News from Utrecht

The Hague African Festival will be held on the Spuiplein and in the Kloosterkerk on Sunday, 1 July. This free festival, which boasts world-class music, aims to build bridges between Africa and the Netherlands

Visit the biggest Eurasian festival in the world and embrace music and dance from East and West. This year’s Tong Tong Fair will be held from 17 to 28 May at Malieveld. The event is a cultural festival, exhibition and food fest rolled into one.

This year, the 27th and last edition of Festival a/d Werf will take place from May 17 to 26. More than ever, the artists will use the city as their stage: performances take place in public spaces such as a hotel, the University Library and the central bus station. These locations are the main subjects and the people who live or work there become the cast. Inspired by this year’s theme This is where we live, performances relate to the city of Utrecht as a part of the bigger picture: the Netherlands, Europe, the world.

Next time a friend of yours calls up asking for their spare key, they may be looking for a Facebook password.Facebook is began to testing a tool called Trusted Friends. It lets a user specify between three and five pals on the social network (no more, no less) who can be counted on to pass along a special code if the user somehow gets locked out of his or her account.

In Holland there are relatively many young people between 20 and 29 years attend school or follow a study. This proportion will increase further the next few years, while it will decrease in other countries like Sweden, Denmark and Finland. This is the conclusion of the OESO-rapport Education at a Glance that was publiced today.