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Related Links: Great Britain
The Links below will help you to become familiar with the culture, history, customs, economy, government, people, and educational system in Great Britain.
Londontown
This is the best website for information on London, from maps, upcoming events, hotel recommendations, detailed information on museums, theatre, and the best-loved tourist attractions to restaurants, entertainment, shopping, cafes, clubs and pubs.
British Tourist Agency
This website offers practical and extensive information for planning your weekends and post-exchange travel in England, Wales, Scotland and northern Ireland. Plan itineraries, view maps, arrange transportation, find hotels, learn the customs and the currency, and find the most popular attractions and upcoming events.
This website is a vast assemblage of fascinating historical information about Britain from King Arthur to contemporary time. Click the links below for equally amazing resources for Scotland and Wales.
The Black Presence in Britain
This website provides information about the lives and contributions of Black Britons in contemporary life, history, government, the armed forces, sports, entertainment, as well as a history of slavery and abolitionism in Great Britain.
JANET
This website provides a reliable set of alphabetized links to all of the Universities, Higher and Further Education Colleges.
Map and Alphabetical List of Further Education Colleges
The map is disappointing but the alphabetical listing provides links to the websites of many FE colleges.
The British Embassy in the U.S.
This is the official website of the British government in the United States; it provides the official word on the domestic policies, international affairs, government, and economy in the United Kingdom.
U.S. Department of State
This website provides a concise introduction to the geography, people, history, government, politics, economics and foreign relations of Great Britain.
The Guardian
Read the news of the world from the British perspective in Britain’s premier daily newspaper.
GCU is the seat of the exchange in the United Kingdom and an exciting, progressive institution. Delegates to Scotland will have an opportunity to visit there and see the new state of the art library plus meet the iorrepressible Bob Bissell and Joan Black. The websites of many of the Further Education Colleges in Scotland and Sixth Form Colleges in the United Kingdom who participate in the exchnge are listed below;
Central College of Commerce, Glasgow
Related Links: The Netherlands
The links below will help you to become familiar with the culture, history, customs, economy, government, people, and educational system in The Netherlands.
This is the official website for the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions; you will find information on special events and exhibitions, hotels and restaurants, attractions in major cities, the best beaches, flowers and gardens, as well as practical information on money, customs and traditions, and health and safety.
English-Dutch Dictionary
This online resource can help demystify the language. While most Dutch speak English well, it is gracious to learn a few basics phrases and amaze your Dutch colleagues with your sophistication and cordiality.
Amsterdam City Guide
This website presents information about Amsterdam hotels, restaurants, and attractions. It leans toward the upscale, but is a good source for maps and information about weather, currency, and practical travel concerns.
The Dutch Embassy in the U.S.
This is the official Dutch Embassy website; here you can explore the official Dutch position on the population, geography, economics, social policies, science, the environment, education, arts, culture, and international affairs. Recent news articles with a distinctive Dutch perspective are posted here
Koning Willem I College
The website for Koning Willem I may be navigated easily by clicking “English†in the upper right. It is a large, diverse, and progressive college with a strong commitment to international education
ROC Midden Nederland
Click the English button right in the middle of the page.
I D COllege
This website is in Dutch—but if you look very carefully above and to the right of the college name, you will find the tiny British flag. Click for English.
Baronie College
This website is in Dutch—but it is still worth a look.
ROC Utrecht
The website is in English
ROC Nijmegen
This website is in Dutch
ROC Leiden
This website is in Dutch
Landstede College
Click on English in the bar across the top for a partial translation of the site.
ROC Zadkine
When you enter the ROC Zadkine website, a short animated film will show and then a stack of links will appear at the left. Click any of them and the page will come up with a row of symbols above. Click the flag and the links will be shown in English.
ROC ter A A
This link will take you to the English version of the website—which is quite brief. If you remove the part of the link after the / you will be able to look at the larger website—in Dutch.
Friesland College
Click on any link and to the left, you will see the link “International.†Click this to get an English version.
ROC Ost Nederland
This website is very hip—but it is in Dutch. Still, it is worth a look just to see how they present their programs and college.
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