Knowledge is the new international currency. As a place of research and higher education, The Hague University has a critical part to play in the future success of The Netherlands – and Europe – on the world stage. Not only through our teaching, but also through our applied research, public lectures and professional partnerships all over the world.
Their 17,000 students, as well as their staff, come from over 100 different nationalities. That diversity is one of their most powerful resources. The exchange of competing ideas and opinions is what leads to real innovation.
We have had a partnership with The Hague University in the Netherlands since 2005 where we have received 2-4 students every year during August to October. A group of orthopaedic students live and work with the Mission where their able to put their knowledge into physical work. They construct disability aids including crutches and braces however the majority of their time is constructing specially designed wheelchairs for people in the local community.