IWCN Service Partners 2016

The IWCN has a wide range of reliable service partners for internationals living in the Northern Netherlands. The partners offer expert services in various areas, including Housing & Relocation; Legal Services, Insurance & Finance; Tax Consulting; Health & Child Care; Payroll & HR; Travel & Leisure; Education: Recruitment; and Career Support. All of the partners of the IWCN offer services in English.

The Student Hotel
Centrally located in the hip and artistic Ebbinge Quarter, The Student Hotel Groningen is the perfect launchpad for adventures in this youthful, cultural city. Explore car-free Groningen centre by foot or bicycle. Local area highlights include the iconic Martini Tower, Mendini’s Groningen Museum and the English landscape park, Noorderplantsoen. At The Student Hotel, we’ve created a one-of-a-kind space that combines the energy and spontaneity of a university campus with the style and full-service amenities of a boutique hotel. In our super sleek communal spaces, everyone is welcome to kick back, relax, play a game of ping pong and soak up some of that groovy atmosphere.

Ziggurat Taaltrainingen
Ziggurat Language Training Center offers individualized instruction, scheduled group classes, and company courses. The intake interview, given to all prospective students, establishes what the student wants and needs from a language training, the preferred learning style, and the current language level. The teachers and managers at Ziggurat look for different ways to help students learn the language faster and will adapt a course in any way to make it even better. When you give your time and best efforts to language learning, Ziggurat works hard so you get the most out of that time.

Real Estate Consultancy Vastgoed
Real Estate Consultancy Vastgoed is a company known for its personal approach, creativity and involvement. We assist our customers throughout the rental process – a process that a tenant or a landlord can be unfamiliar with. We keep all the parties informed throughout the whole rental process. To rent properties from landlords and to accompany tenants to find the right accommodation are our strengths! Real Estate Consultancy is distinguished by the high level of expertise in the Expat market. If you are looking to buy a house or rent an accommodation, you can reach us seven days a week. The accommodations we handle are varied: from fully furnished accommodations to short term or long term agreements. We are ready to help.

Expats at Ease
Your company recruits professionals from abroad. Expats at Ease understands that the expat (impat) has a more-than-full-time job, which does not leave much time to make all arrangements. We can assist you with all International Assignment Services and arrange for a smooth integration of all family members for which we have developed a tailored workshop, (“Gezellig hè?”) Never underestimate local knowledge. Your success is our goal.

Holland Payroll
Holland Payroll is a recognized sponsor at the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND), which means we are allowed to contract with and guide highly skilled migrants and provide them with payroll solutions.

Arvode
Arvode is your partner regarding the outsourcing of your HR and payroll. Our specialties include expat-international payroll, global services, single point of contact and our payment service. Personal, Knowledge, Flexible.

Focuz Support
Focuz Support provides a wide variety of services, ranging from housing accomodation, Hertz Rent a Car service, hotel booking agent to facility management. We are ‘focuzzed’ on service and quality in everything we do. Please visit our website or contact us to see what we can do for you!

Postillion Hotel
Postillion Hotel Haren Groningen is a comfortable three star hotel, conveniently located near the city of Groningen. The hotel is located in a beautiful area in the center of Haren, which is a town near the Paterswoldsemeer and Groningen Airport Eelde, and only a five-minute drive from the city of Groningen. Moreover, the municipality of Haren has been awarded ‘Best Municipality of 2011′.

Connect International Relocation Services
Connect International offers high quality, personal relocation services to help internationals settle with ease. Successful relocation is a complex process. It requires organization, professional implementation and comprehensive follow through. We cover all stages of relocation: immigration, pre-arrival, orientation, home finding (lease negotiation, setting up utilities, etc.), settling in (registration with the municipality, arranging a bank account and insurances, etc.), and long-term personal support. Our dedicated Relocation team always goes the extra mile. Consequently, the result of hiring Connect International for relocation help is an uncomplicated new beginning for the expatriate and family and thus a motivated and more quickly operational employee.

HLB Nannen
The accountants and tax lawyers firm HLB Nannen has sites in Groningen and Emmen. Although we are part of a national and international network, HLB Nannen has retained its local focus. Our company has been rooted in the north of the Netherlands since its beginnings in 1942 – our employees are from our region, speak the language and are involved. We like to provide personal advice on your tax matters and make sure you do not miss opportunities. It goes without saying that we can help you meet your fiscal obligations.

Beljon + Westerterp
Beljon + Westerterp is one of the five largest HR consultancy agencies in the Netherlands. Committed with professional advice, and a specialized knowledge of recruitment, development and interim management, Beljon + Westerterp helps people and organizations to optimally use their talents and opportunities.From our national network of offices, we offer services to organizations in the profit and the non-profit sector at the level of management and professionals, board of directors, management board and board members and regulators.

Annette Rauh Coaching & Consult
Looking for a job in the northern Netherlands? Wondering how you can keep your career attractive and balanced while living abroad? Expat career coach Annette Rauh helps make your career match to job possibilities in the Netherlands.

Lefier
Lefier strives every day to provide affordable housing in good neighborhoods. We are client-focused and involved in the local communities. Lefier rents good accommodations for a fair price and in diverse price classes. Soft-furnished and fully-furnished rentals are both possible.

