This is youRegion: Expats tells about their experiences in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine

Majid Pourabdian, a consultant and life Science Informatic at OSTHUS comes from Iran. When moving to Aachen, he had a lot of questions about finding a new flat, visa extension etc. Especially during the covid-pandemic, he had to do everything remotely and that’s why he has been involved with the newcomer service of the youRegion, which helped them a lot with all of his questions. Birgit Veskioja- Vrolijk, also an expat and international psychologist, comes from Estonia and lives now in Maastricht. She emphasized the community building part of the youRegion project: “I had been involved with a Christmas Party organised by youRegion this year, which was very lovely, because you get the opportunity to connect with people from Aachen and Hasselt. I also followed some very useful webinars, where they gave different information to internationals or to those who just came in the area.”