Currency

euro (€)

Phone codes

+31 for the Netherlands, 40 for Eindhoven. University phone numbers usually start with 247. Mobile phones are prefixed with 6.

Weather

Eindhoven is slightly warmer than the Dutch average and is slightly less rainy. Average September temperatures range between 10 and 19 degrees centigrade. On average, we have 18 rainy days in September and 131 hours sunshine. The highest temperature ever registered in Eindhoven in September was 30.4 degrees centigrade.

Sightseeing

Eindhoven is well known for modern art, design and technology. The Van Abbemuseum of Modern Art belongs to the world top ten of modern art museums (http://www.vanabbemuseum.nl/) and hosts works of artists such as Picasso, Chagall, Kandinsky, El Lissitzky, Theo van Doesburg, Mondriaan, and Appel. Main design destinations in Eindhoven are the Design Huis (http://www.designhuis.nl/en), art exhibition of Piet Hein Eek design at Strijp R (www.pietheineek.nl) and a new neighborhood Strijp-S (http://www.strijp-s.nl/). Technological highlights are the PSV Stadium (http://www.philipsstadion.nl/home.html) and the DAF Museum (http://www.dafmuseum.nl).