Student platform
My Maastricht
Student City Platform · Maastricht
An English language site explaining the practical side of living in Maastricht, coordinated by Maastricht University and run by a student team with the municipality and Zuyd as partners.
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It works through the practical steps of living in the Netherlands in English, from taking out health insurance and understanding the role of the huisarts to claiming rent benefit, with the detail specific to Maastricht.
About
mymaastricht.nl collects, in English, the practical information an international student needs in order to live in Maastricht. Its own information page says the operational side is coordinated by Maastricht University and carried out by a team of students, and names the municipality of Maastricht, Maastricht University and Zuyd University of Applied Sciences as official partners. The content sits in four main sections. Finances covers Dutch banking, DigiD, the cost of living in Maastricht, taxes, and the government allowances a resident may claim, including student finance, rent benefit, a waiver of local waste and water taxes and the health insurance allowance, all applied for through the tax administration and its online portals. Health explains health insurance and why the huisarts is the first doctor to see before any specialist or hospital. Housing covers finding a room, housing costs, the rights and duties of tenants and landlords, and waste collection. Transport covers reaching Maastricht, local public transport, bikes and cars. Alongside these there is a city map, sports and community pages, a blog, and a route for shops and restaurants in the city centre to post vacancies aimed at students.
What they offer
- Vacancy posting route for city centre businesses wanting to hire international students
Good to know
- It is written for international students in Maastricht, and the local detail applies to that city.
- It publishes information. It carries out no formality and answers no individual case, and it publishes no email address or telephone number.
- The operating entity is not stated anywhere on the site: it names a coordinating university and partners rather than a legal body of its own.
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