Many students also have had exposure to accounting and statistics courses. Formal descriptions of both courses offered at Erasmus are attached to this program description. The Netherlands is an excellent base for students interested in becoming familiar with Europe. Forty percent of all the goods entering the European Community pass through the country. The Netherlands are fascinating because of their rich history, unique natural environment and modern social programs which in many ways set the world standard for quality of life in industrial societies.
Most Dutch people can speak English, which facilitates travel by non-Dutch speakers.
The Netherlands has an excellent public transportation system which relies on trains, trams, and buses. In addition, the urban and rural bike-way network throughout the country is the most advanced system for bicycle travel in the world. Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands, and is the largest port in the world. Since students do not have classes on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, they are able to travel to other major European cities such as Paris, Brussels, Antwerp, Frankfort, Dusseldorf, Berlin, London, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Copenhagen, if they so desire. Many students purchase Eurail passes to take advantage of travel opportunities on long weekends.