Boxx Global Expat Solutions
Boxx Global Expat Solutions is a completely independent (privately owned) service provider that is fully specialized in the international tax, social security, immigration, HR, legal and coordination aspects of corporateglobal mobility. Boxx and its employees are dedicated and passionate about global mobility. We see our business as a human-to-human activity; we bring our business by being up close and personal. Would you like toget to know more about Boxx? Then visit our website!

Groningen Airport Eelde
Since its founding in 1931, Groningen Airport Eelde has become a very complete international airport, located near Groningen, and offering high quality facilities and a market-orientated approach. Groningen Airport Eelde wants to become the first choice in airports for vacationers and the business world in the northern part of the Netherlands. A few of the advantages of Groningen Airport Eelde are the accessibility, the favorable departure times and the quick check-in.

High Standard Travel
High Standard Travel focuses on organizing beautiful, accessible and high quality trips for individuals as well as groups. These trips can be daytrips but also multiple-day trips abroad. The company knows its destinations, its accommodations and its guides, and the bus is driven by one of the founders. In almost all cases, the organization can satisfy the requirements of the clients.

Prostruct
Prostruct is a nationally- and internationally-operating employment agency within the area of civil engineering, offshore, construction and engineering. The agency specializes in the recruitment of technical specialists with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree for middle and senior positions at contractors, engineering agencies, authorities, housing associations, architects and industrial companies. Prostruct is an organization that brings the candidates and clients together and opts for a sustainable relationship.

Mevrouw Smit studiebegeleiding
Stuck at school? Don’t know what’s expected of you in your studies? At Mrs. Smit’s study house, you will learn how to study! Through a personal phased plan, you will rediscover the joy in learning and improve your test grades, so you can regain control of your studies. After a year of study counseling at Mrs Smit, you will find which type of studying suits you best and under which circumstances. Mrs Smit also gives extra tutoring to students who need extra support for a course.

Pallas Attorneys-at-Law
Pallas Attorneys specializes in employment law and employee participation law. Within this area of expertise, Pallas Attorneys engages in advising, guiding and litigation for employers, employees, directors, expatriates, freelancers and works councils.

SKSG
SKSG (Stichting Kinderopvang Stad Groningen) provides all forms of professional childcare at childcare centers and with child-minders spread over the city of Groningen and the region.

Vidend Consultancy
Vidend Consultancy is a financial consulting firm that focuses on SME’s, director major shareholders, expatriates, accounting and administrative offices and freelancers. Their services relate to taxes, finance and insurance.

Blue Umbrella
Blue Umbrella is a professional and experienced full service provider for Dutch tax matters. It is their mission to help your international staff to stay compliant with the Dutch Tax Rules and Regulations. Blue Umbrella acts as an English language interface between your staff and the Dutch Tax Administration.

ABN AMRO Bank
ABN AMRO offers private customers, private bankers and corporate customers comprehensive financial products and services. They provide in-depth financial expertise, broad knowledge of many sectors and an international network for the purpose of national and international activities.

Language Centre University of Groningen
Communicating successfully starts with language skills and cultural understanding. Advanced proficiency in communication will increase your opportunities. The Language Centre combines academic expertise and innovative learning with practical experience for professionals and students.

Van der Meulen Makelaars
Van der Meulen Makelaars is a major rental agent in Groningen. Specializing in the rental of furnished accommodation in Groningen, their wide range of properties consists of houses and apartments, with or without gardens, for both temporary or indefinite stays in and around Groningen.

KeyPro Housing
KeyPro Housing offers fully-furnished homes in all major cities of the Netherlands tailored to the needs of you or your (international) personnel. KeyPro will ensure appropriate housing with a suitable interior design for any budget and of the desired quality.

Europass
Europass is an initiative of the European Commission facilitating mobility in working and learning. Ensuring qualifications and competences are transparent is essential to improving the mobility between European countries and national sectors.

Groningse Schoolvereniging
The GSV is a regional primary school with a Bilingual and an International Department. Their Bilingual Department provides lessons in both English and Dutch, while in their International Department, the children are taught in English.

International School Groningen
The International School Groningen serves the secondary school needs of the International Community in the north of the Netherlands. The International School Groningen educates young people to become responsible world citizens through creative, critical and meaningful contributions to society.

UTS Van Hoek
UTS Van Hoek is the moving company of Groningen for all your national and international removals, project removals and storage of household effects, inventories and archives.

Talent and Career Center
The Talent & Career Center has over 20 years of experience in the field of talent and career development of people with a higher education, has a broad international academic network, knows what is happening on the labor market and would like highly educated professionals and organizations to benefit from that.

Inter-Being
Inter-Being offers psychological counselling and coaching by a psychologist and counselor in English, Dutch, Slovenian and Croatian in the center of Groningen and in Amsterdam. Skype and/or telephone sessions are also possibilities. Inter-Being strives to help their clients to find their own answers and solutions to problems through a relationship based on mutual respect, equality and empowerment.

More information and contact details can be found on the IWCN website, www.iwcn.nl