The free app Hoi Holland! has been designed especially for foreign students who are about to spend some time here. They learn their way around the grocery store and what to say at birthday parties or in public transportation. They’re also taught how to order bitterballen.

The app was commissioned by internationalization organization EP-Nuffic. The organization wants to entice foreign students to opt for an educational career in the Netherlands with their campaign Make it in the Netherlands. The game is available for iOS and Android.

Chairman Freddy Weima: “Speaking Dutch, if only  a little, makes students feel at home and more connected to our country. They get in touch with Dutch people more easily, and are more successful in finding a job after graduating.”

The Netherlands has some seventy thousand foreign students.