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Anna Villarica (A.V.M.)

Anna is a graduate of the MA Media Studies: Digital Cultures programme at Maastricht University. She is a junior lecturer at the Literature and Art department who teaches courses on design thinking, critical making, digital transformations, research skills and museology. She also coordinates courses (at UCM and in the FASoS Arts and Heritage Minor) and assists in the Media Studies MA (Creating Digital Collections). 

Originally from the Philippines, Anna came to the Netherlands under the UM Holland-High Potential Scholarship. Prior to that she had been awarded the ASEAN scholarship to study in Singapore. She holds a BA from the National University of Singapore, major in Communications and New Media. In the six years between her BA and MA, she worked in compliance and education, including a two-year stint in Kyoto as a participant of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. While she does not specialize in anything (yet), she loves all things digital and is always learning and creating.
 

Other contributions:

  • Winner, FASoS Education Prizes: Best Tutor, BA Digital Society (2024-2025), Best DS Course Team: Critical Making (2024-2025), Best DS Course Team: Virtual Worlds (2025-2026)
  • Assessment Support Team (AST): We are involved in providing input on the faculty's assessment policies, supporting colleagues on assessment matters, monitoring the GenAI policy, conducting CPD workshops related to assessments etc.
  • DS Curriculum Team: Together with the Programme Director, we discuss the direction of the Digital Society programme, focusing on different areas like student experience, substantive courses, skills trajectory and more.


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