Programs by Country: Netherlands
AMSTERDAM: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam Criminal Justice Program
Departmental Exchange, Traditional | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
The Erasmus School of Law dates from 1963. It became an integral part of the university in 1973. One of the striking characteristics of the Erasmus School of Law is its interdisciplinary emphasis and its business and international orientation. The aim is to make students aware of the way in which the law functions within a socio-economic context. The University of Rotterdam is affliated with Vrije University in Amersterdam.
AMSTERDAM: University of Rotterdam Engineering Program
Traditional | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
Summer 1: May - July
*Application deadline is November 1, 2012
AMSTERDAM: Vrije Universiteit
Departmental Exchange, Traditional | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
The Faculty of Law is one of the most prestigious in the Netherlands. It is a medium-sized and efficiently run faculty with well-established contacts in the legal and judicial institutions in the Netherlands and abroad. Located in the capital city of a country with a long tradition of international trade, the law faculty is experienced in teaching students about an open legal system. Students will also have access to courses at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Netherlands: Sustainable Urban Transportation (Closed)
Dialogue of Civilizations | Delft, Netherlands
Faculty Leader: Prof. Peter Furth (p.furth@neu.edu)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
Terms: Summer II
Courses:
CIVE 4566 (4 credits) Design for Sustainable Urban Transportation: European and U.S. Perspectives
INTL 4944 (4 credits) Dialogue of Civilizations: Globalization and Social Sciences
Descriptions:
The Civil & Environmental Engineering department is offering a faculty-led program to Netherlands for engineering credit.
Students study Dutch urban transportation planning and Dutch bikeways, transit systems, and road systems (with their emphasis on safety) to learn how citizens of a country as affluent as the US drive their cars half as much as we do, ride bikes 40 times as much, ride trains 10 times as much, and kill 1/3 as many people (per capita) on roads. Based in Delft, close by the Hague and Rotterdam, students will ride bicycles daily for commuting, errands, and class field trips. Student project document Dutch practices in transportation planning and apply those principles to a Boston-area design project. For projects completed in 2011 and 2012, see http://wiki.coe.neu.edu/groups/nl2011transpo/