SSH (Stichting Studenten Huisvesting) is a Dutch housing association specialising in accommodation for students. It was founded in Utrecht on 22 June 1956 by students Jacob Maarten Maris and Christian Wilhelm Wali van Lohuizen, who were involved in the university’s housing committee; SSH’s first student house opened the following year. 11
The organisation is based in Utrecht, with its headquarters listed at Plompetorengracht 9; its legal statutes also place the foundation’s registered seat in the municipality of Utrecht. 26 SSH describes itself as a nationally authorised housing association, and reports letting more than 19,000 student homes across Utrecht, Rotterdam, Tilburg, Amersfoort, Zwolle, Maastricht and Groningen. 2 Its activity also extends to Bunnik and Zeist, according to a housing-sector review.
SSH provides both short-stay and long-stay accommodation. Its registration information lists around 3,000 furnished short-stay units for international exchange students, degree students, PhD candidates and staff, with a maximum rental period of one year; it lists a further 16,000 long-stay units for students and graduates. 12 The organisation’s broader housing work includes developing new student complexes, converting homes and offices into student housing, and supporting residents’ transition to starter homes. 9
The available sources identify the organisation’s founders but do not establish its current executive leadership. SSH’s LinkedIn page identifies it as a nonprofit and gives 1956 as its founding year. 2