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CIEE Semester in Amsterdam in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Directory Program)

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  • Locations: Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Program Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: CIEE 
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Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: English Housing Options: Dormitory
Program Type: Study Abroad Minimum GPA: 2.5
Program Description:

Semester in Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Program Overview

Spend your semester living and learning in one of Europe’s most vibrant and historic cities. The Semester in Amsterdam program offers students of all academic backgrounds a chance to study abroad while progressing in their undergraduate degrees. Hosted by CIEE Amsterdam, the program provides flexible academic options, including in-person courses in various disciplines and up to two online courses from Arizona State University’s extensive catalogue. Enriched by cultural excursions and co-curricular activities, the program fully immerses students in Amsterdam’s rich culture and history.

Unique Experiences

IMMERSE YOURSELF IN AMSTERDAM'S RICH FLAVORS

WITH SMALL-GROUP CHEESE-TASTING ACTIVITIES, COOKING WORKSHOPS, OR LOCAL BREWERY TOURS

EXPLORE THE CITY'S ARTISTIC SPIRIT

BY VISITING WORLD-CLASS MUSEUMS LIKE THE VAN GOGH MUSEUM AND THE RIJKSMUSEUM

DISCOVER AMSTERDAM'S HISTORIC CHARM

WITH A STROLL THROUGH THE PICTURESQUE BEGIJNHOF COURTYARD AND AN AFTERNOON EXPLORING THE ICONIC WINDMILLS AT ZAANSE SCHANS

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Excursions & Activities

Each CIEE program has frequent cultural excursions and tours uniquely designed to complement the program’s academics and enhance cultural immersion. At CIEE Amsterdam, you might have the chance to:    

  • Travel overnight to experience life in another Dutch city or slip out of urban life at a coastal preserve 
  • Take day trips that highlight Dutch innovation and lived reality outside the city rings of Amsterdam by embarking on a winter getaway to the Frisian city of Groningen, an architecture and social housing-focused visit to Rotterdam, or a trip to Utrecht's working-class districts 
  • Experience a world-class Dutch theater or dance performance at a historic concert hall 
  • Join a story-telling tour experience told by former asylum seekers on a refugee boat used to transport hundreds of displaced persons into Europe    
  • Explore Amsterdam's world-famous canal belt on a private canal cruise or leave the city behind and paddle a canoe through the Amsterdamse Bos (Amsterdam Forest)  

What's Included

  • Tuition
  • Housing
  • Advising before you depart to set goals and answer questions
  • Optional on-site airport meet-and-greet
  • Orientation – an introduction to your new culture, your academic program, and the city, plus practical information about living in your host city
  • Full-time program leadership and support in your host city
  • Field trips and cultural activities
  • Insurance and other travel benefits, with CIEE iNext Travel Protection
  • 24/7 emergency on-site support

1 out of 3 CIEE students receives a scholarship - get yours!

GAIN Travel Grants - up to $2,000 toward travel costs guaranteed to all Pell-elgible students.

Gilman Go Global Grants - $2,500/semester and $1,000/summer, guaranteed to all Gilman applications.

Merit-Based Scholarships - $2,500/semester and $750/summer, awarded to students deomonstrating high academic achievement.

Minority Serving Institutions (MIS) Grant - $2,000/semester and $500/summer, guaranteed to all students attending MSIs.

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Why CIEE

  • 200+ study abroad programs in 40+ countries
  • $8 million in scholarships offered each year
  • 1 in 3 students receives a scholarship
  • Study tours and cultural activities included
  • Internships and volunteering opportunities
  • Rigorous academics
  • Cultural immersion
  • iNext travel protection included

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