Since 2017, EAN has provided to newcomers its English learning programme in the Netherlands.

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LATEST UPDATES

Truchen Vorndran Appointed Executive Director of the English Academy for Newcomers

4 maart 2026

Kinan Alajak becomes Chair of the Board while Truchen Vorndran assumes day-to-day leadership

EAN Utrecht Receives RechtOpLeren Fond

14 september 2023

The board of the Utrecht University Fund has decided to award the RechtOpLeren Fond (ROLF) to Karin Geuijen and Kinan Alajak from the English Academy for Newcomers (EAN).

EAN Groningen Receives Impact Award of the University of Groningen

22 september 2022

Marije Michel and Seyit Gök, initiators of EAN in the North, won the Impact Award for staff and the Public Prize for bringing EAN to Groningen, Noord-Nederland.

FACTS & FIGURES

500+

Applicants in 2022-2023 with 50% admission rate

180

Course seats over the academic year

€12K

Available so asylum seekers can benefit from a reduced fee

23+

English teachers donating their time and expertise

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