Finding accomodation in Amsterdam can be quite difficult. However, there are several ways to start your search for an accommodation.

For both students studying at the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) and students studying at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) you can apply for a room via the UvA or the HvA respectively. Both institutions will be able to offer a room to most of the international students (note that you can only apply for this service at the institution you will study at). Your contact person at the University will put your name on the reservation list for accommodation. You will be contacted by email by the housing-corporation before the start of the lease and they will send you detailed information on the lease conditions and the address of the room they have reserved for you. Usually you will be placed in an accommodation together with other international students.

However, if you want to live together with Dutch students, you should look for accommodation in other ways. This might be interesting if you want to improve your language skills or if you want to know more about the Dutch culture. In that case you can look for a room via some internet sites such as http://www.kamernet.nl. Most of these websites are in Dutch, but most Dutch people understand English so you can also respond in English.

In general it’s quite difficult to find a room via these websites, but it is possible. Start looking for rooms a long time before you are coming to the Netherlands, write some information about yourself and at a picture. Other ways to find rooms are: putting notes in the institution you’ll study at or looking in the local magazines. If you rent a room via a commercial company or from a private person, always watch out the payments you have to make. Sometimes they require you to pay a big fee or a surety (“borg” in Dutch) without the possibility of getting it back. The smallest rooms in Amsterdam, close to the city centre, are about €250,00 per month, while an average room costs about €350,00 - €400,00 per month.

Other useful websites:

http://www.dekey.nl/studenten/short-stay-facilities/

http://www.duwo.nl/eCache/ENG/1/750.html

Nacho
Posts: 1

Spanish student looking for a room
Reply #4 on : Wed March 10, 2010, 11:29:44

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Hello,

My name is Ignacio, I am studing a MBA and I'll do an internship from April 1st untill December 31st.

I would like to find a furnished room in a shared apartment, close to the center or nice area.

Thanks in advance,

Ignacio

Mary
Posts: 1

italian student is looking for an apartment ;)
Reply #3 on : Sat January 16, 2010, 10:32:33

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Hi everybody,
my name is Maria Laura and i'm coming to Amsterdam to write my thesis, i'm a law student at the faculty of Bologna (Italy). I'm gonna need a room from march to may, i hope you can help me!

thank you so much:)

Maria Laura

Dao
Posts: 1

Danish students needs a roof over the head!
Reply #2 on : Sun January 03, 2010, 16:00:02

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Hi. we are two students from Denmark, who are going to join the dental hygiene exchange program at Hogeschool INHolland. We need a room we can share, cheap but good, good location!

NB. we have been offered a room in uleinstede in amstelveen, but some people say it is a ghetto, is that right?? good or bad place?

kind regards Thang

olivm06
Posts: 1

french student looking for apartment for 4 months and more
Reply #1 on : Mon December 21, 2009, 20:44:04

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Hello,
My name is Olivier, I am a french student in Management from the Institute of Business Administration in Nice (France). I will perform an internship in Amsterdam from April to August and I would like to find an apartment, furnished between 600 and 800 € inc. Could you help me please ?

>Thank you very much for attention.
Bests regards.
Olivier Malafronte

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