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THE LAST GROUP OF STUDENTS
ARRIVED WELL IN HOLLAND

THE HAGUE- Yesterday Wednesday August 5 the third and last group of Towards the end of the video Minister Plenipotentiary Alfonso Boekhoudt men-
tioned that he hopes to have given them enough information and wished them
students arrived in Holland. All the 85 students arrived in the 765 KLM flight success in their education and hopes that the diploma they receive at the end of
and all went well. the study will sense of pride in themselves, their family and Aruba.
A delegation consisting of Aruba Minister Plenipotentiary Alfonso Boekhoudt,
Directress of the Aruba Cabinet Shandra John, Officials from the Department of
Education of the Cabinet of Aruba, Counselors and members of the POC (Plaat-
selijke Opvangcomissie = Local host committee) where at the Schiphol airport to
welcome the Aruban students.
Minister Boekhoudt met with the students at the gate and accompanied them till
backstage claim so he could have a personal exchange with the students.

This year the welcoming methods were changed a little bit. Instead of giving a Yesterday’s group consisted of students heading towards Amsterdam, Rotterdam,
speech at the airport Minister Plenipotentiary Alfonso Boekhoudt welcomed the Eindhoven, Breda and Tilburg. They will participate in an obligatory ‘opvang’ (re-
students through a video that was played in their busses. ceiving) program in the city where they will be studying; this obligatory receiving
Amongst the points mentioned the Minister explained to them that they have ar- program starts today and will last 3 days.
rived in a country that not only speaks a different language but also has different
customs and manners. He also elaborated on the challenges they will face during
their first year there.

The video also contains a segment where the Director of the Aruban Cabinet
Shandra John offers the students a few tips, for example she told them to be care-
ful about signing contracts with countries that come up to them on the streets or
contact them via email.
Furthermore Mrs. John mentioned that this year’s students received a rather large
amount of money from the Aruban Government to cover the expenses for a long
time so they need to budget well and handle their money wisely.
The first year the students will be guided by their counselor but for the remainder
of their study they fall under the Aruban Cabinet.

Ivonne Navas an official of the Cabinet of Aruba’s Education Department also talked
to the students in through the video, she asked the students to like Onderwijzaken
(Educational affairs) facebook page so they can stay up to date on what’s new.
They can also ask questions or comment on subjects on the facebook page. She
also asked the students to visit the Arubastudent.com webpage for more relevant
information about their insurance.

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