British students are interested in studying in Holland

The Netherlands is becoming one of the most popular destinations for UK students. The growing interest of students from United Kingdom for the Netherlands as a education spot is demonstrated by 27% application growth of potential students from the Great Britain at Universities of Holland.

Dutch Universities are roaming all over England in the attempt to recruit students for education in the Netherlands. The Utrecht University, Tilburg University, Maastricht University, Leiden University and Roosevelt University are actually extending their services to the British students. Recently they visited the Whitgift School in Croydon and with a presentation on studying in Holland. 

During the presentation, along with demonstration of degree courses in Holland which include a great range of subjects, also were showed pictures of Vincent van Gogh and photos of famous Dutch football player Robin van Persie. It was also highlighted that most Dutch people speak fluent English and that would make easy social activities on campus.

Holland based Universities are known to teach in English for a tuition fee of 1,500 pounds (EUR 1,771) per year. The fact that the annual university fee is so low attracts a large number of people to come and apply for studies. As compared to other universities in United Kingdom, these offered in Holland are about 1/10 th in terms of tuition fees.

The location of the Netherlands is at a stone throws distance from many places in England and has good connection with the UK. That makes it a popular place to study for youngsters opting for studies close to home. See programmes and tuition fees in our database of English-taught programmes.

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Survey shows that 19% are interested in buying an Apple iWatch

As you probably know by now, Apple is supposedly working on a smartwatch that has been dubbed the "iWatch" by the media. With 100 engineers in Cupertino allegedly working on such a device, ChangeWave Research surveyed 1,713 people in North America to gauge how much demand there might be for such a product. The data shows that 5% of those asked are "very likely" to purchase an Apple iWatch for themselves or someone else while 14% are "somewhat likely" to buy such a device.

These numbers bode well for the speculated device. Back in January 2010, prior to the unveiling of the Apple iPad, a survey from ChangeWave Research showed 4% of those asked were "very likely" to purchase a hypothetical Apple tablet while 14% were "somewhat likely" to make such a purchase. Considering the amazing success of the Apple iPad afterward, the fact that the survey showed similar numbers for an Apple iWatch has to make Apple feel pretty confident that the device will receive a warm reception if it is launched.

The main reason to buy an Apple iWatch, according to 18% of those "likely buyers," is loyalty to Apple. These are the people who buy devices made by the Cupertino based company because they trust the Apple name. 16% of "likely buyers" said that the convenience of owning a smartwatch is the reason for purchasing the iWatch. 14% want an Apple iWatch because it is "cool" while 11% said that they were interested in how the device would interact with other Apple products.

Since the speculation started about an Apple smartwatch, other tech giants like Samsung, LG, Google and Microsoft have acknowledged that they are working on such a device.

source: AppleInsider

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