CENL (SPANISH SCIENTISTS IN THE NETHERLANDS)
It is an association created by and for Spanish scientists living and working in the Netherlands, which seeks to consolidate a common space in which to share ideas, support each other during our stay in the country and encourage collaborations between institutions in the Netherlands and Spain.
Our objectives
COMMUNITY
To establish a community of Spanish scientists from all scientific disciplines in order to share knowledge, build a support network and facilitate the integration of newcomers to the Netherlands.
Represent
To represent Spanish researchers in the Netherlands before Dutch and Spanish organisations, society and media.
CONTACT POINT
To create a contact point for cooperation between Dutch and Spanish institutions, both public and private, in order to facilitate scientific collaboration agreements between the two countries.
SOCIAL PERCEPTION
To increase the social perception of science and technology through events that give visibility to the work of Spanish researchers in the Netherlands.
SPONSORS
PARTNERS
DO YOU WANT TO JOIN US?
We have different types of memberships depending on the profile of the applicant.
Thus, not only Spanish scientists in the Netherlands can be members, but also people who reside or not in the country, as long they want to keep up to date with Science and our activities.
Blog
Queer Perspectives in Science: What are they, and why are they necessary?
Image We are Lety and Alberto, and we met on a Diversity and Inclusivity committee at a research center. During the time we spent together, we realized that despite the amount of information available, sometimes information on LGBTQ+ issues is scarce in the...
ÉPSILON IS BORN, THE CENL PODCAST FOR CENLERS
Antonio Martínez and Beba Arlanzon direct and present this podcast in which all CENL members can participate and make their work known. One more podcast? Yes, ours! Epsilon was born with a multidisciplinary spirit, like Ʃ itself, which can be found in the sciences...
CENL BRINGS SCIENCE TO THE CHILDREN WITH CENLab WORKSHOPS
Last June, CENLab, CENL's science outreach workshops designed for young people, were launched. On this occasion they were organized in the Spanish Language and Culture Classrooms (ALCE). The ALCE program is part of the foreign educational action of our Ministry of...
Why CENL?
Some wonderful day, when you read these lines, I will not be president. I don't know when, maybe around 2030, yet another goal of the Agenda. But I do know that when I am free, maybe I will do like Noelia, my predecessor, and go and live on an island. Well, what's...
Library Day
"Los rumores de la plaza quedaron atrás y entro en la Biblioteca. De una manera casi física siento la gravitación de los libros, el ámbito sereno de un orden, el tiempo disecado y conservado mágicamente”. Jorge Luís Borges LIBRARY DAY On October 24, Libraries Day is...
Why am I learning Dutch?
I have been living and working in the Netherlands since 2015. While my experience was very positive from day one, there was something that made me feel far from home with special intensity. It wasn't the climate, or the customs, or even the food. It was the language....
CENL launches its new Blog!
CENL is proud to present its new project, a blog, for you, by the Spanish research community in the Netherlands. In CENL one of our priorities is to give you and your research a place to be promoted, but also the situation in the Netherlands and all the activities...
