Alumni testimonials
Are you curious about the career prospects after graduating from a Bachelor's or Master's programme in the social sciences? Take a look below for testimonials written by our alumni. You can also use the filter options on the left hand side for searching through the list.
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Alice Mapenzi Kubo: 'The choise for this master's programme was driven by my origin'
Alice Mapenzi Kubo graduated in International Development Studies in 2007.
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Andrea Teftedarija: 'My career is like a box of chocolates'
Andrea Teftedarija, graduated in Political Science: International Relations in 2007.
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Barbara van der Ent: 'Communicating with society'
Barbara van der Ent graduated in Sociology (Bachelor’s) in 2012 and Social Sciences (Research master's) in 2015
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Bastian Schnabel: 'My contributions to improvements'
Bastian Schnabel graduated in International Development Studies in 2009
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Between theory and practice
Mart Scheepers, graduated in Conflict Resolution and Governance in 2010.
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Bo Janssen: 'Go in-depth in Asian social and cultural developments'
Bo Janssen, graduated in Comtemporary Asian Studies in 2012.
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Boris Dongelmans: 'The power of anthropology depends on good quality research'
Boris Dongelmans, graduated in Cultural and Social Anthropology, specialisation Anthropology of China, and Organisational Anthropology, in 1997.
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Carmencita Boekhoudt: 'Purely out of interest'
Carmencita Boekhoudt graduated in Cultural and Social Anthropology in 1994.
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Dorrit Gruijters: 'My Pride and satisfaction'
Dorrit Gruijters, graduated in Urban and Regional Planning, in 1989.
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Eline Peters: 'To do and not to do'
After a bachelor at University College Maastricht, I was looking for a master programme where I could combine my interest in law, society and development issues. The Research Master in International Development Studies gave me the opportunity to ...
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Eline Toes: 'Planning in the Netherlands – and the world'
Eline Toes graduated in Urban and Regional Planning in 2009
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Ellianne Schultz: 'Coffee breaks led me to succes'
Ellianne Schultz, graduated in International Development Studies in 2008.
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Femke Roosma: 'In love with research'
Femke Roosma graduated in the Research Master's Social Sciences in 2011.
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Frank Reniers: 'Working amid competing forces'
Frank Reniers graduated in Political Sciences in 2007
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Geoff Thompson: 'Dare to discover a different path'
Geoff Thompson, graduated in Urban and Regional Planning, 2009.
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Iida-Maria Tammi: 'This degree allowed me to focus on issues of development and sustainability'
Iida-Maria Tammi, graduated in International Development Studies in 2014.
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Joey Bohncke: 'Urban and Regional Planning, for me, for sure'
Joey Bohncke, graduated in Urban Planning, Urban and Regional Planning in 2005
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Jos Vrolijk: 'I'm an absolute media enthusiast'
Jos Vrolijk, graduated in Human Geography in 1984.
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Jozefina Milanovski: 'Being a social scientist in a techno world'
Jozefina Milanovski graduated in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (Bachelor) in 2011, Urban Sociology (Master's) and Political Communication (Master's) in 2013
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Karen van Vliet: 'Sociology proved to be valuable and useful'
Karen van Vliet graduated in Sociology: Comparative Organisation and Labour Studies (UvA) and Offshore Engineering (Delft University of Technology) in 2014.
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Karin Wesselink: 'Anthropology is an attitude'
Karin Wesselink, graduated in Cultural and Social Anthropology in 2002, and Utrecht School of Journalism.
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Kees van der Geest: 'All thanks goes to Saint Nickolas'
Kees van der Geest, graduated in Human Geography, specialisation Environment and Development in 2002.
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Leon van Keulen: 'Making conscious choices'
Leon van Keulen, graduated in Urban Studies in 2011.
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Lieve de Coninck: 'Fascinated and challenged by teaching'
Lieve de Coninck graduated in Cultural Anthropology and Non-Western Sociology in 2009
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Lisa Zitman: 'Working in the world'
Lisa Zitman graduated in Cultural and Social Anthropology in 2007
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Martijn Jonker: 'Feeling like a kid in a candy store'
Martijn Jonker, graduated in Human Geography and Urban and Regional Planning in 1988.
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Merlijn Michon & Feye van Olden: 'Community Calculus: making neighbourhoods add up'
Merlijn Michon graduated in Cultural Anthropology in 2003 Feye van Olden graduated in Cultural Anthropology in 2005
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Michelle Christensen: 'Let yourself be lead by what you feel passionate about'
Michelle Christensen, graduated in Sociology: Gender, Sexuality and Society in 2008.
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Miloš van Leeuwen: 'For me it is: Geography forever!'
Miloš van Leeuwen, graduated in Human Geography in 1997
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Patricia van der Does: 'Images can show us another world'
Patricia van der Does, graduated in Cultural and Social Anthropology in 1992.
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Rinke Oostra: 'My passion for Amsterdam'
Rinke Oostra, graduated in Sociology, Urban Sociology.
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Robin Pistorius: 'We do well to take life as it comes'
Robin Pistorius graduated in Economic and Social History in 1990 and conferred a doctorate (PhD) in Political Science (International Relations) in1999
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Ruth van Zorge: 'Linking research with interventions, bringing Applied Medical Anthropology into practice'
Ruth van Zorge graduated in Medical Anthropology and Sociology.
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Samir Bashara: 'Eventually I did end up in politics'
Samir Bashara, graduated in Sociology: Cultural Sociology in 2007.
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Sebastiaan Capel: 'It's all about my city'
Sebastiaan Capel graduated in Human Geography in 1999
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Sjef van Stiphout: 'An intellectual challenge'
Sjef van Stiphout graduated in Social Sciences (Reseach Master) in 2010.
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Taco de Ruiter: 'I keep an overview of the playing field'
Taco de Ruiter graduated in Political Science: International Relations in 2013
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Thijs van Dooremalen: 'Driven by curiosity'
Thijs van Dooremalen graduated in Social Sciences (Research master's) in 2011
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Wessel Catshoek: 'Get a work placement overseas and work your way up the ladder!'
Wessel Catshoek graduated in Political Science (Bachelor 's) in 2007 and Political Science:International Relations (Master 's) in 2008.
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Wouter Rijsman: 'Far beyond my expectations'
Wouter Rijsman graduated in Urban Sociology in 2009.
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