Consular Adviser at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rianne Wieland (SV Adelante): “Merle van Eerden embarked on her student life in 2017. Within four years she managed to complete the bachelors French and Spanish language and culture at Utrecht University. Her interest in different languages and cultures was also shown in her exchange in 2019…

The faculty of Humanities has a lot of alumn working in/on sustainability or having a network! Some of them will be present on the evening of March 10, our podcast Your Perspectives – Green Jobs presents some of them, but there is more! Alumn approaching us with (internship)vacancies or alumn working in organisations where those…

Artificial Intelligence Specialist at Bolesian Loes Jonker (SV Incognito): “As a child of a bookshop family, Jan van Casteren has always had a great interest in linguistics. After a bachelor in Artificial Intelligence at Utrecht University, he continued his education at the master Linguistics at the VU University Amsterdam. Here he specialised in text mining,…

Strategy and Content Junior at Green Food Lab Myrthe Spitzers (SV Babel): “Sien van Tol started her studies in 2014. During her Bachelor Linguistics she was a writer and designer for the magazine of our study association Babel, already foreshadowing her current career. Once she had graduated she relocated to Oslo for a year where…

Staff Officer, Territorial Operations Centre & Researcher, Faculty of Military Sciences Michiel Salet (Alias Study Foundation): “Joery followed the specialisation Political History & International Relations within Bachelor Language and Culture Studies and graduated in 2015. Subsequently, he followed the master International Relations in historical perspective, also at Utrecht University. In this master, he researched dilemmas…

Do you know what skills you’ve acquired at uni? Probably more than you realise! Transferable skills are useful in all kinds of professional contexts and you carry them with you from one job to the next. If you want to convince an employer that you’re the right person for a job or an internship, you…

EU ambassadors Elise Kolen and Puck Blans will tell you about all about career opportunities at the EU and will be joined by Rishi Kumar, who started his career at the EU by doing the Blue Book Traineeship at the Directorate General Climate Action and International Relations after his education in International Studies and International…

Senior Sustainability Manager Netherlands at Coca Cola Europacific Partners Janey Donders (SV Contact): “Eva Amsterdam completed her Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Information Sciences at Utrecht University in 2014. Subsequently, she followed the Master Persuasive Communication at the University of Amsterdam so that she could delve even deeper into goal-oriented communication in areas such as…

Do you know what is important during job interviews? This workshop will help you understand the employer’s perspective and how to play into their needs effectively. In this workshop we give you tips and tricks about the interview connected to the do’s and don’ts of writing your CV and cover letter. We will talk about…

Consultant Human Rights, Labour Rights & Gender at Ergon Associates Kes van Achterbergh (UHSK): “If you are well-versed in the history of the Utrechtse Historische Studentenkring, then you might recognise Marcella Klinker as a former chair. She chaired the association in the academic year of 2012 and 2013 during her Bachelor’s degree in History. During…

International Affairs at the Municipality of Utrecht Sanne Lolkema (SV Awater): “Erlijn Mulder started her Bachelor’s degree in Dutch Language and Culture in 1991. During her studies, she worked for a few years as an intern at the publishing company Bulkboek. After graduating, Erlijn worked for six years as a communications advisor at Nuon N.V…..

Programme coordinator at Bestuursacademie Nederland / NCOI Patrik Heuvelman (SV Cercle): “Carina van Hoof studied at Utrecht University from 2012 to 2017, during which time she completed the bachelors French and Italian language and culture. After this she followed several training courses and in 2018 she started the master’s degree ‘Management of Educational Services and…

Curator Central Museum & publications editor Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Marthe van ‘t Veld (Stichting Art): “Esmee started her career in 2008 at the University of Amsterdam, where she graduated cum laude in 2012. In between, she also studied at The New School University in New York in 2011, where she focused on journalism, photography…

Freelance Learning Specialist & Project Manager Are you curious about becoming a freelancer and building a sustainable career? Do you want to know what it is like to work in the publishing industry? Come and listen to Laura Baeten to find out more! Victoria Bluriot (SV Albion): “Laura is a regular speaker at alumni events…

