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Surinam Airways (Dutch: Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij), also known by its initials SLM, is the flag carrier of Suriname, [1] based in Paramaribo. [2] It operates regional and long-haul scheduled passenger services. Its hub is at Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (Zanderij). Surinam Airways is wholly owned by the Government of Suriname.
Surinam Airways Flight 764 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname on a Surinam Airways DC-8-62. On Wednesday 7 June 1989, the flight crashed during approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij, killing 176 of the 187 on board.
The KLM tri-motor Fokker F.XVIII, named the Snip (Snipe), made a trans-atlantic crossing from Amsterdam via Paramaribo to Curaçao, carrying mail. The trip of 12,200 km (more than 4,000 over water) landed eight days after take-off from Schiphol , on 22 December 1934, at Hato Airport .
Sign outside Anton de Kom University of Suriname. Anton de Kom University (Dutch: Anton de Kom Universiteit van Suriname) is the only university in Suriname.It is located in the capital, Paramaribo, and named for Anton de Kom, an anti-colonialist activist who was killed by the Nazis while in exile in the Netherlands.
Webster University Leiden is a university outside the Dutch system, offering Bachelor and Master programs in the Netherlands. Webster University is a private, non-profit American university, accredited in the United States by the Higher Learning Commission's North Central Association.
Centrum is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 20,631. [1] The historical centre of Paramaribo is located within the resort. The city centre is mainly in original condition, contains 291 listed monuments, and has of 2002 been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [2]
Amsterdam UMC's two medical faculties are consistently ranked in the world's top 100 medical schools by both the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and by QS Rankings. In 2023, the University of Amsterdam's Medical Faculty was ranked 1st in the Netherlands, 10th in Europe and 30th in the world by QS. [10]
The People's University of Amsterdam, also known as Volks Universiteit Amsterdam or Folk University, is a course centre for adults in Amsterdam. Volksuniversiteit Amsterdam was founded in 1913 and has multiple study centres in Amsterdam.