{"id":141516,"date":"2022-06-16T10:43:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T08:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=141516"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:20","slug":"find-a-place-to-live-before-you-come-to-rotterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/06\/16\/find-a-place-to-live-before-you-come-to-rotterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Find a place to live before you come to Rotterdam\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

As in previous years, the International Office expects a severe shortage of student housing at the beginning of the academic year and urges students to arrange their accommodation in advance. Several universities even advise students not to come to the Netherlands if they haven’t found a place to live.<\/p>

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\u201cMake sure you have accommodation before you come to Rotterdam. It is very stressful and disappointing if you come here and have to leave after two months because you can\u2019t find anything\u201d, says Rose Korver from the International Office. \u201cWe think it\u2019s important to manage expectations: the housing market in Rotterdam is simply very tight and rooms are expensive. There is little supply and a lot of competition. If you start looking for a room now for the coming academic year, you\u2019re actually already a little late.\u201d<\/p>\n

She expects a severe shortage of accommodation at the beginning of the academic year, as was the case in previous years. But it is difficult to estimate exactly how many students will be without a room. Some students will spend August and September in hostels or on a friend\u2019s couch. Others go back home.<\/p>\n

Erasmus University reserves approximately 1,200 rooms for international students by making agreements with housing corporations. This enables the university to help a quarter of the new international students find accommodation. The rest have to rely on the private market. Much of the reserved accommodation is already full.<\/p>\n\t

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Check the website<\/a> of the International Office for more information and tips about accommodation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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