Campus Life

Faculty and students form a community of diverse talents and interests, skills and training, and all have their own religious, cultural, political, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds. The pace and style of campus life varies from person to person. There are moments of great activity as well as periods of quiet and concentrated study. Yet, the intensive course program also leaves students ample time to relax with friends or to participate in numerous extracurricular activities on and off campus...

The RA campus is in fact the inner city of Middelburg. Right in the town’s historical center, overlooking the market square, is the main teaching hall (formerly known as the Stadhuis, the town hall) which also houses staff and faculty members. The Stadhuis has officially been renamed the Franklin Roosevelt building. It is currently undergoing extensive renovation in the non-Gothic part and is expected to be open for business again in Fall 2006. The teaching staff have their offices in the Eleanor Building. Classes are taught both in Eleanor as in the Theodore Buildings.

The Franklin, Eleanor and Theodore buildings form the center of RA. The laboratories for the Sciences are located in Vlissingen, which is only 4 miles away from Middelburg. Our university library (Zeeuwse Bibliotheek) is located nearby as well.

The RA campus is easy to reach by bus or bicycle, and is also within walking distance from the train station.

Student Dormitories

Unlike most other university cities in the Netherlands, Roosevelt Academy students are guaranteed accommodation throughout their three-year stay in Middelburg. Currently, there are three main student dormitories: at The Bagijnhof and at the Vlissingsestraat in the center of town, and at The Roggeveenhuis, which is located ten minutes from campus. In the near future, more student housing will be made available. At the Bagijnhof 180 rooms are available for our students. They live together in one house with 10 to 16 students who each have their own room but who share a common living room, kitchen and bathroom facilities.The Roggeveenhuis counts 122 one and two-persons apartments. Students have their own room, bathroom and kitchen. Contrary to the Bagijnhof dorms, students with a Dutch nationality who live in the Roggeveenhuis can apply for a so-called huurtoeslag.

Useful Links

• For more information on student housing, please check the Woongoed Middelburg website or call 0118-691700.
• For more information on Huur- en Zorgtoeslag, please go to the special toeslagen website.