It is also a world center of trade and finance which is the home of large banks , companies and law firms, an important pan-European stock exchange , Greenpeace International and the U.N. Common Fund for Commodities . The combined Programme allows students to move between these legal, business and academic worlds, getting the best of both. The range of contacts they make is also enhanced. Housing Student housing is more or less equally divided between apartments in The Hague and Amsterdam. Applicants may indicate a preference, but the final decision is made by each institution.
Some housing is available for married students.
The Institute of Social Studies has arrangements for child-care at a reasonable cost.