Netherlands-Asia Honours Summer School

🔥 CULINARY NAHSS WARS 🔥

Join us in this alumni event for a high-energy cooking competition where 5 teams battle it out to make the best dish for the ultimate title. Expect chaos, creativity, and some seriously good food.

📍 A Beautiful Mess, Amsterdam
📅 Friday, April 17
⏰ 19:00
🎫 €14

👥 5 assigned teams of 5 members
👨‍⚖️ Judged by the Programme Board (and Alumni Board 👀)

🍴 All ingredients, utensils, snacks & drinks included😼

Spots are limited, so sign up quick through this link!! (Sign ups only available to NAHSS alumni & the 2026 delegation)

https://www.nahss.nl/ninja-forms/168rf24/

Back to where it all started, but with ping pong. 🏓

NAHSS ALUMNI Game Night is a relaxed event that brings together NAHSS alumni from all years. Whether you want to catch up with your own cohort or meet people from other NAHSS generations, it’s all about having a fun night together. Want to bring a plus one? That’s also an option!

📍 Pong Bar, Amsterdam
🗓 Friday 13 February | 19:00–21:00

Expect a night of ping pong, karaoke, arcade-style games, group competitions, and snacks included. No skills required, just good energy.

*This event is for NAHSS Alumni only*

Interested? Register through this link!
https://www.nahss.nl/ninja-forms/1558puo/

See you there!! 💫

Happy Lunar New Year!
Today, marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year and the year of the Snake.
The Lunar New Year also known as Chinese New Year or Spring festival is one of the most important holidays in China and Chinese communities. However, it's also celebrated by other Asian communities such as the Vietnamese, Korean Malaysian and Singaporean. It's a time to gather with family and friends, feast, and enjoy fireworks, parties and parades.

Curious what a NAHSS delegation year looks like or already applied and want to make sure you don't miss anything?
Here's the NAHSS 25 timeline! A quick overview of the delegation year. The preparatory track running from the Kickoff to the inhouse days and the summer programme including the Take off and the Asia programme. Don't forget the closing ceremony to celebratory mark the end of the NAHSS edition!
For a full and updated look, see https://www.nahss.nl/en/timeline/

Today, is the last day to apply to the NAHSS 2025!!!

Don't miss the chance to partake and experience an unforgettable summer visiting Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City, immerse yourself into the culture, explore different companies, and navigate the academic lectures. All of it within a delegation with other bright and like-minded students.
Don't miss the opportunity to gain real consultancy experience, advance your soft skills, and broaden your network while working on an interesting project with a diverse and smart student team.
Don't miss out on following the ABC programme, learning more about Asia and having a lot of fun with this unique experience.

Apply now !!!! https://www.nahss.nl/en/application/

The theme of the NAHSS 2025 will be Sustaining Supply & Innovation!

Sustaining Supply & Innovation is about the immaterial and material supply chain.Supply chains reach across borders and connect people. Geopolitical tensions are restraining logistics and affecting our package arrival time and impacting the way we live. Do you want to learn more or make a difference ? Apply to the NAHSS and check out the one pager on the website!

Each year, the NAHSS has a certain theme, and the consultancy questions and a few lectures will be linked to the theme.

In just a week is the closing ceremony, but here a last throwback to the great summer trip.
Next to the academic and business components, the students of course also deepdives into the culture. Exploring the cities, enjoying the cuisine, and also visiting musea the students learned a lot and had a great time.

A throwback to another great part of the summer programme.
Next to following the academic part of the programme, the students also visited many different companies in Hong Kong and in Ho Chi Minh City. They took the opportunity to do field work for their consultancy projects and competed against each other in their final presentations.
They saw a wide diversity of sectors such as retail, recreational, architecture, technology and much more! The student got the chance to learn not only much more about these sectors, but also about Asian work culture.

Lilly Seijmonsbergen:

“We are already four months into NAHSS 2024, and what an amazing experience it has been. Working with a multidisciplinary team including students from technical, economic, and social science backgrounds, we have had the chance to explore Asia from various angles, each giving our unique input. The programme has pushed us to grow, both personally and professionally.

My consultancy group has had the opportunity to work closely with TNO on their relationship with Korea and Japan. After months of hard work, it is incredible to see it all paying off. We have connected with embassies, networked with companies, and attended TNO’s semiconductor event, meeting industry leaders like ASML. Now, as we enter the final stages of our project, we are focusing on our journey to Ho Chi Minh City and Hong Kong. I cannot wait to see what is next!”

A***n Sharma:

“The NAHSS programme has been a game-changer for me; pushing me to grow, dream big, and think globally. With our upcoming summer in Hong Kong and Vietnam, I am excited for new experiences and insights, and I feel incredibly grateful for these opportunities.

Every moment with the NAHSS has been special so far. I have met students from all over the world, and together we have learned and grown. I know that I will look back on this experience with pride and gratitude, because it has positively impacted my life in countless ways.

My project with Royal De Heus, integrating AI into their operations, has been particularly exciting. Their passion and support have been incredible, teaching me a lot about AI and helping me build lifelong friendships with my teammates.

The NAHSS stands out as one of the most rewarding experiences for any student! It is not just inspiring; it has also broadened my global perspective and is guiding me towards becoming the best version of myself.”

We are proud to announce the NAHSS Program Board 2025 🤩!

We would like to introduce Annabel van Splunter, Mike Geerts and Sascha Koh. These three dedicated alumni will work full-time for a year, beginning in September, to organize the programme. Congratulations to Annabel, Mike, and Sascha, we wish them all the best for a successful NAHSS 2025 edition 🌏🎏!