LUISS students awarded for the Dutch Italian Business Challenge (Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016
starting from the first one, Nexive group 2, awarded with a ticket to Amsterdam and return provided by KLM, Unilever group 2, who has won a cruise on the clipper Stad Amsterdam and an internship opportunity at Unilever, and group Randstad 2, receiving high quality photobooks on Dutch Culture and on Italian culture. Thanks to the Dutch Italian Business Challenge, both students and companies have benefited from this competition....

FourFourTwo's 50 Biggest Derbies in the World: 20-11

Edit FourFourTwo 28 Apr 2016
Now in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mostar is split geographically by the Neretva River – and that fluvial schism (plus a war or two) has helped to create an ethno-cultural partition between the primarily Catholic Croat west bank and the predominantly Bosniak Muslim east bank (it's the bridge of Mostar pictured above) ... Since its inception in 1921, De Klassieker has become a clash of two Dutch cultures....

Eight-day exhibition of Vincent van Gogh's paintings to be held at JW Marriott

Edit The Times of India 19 Apr 2016
Pune. An eight-day exhibition of Dutch post-impressionist Vincent van Gogh's paintings in the digital format will be held in the city at JW Marriott as a part of a campaign called 'Holland meets Pune' ... He brought paintings to common people ... Van Leeuwen spoke about how keen they are on spreading knowledge about Dutch culture ... We have several events lined up for people of Pune ranging from business to culture to sports," he said ... ....

Oh, so now I'm Bangladeshi?

Edit Deccan Herald 10 Apr 2016
Mentioning that I was born in Bangladesh drew only more questions, and New Yorkers simply wanted confirmation of what was to them the distinctive cultural marker ... I recently appeared on “Buitenhof,” a political programme on Dutch television, to argue that Europe’s colonial history has left a stain on its psyche, an animus against foreigners ... “I know more about Dutch culture than most Dutch people....

Instrumental Folk CDs from European Artists

Edit Huffington Post 08 Apr 2016
W�r. Photo by Tom Abeloos. Used by permission of W�r. I'm continuing to write about some of the music I picked up this year at the annual Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas City ... Flemish culture is closely related to the Dutch culture of the Netherlands, exists in close proximity to French-speaking Belgium, and had long and deep relationships with Britain, too ... It's a lovely collection of great tunes, beautifully played ... ....

Scotland’s coaches were unmoved by Johan Cruyff’s genius

Edit The Observer 27 Mar 2016
Holland were playing Sweden in the early stages of the 1974 World Cup in West Germany when Johan Cruyff, the Dutch captain, performed a move that launched a thousand knee operations in the west of Scotland ... father of modern game who also shaped Dutch culture ... He was the embodiment of the concept of total football, which the Dutch had introduced and which would capture the imagination of student coaches all over the world....

Johan Cruyff: ‘Maybe we were the real winners in 1974. The world remembers our team more’

Edit The Guardian 26 Mar 2016
Donald McRae recalls when he met the Dutch master in Amsterdam in 2014, a conversation that revealed much about Cruyff and his view of life ... We’re both Dutch but there is a big difference between us ... father of modern game who also shaped Dutch culture ... He relaxed again and switched into his home language, asking if I could understand Dutch ... It was enough to get by when, again in Dutch, he asked me if I was happy with the interview....

Johan Cruyff: father of modern game who also shaped Dutch culture

Edit The Guardian 25 Mar 2016
In an article to mark Cruyff’s 50th birthday in 1997 the Dutch writer Hubert Smeets argued that Cruyff had done more than anyone to shape the modern Netherlands ... In this, they were unconsciously drawing on wider Dutch culture ... It is present in Dutch architecture and land management, too ... More lastingly, as Dennis Bergkamp once remarked, Cruyff’s personality and ideas shaped the entire Dutch football culture....

Johan Cruyff tribute: Holland v France halted in honour of Dutch legend

Edit The Guardian 25 Mar 2016
• Match stops for applause in 14th minute with France 2-0 up. • Plans to rename Amsterdam Arena the Johan Cruyff Arena. @ed_aarons ... Related. Johan Cruyff. father of modern game who also shaped Dutch culture . David Winner ... Twitter ... He is the most famous Dutch football player and maybe the best player ever so it would be a beautiful tribute.”. The proposal has been backed by Dutch Football Association (KNVB) president Michael van Praag ... ....

Johan Cruyff’s family touched by tributes, says Dutch legend’s son Jordi

Edit The Guardian 25 Mar 2016
• A thank you for ‘love, kind words and memories’ posted on official website. • ‘We would also like to thank all the medical staff who supported us to the end’ ... Related. Johan Cruyff. father of modern game who also shaped Dutch culture . David Winner. ....

Little bit of Holland re-created in Western Sydney

Edit The Daily Telegraph Australia 23 Mar 2016
ST MARYS may be a long way from Holland, but this weekend the suburb will recreate a little bit of Dutch culture and traditions ... ....

Theme for 2017 Philadelphia Flower Show unveiled; how was attendance for 2016 event?

Edit Penn Live 15 Mar 2016
As the mulch-dust settles on this year's just-ended, national-park-themed Philadelphia Flower Show, the show's organizers already are looking to the 2017 theme, which will focus on Holland ... "We'll celebrate the flowers that the nation is known for, of course, as well as Dutch culture and influence." ... Next year's show dates are March 11-19, 2017 ... Next year's Netherlands theme should give the color-preferring crowds the look they prefer ... ....

Philips and Rijksmuseum extend long standing partnership, focusing on link between art and well-being (Royal Philips Electronics NV)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Mar 2016
'I am very proud and happy to continue our close collaboration with our founder Philips after 15 'enlightened' years!', said Wim Pijbes, general director of the Rijksmuseum, 'Conserving the Dutch cultural history is part of our shared goal, and we aim to apply Philips' technology innovations in new ways to touch people's lives and those of future generations with art....
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