Expats in the Netherlands wanting to expand their knowledge and credentials have plenty of online classes and course options to choose from including in marketing, IT, languages, writing and management.

Online education has grown significantly over the past decade due to faster internet service and advances in telecommunications technology that make streaming and live interactive events far easier today. Nowadays you can easily take a class being taught at a university halfway around the globe using your smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop.

Who can benefit from online classes? Just about all expats in Netherlands… an employee who wants to stay current on trends in your field, a trailing spouse looking to get a degree in a new industry to widen your job prospects in Holland, a diplomat needing to improve their Dutch language skills or someone who wants to learn more about a special interest or hobby.

Here are some examples of online education specialists that offer classes and training courses in English…

FUTURELEARN

FutureLearn is a private British company jointly owned by the The Open University (well-established in distance learning for over five decades) and The SEEK Group. FutureLearn was launched in 2013 and offers individual training classes, certificate courses and full degree programs. Classes are taught from top universities in the UK and around the world such as the University of Glasgow, University of York, Cardiff University, King’s College London, University of Melbourne, University of Michigan and even the University of Groningen right here in the Netherlands.

IU INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

IU International University of Applied Sciences is accredited by the German Council of Science and Humanities and offers online education to earn a Bachelor, Master or MBA degree. Full-time and part-time programs. Over 200 subjects offered including business & IT, artificial intelligence, international marketing, hospitality management, digital marketing and applied psychology.

INTERNATIONAL OPEN ACADEMY

International Open Academy is an educational membership platform accredited by the ICOES. It offers both career and lifestyle courses – AI, business, cooking, health, interior design, IT, photography, sign language, teaching and more. Many courses earn points toward satisfying professional continuing education requirements. Students have 12 months from date of registration to begin a course. They then have 60 days to complete it. Upon successful completion, the student earns a course certificate. Monthly, annual and lifetime membership plans available. IOA is based in New York City.

LAUDIUS

Laudius is a Dutch distance-learning specialist with 40 years experience in remote teaching. Expats in Netherlands may be interested in their Dutch language training course for beginners. They offer various options for customizing your learning experience such as self-study only, study plus personal teacher, online-only study materials, printed study materials, etc. After successful completion of a course, you can download a diploma.

UDEMY

Udemy is the largest online marketplace for learning and training, with over 100,000 courses taught in English. It has classes in business, tech development, finance, design, marketing, personal development, lifestyle, photography, health/fitness, music and teaching. It also offers Dutch language training courses at the beginner and intermediate levels and you can choose classes that focus on specific areas such as pronunciation, grammar or vocabulary.

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