Arts and Culture

Hind Serkouh, Student Ambassador Arts and Culture

Hind, 19 years old, is born and raised in Italy from Moroccan parents, studied several languages in high school, travelled abroad and moved to Maastricht in August 2019 for the bachelor’s programme in Arts and Culture.

Why Hind chose the bachelor’s programme in Arts and Culture:
“I like to be engaged in communities, sharing knowledge, broadening my view. That’s why I became a member of the European Youth Parliament during secondary school. When I looked at universities and programmes that would suit my interests, Maastricht stood out because it’s very international and the Problem-Based Learning method resembled the format I was already used to in the European Youth Parliament. Arts and Culture is a very interdisciplinary programme, looking at society from many different angles, defining and analysing interconnections. I love the interaction and lively debates in the classroom, because my group is very mixed and therefore brings a lot of different viewpoints to the table. I am also a board member of the African-Caribbean Maastricht University Society (ACMUS) and an active member of EuroTeachers, which aims to increase the general knowledge concerning the EU in secondary schools. Being the first in my family to go to university and to live abroad on my own, I would like to share my experiences and all the skills I’m gaining in this bachelor’s to help other ‘first generation’ students. Here, in the Netherlands, this seems like no big deal but where I come from and especially where my parents come from, this is still extraordinary.”