
Netherlands Diversity Resources
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Your unique identity goes where you go – including the Netherlands! Browse a collection of IES Abroad and other website's resources specific to diversity in the Netherlands on topics such as dietary concerns; race, ethnicity, and national identity; gender and sexuality; religion and spirituality; disability and mental health; and more!
Looking for more information on a particular topic? Contact our Diversity Relations Department, and we'll be happy to share additional resources that may not be available online.
Once you are in the Netherlands, your Student Affairs Coordinator will be available to provide additional resources, support, and connections to the local community.

General Resources
Amsterdam
- How to Make the Most of Amsterdam [VIDEO]
Noam Kahn, IES Abroad Amsterdam Correspondent
- Amsterdam Student Correspondents
IES Abroad Amsterdam Correspondents
- Dutch News
- I AMsterdam
- Awesome Amsterdam
- Your Little Black Book
- Radar Squat Amsterdam (Alternative Events around Amsterdam)
- UvA Events Calendar
- VU Events Calendar
- I AmExpat
- When Dutch Directness Hurts
- Amsterdam on a Budget: Broke & Abroad and From Pennies to Plane Tickets
- Feminist Club Amsterdam

Gender & Sexuality
Amsterdam
- ILGA Europe
- Center for Culture and Leisure (GLBT Organizations, Diversity, Events)
- Traveling Amsterdam
- Gay Student Association (ASV Gay)
- SEHAQ: Queer Refugees & POC Association
- ILHIA - LGBT Archives & Library
- Homomonument
- Choir for Queer Women & Non-Binary People
- Switchboard: LGBT Platform
- Amsterdam Research Center for Gender & Sexuality
- TransgendersAmsterdam

Disability Resources & Mental Health Support
IES Abroad will attempt to provide accommodations for students with documented disabilities. If you have a disability, you should inform the Chicago Dean of Students Office of the disability prior to departure at