Trainee at Omix Young Professionals Are you curious what sorts of opportunities a language degree can offer? Are you interested in working abroad as a teacher or in doing a traineeship outside of your studies? Come and listen to Roel Bergmans to find out more! Victoria Bluriot (SV Albion): “Roel’s career is a great example…

Looking for an internship or applying for a job? This workshop is an excellent starting point for novice CV writers. In this session you will learn what is common when writing a good CV! With an instructional video and explanation of do’s and don’ts, you will get information about the different parts of a CV….

When you actually planned to study, you check your phone, you want to finish that Netflix series, oh yes, the groceries need to be done… Are you also good at procrastinating or do you tend to go on without pausing until it’s really perfect? In the short term, this usually works well for you but…

Hou je van uitpluizen, achterhalen, gedegen onderzoek doen? Ben jij slim, analytisch sterk en een kritische denker en aankaarter? Kan jij het verhaal vertellen, de context schetsen, de betekenis uitdragen, en je inleven in andere perspectieven? Heb jij het vermogen verder te denken dan de waan van de dag, scenario’s te schetsen en visionair te…

Freelance musical advisor and composer at Cooked Music and Teacher at the institute of the Arts (Artez) in Arnhem Yente van Hulst (SV Hucbald): “Jan Pieter Koch studied Musicology at Utrecht University from 1975 until 1986. He also studied classical guitar at the conservatory of Hilversum in order to broaden his education. Jan Pieter has…

Employee Radicalization & Extremism at the Municipality of Amsterdam (Gemeente Amsterdam) Indy Booij (SV Alladin): “Zeinab Bouljhaf studied Islamic and Arabic studies at Utrecht University from 2015 until 2018. During her studies she was involved in the education committee. After finishing her bachelor, Zeinab started the Master Theology and Religious Studies at the University of…

Curator of Prints and acting Head of the Print Room at Rijksmuseum Marthe van ‘t Veld (Stichting Art): “In 1982, Erik began studying Art History. After completing the Art History program, he started working in the department of “Old and Rare Works” and the “Paper Historical Collection” at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek. After that, Erik did…

During this session Tim will tell you about his motivation to work in consulting, his experience with sustainability within corporations, his own vision and on (corporate) sustainability, and can direct you in finding the right job. After this hour you will have a better understanding of sustainability in business, the job market of (sustainable) consulting,…

Media-analist at the Ministry of Finance Sterre Brink (SV Euphorion): “Lena kicked off her studies with the bachelor Literary Studies in Utrecht. She finished her studies cum laude, and her thesis about the poetics of dispossession was shortlisted for ‘beste scriptie’. During her bachelor, Lena also studied at the University of California for a year….

Writer, storyteller and vendor at Boekhandel Roodbeen Are you interested in telling stories, writing poetry and writing books? Manouk Jacobs (SV Asterix): “David van den Bosch studied Celtic Languages and Culture at Utrecht University. He graduated in 2008 by writing a play about an 11th century Irish narrative, called The Sick-Bed of Cú Chulainn. Before…

Researcher Circular Economy & Sustainability at the RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) Steven Boom (SV Aufschwung): “Lowik Pieters has explored several paths in his career. He started with Environmental Studies and added the bachelor German Language and Culture a year later. During this bachelor he studied for four months at the…

Programme Coordinator Safety & Emergency Response at Free Press Unlimited Are you interested in conflict- and human rights-related content, with a special focus on the African continent? Emma Bergmans, speaking to you from Kenia, can tell you all about this! Alexandra Iburg (CS Ubuntu): “Emma Bergmans has already had an impressive career so far, even…

Your Perspective is a monthly career orientation meeting for students and alumni of the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University. Each month we explore a different work field or theme that is relevant for students of various disciplines within the humanities. Some of them we turned into a podcast. For this episode we talk to…