Each year more and more international students arrive in the Netherlands to follow a master program at one of the universities. These students want to have a nice and fun students’ life and want to meet a lot of new people, but the truth is less fun. The international students feel isolated and they find it hard to meet other students with the same interests. Another difficulty for them is that they find it hard to make friends because when they arrive in the Netherlands, most students have already formed peer groups. To solve the problems of the international students we have developed an application called BuddyAbroad for an iPhone. With BuddyAbroad it is possible to meet other students and to share experiences. BuddyAbroad is divided into two sections, namely: ‘Before studying abroad’ and ‘During studying abroad’. This division is necessary because international students who are in their country of origin have other needs than international students who are already in the Netherlands. A student who is in his or her country of origin can use BuddyAbroad to find other students to travel together, or ask questions to share experiences so the student is prepared well. The international student who is already in the Netherlands can use BuddyAbroad to meet other students in his or her student city. Another feature of BuddyAbroad is adding spots. With spots it is possible to add your current spot in you student city, another student who has logged in on BuddyAbroad can see that you are at that spot and he or she can meet you at that spot.
With BuddyAbroad the problems of the international students have to be solved and their students’ life is fun!
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