Embassy of India

Embassy of India

The Hague

The Netherlands

EDUCATION AND CULTURE

Information on culture

India and the Netherlands have signed a Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP), which provides for cooperation and exchanges in education, science, art and culture, literature, mass media and archives.

The Netherlands government, through its embassy in New Delhi, have instituted a new scholarship programme “Huygens Scholarship Programme”. This is applicable for undergraduate and postgraduate courses only. Detailed information may be obtained from:

Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC),

Kortenaerkade 11,

P.O. Box No.29777,

2502 LT The Hague.

Tel: 00-31-70-4260260

Fax: 00-31-70-4260399

Website: www.nuffic.nl

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) offers three scholarships under the CEP to Duth students every year for undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD and post-doctorate courses. In addition, ICCR also offers scholarships for study in Indian classical music, dance, painting, sculpture, etc. Detailed information may be obtained from Embassy of India, The Hague, e-mail i.d. culture@indianembassy.nl or ICCR at the following address:

Indian Council for Cultural Relations,

Azad Bhavan, Indraprashta Estate,

New Delhi – 110002.

Tel: 00-91-11-3319309/9310

Fax: 00-91-11-3712639/3318647

E-mail: iccr@giasdl01.vsnl.net.in

The list of cultural organizations in the Netherlands dealing with Indian cultural activities is given below:

RASA

Postbus 1352,

3500 BJ Utrecht.

Tel: 31-30-2316040

Fax: 31-30-2315507