The English language platform for the city of Utrecht
There has been much progress made in the effort to ban smoking since last year. At this moment, there are over 1,000 outdoor sports grounds in the Netherlands where smoking is prohibited. An organisation...
Just a reminder that Babah Tarawally will be examining how you can escape black-and-white thinking during a discussion atTaal Doet Meer College Babah Tarawally will be the central guest speaker at Taal Doet Meer...
Utrecht language for young and old For more than 30 years Taal Doet Meer has been working promoting the teaching of the Dutch language to new, non-native Utrecht, young and old, to help them...
Utrecht Library sees a new Taalcafé or Language Café at Kanaleneiland. The first experiences from the new Language Café In addition to our language cafés in Overvecht, Lombok and Vleuten-De Meern, Kanaleneiland is now...
LGBTQ has always been such an interesting topic to me and ANNE+ is the movie that I have found the most interesting at the NFF this year. Nederlands Film festival is an annual event...
The NFF starts the moment you arrive by train at Utrecht Central station. A pop up cinema has been set up at Utrecht Central station as part of the Nederlands Film Festival (NFF) which...
This week, students and teachers protest throughout the country against austerity policies in the education system by the Dutch parliament. “Millions of budget cuts while investments were promised, the abolition of the basic grant...
Every September, Utrecht hosts the Nederlands Film Festival, where for ten days the city becomes the capital of Dutch film. Utrecht’s cinemas will show dozens of short and feature films, showcasing all aspects of...
Queen Máxima will help Utrecht celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Leidsche Rijn district on 5 October at the Brusselsplein in Leidsche Rijn Centrum. Utrecht and the Leidsche Rijn Foundation are honoured that the...
On Saturday 8 September, more than 70 monuments in Utrecht will be open to the public. The themes of Utrecht in Europe, and Europe in Utrecht will be key as we will be able...
No matter if you are young or old, in Utrecht a man will always be called a ‘jochie’. This word was chosen to be the ultimate local word. It was chosen between 25 words...
Typically Dutch meat company ‘Stegeman’ famous for its dry sausage has opened ‘Fam. Stegeman’ in Utrecht. It is a nice place where you can eat lunch, dinner, have a drink, were you will get...
During the International Literature Festival of Utrecht (ILFU), we put the spotlight on Utrecht Snow. An authentic crime novel by Jonathan Wilkins, set in the city of Utrecht, and worth every cent. A must have for passionate Utrechters. Excellent narrative writing style putting you in the seat of the action. Buy it today!
