other newly arrived expats who are living in the region!

We are living in interesting times – and what a mixed blessing it is! The optimism that swept across the western world after the fall of the Berlin Wall has been replaced by bewilderment. ‘What the is happening?!’ would sum it up nicely. In a response to political turmoil and the return of History as […]

When people from 25 countries across the globe mingle in a choreographed exchange of inspiration, there must be some magic involved. After a lot of successful editions, there will be another concert at POPEI. Different music styles and different singer/songwriters. Let this soup of cultures pull you in, let the notes carry you into the […]

In the surrealist thriller Innenschau, the lives of a nurse, a stalker and a fired bank employee are inextricably linked. As an on-looker, you are sucked into their dark world of fantasy pursuits, mysterious scenes, and Kafka-esque situations. Seven years after its first successful tour, Jakop Ahlbom is now delivering the remake. Without dialogue and with […]

For many it is the first time you vote in the Netherlands. How does it work? What does the local democracy mean in Eindhoven and the Netherlands? What does the city council do? How important is it to vote? What are the options? Where do you go? What is important for our international community of […]

New in NL is a program for the empowerment of newcomers. Its purpose is to enable you to achieve a good command of the Dutch language and awareness of the possibilities that your new environment offers. Their language and empowerment coaching program offers a unique formula for a successful start in the Netherlands.  Want to […]

We understand that you are busy, but also have questions, which is why we are taking our welcome desk on tour! Our second stop is the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven! Stop by with your questions about settling into the south of the Netherlands -- and find out about our upcoming events. No appointment is necessary!