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… 30 maart 2021 Duik met ons in de toekomst! Zoekresultaten Het Alumni Office van de Universiteit Maastricht kijkt terug op een geslaagde UM Star Show! Dit online evenement vond voor de eerste keer plaats op 25 maart 2021. Ongeveer 700 alumni, studenten, medewerkers en externe gasten genoten van een interactieve liveshow, waarin UM-professoren Mark Post, Rogier Veltrop, Lisa Brüggen, Katleen Gabriels en David Townend in discussie gingen over niets minder dan de toekomst van de mensheid. De dagvoorzitter van de ‘UM Stars’ was journalist en alumna Eva de Valk. Net als bij de online UM Alumni Week bereikten we een compleet nieuwe groep (alumni-)deelnemers van over de hele wereld, van San Francisco tot Salzburg en van München tot Manchester. Een aantal reacties Na … Maastricht te horen.’’ ‘‘Enthousiast over het online format - dit was de eerste keer dat ik kon deelnemen aan een alumni-evenement (ik woon in Canada) en het was geweldig.’’ Hieronder vind je de officiële aftermovie en livestream van de UM Star Show (Engelstalig) . Aftermovie Livestream … Het Alumni Office van de Universiteit Maastricht kijkt terug op een geslaagde UM Star Show! Dit online evenement vond voor de eerste keer plaats op 25 maart 2021. … Het Alumni Office van de …
… 30 maart 2021 Dive into the future with us! Zoekresultaten The Alumni Office of Maastricht University is looking back on a great UM Star Show! The digital event took place for the first time, on 25 March 2021. Around 700 alumni, students, staff members and external guests enjoyed an interactive live show, in which UM professors Mark Post, Rogier Veltrop, Lisa Brüggen, Katleen Gabriels and David Townend discussed nothing less than the future of humanity. The ‘UM Stars’ were hosted by journalist and alumna Eva de Valk. Just like with the online UM Alumni Week, we were able to reach a completely new group of (alumni) participants from all over the world; from San Francisco to Salzburg and from Munich to … to be affiliated with Maastricht University.’’ ‘‘Loved the online format - first time I’ve been able to participate in an alumni event (I live in Canada) and it was great.’’ Below you can find the official aftermovie and a livestream of the UM Star Show. Aftermovie Livestream … The Alumni Office of Maastricht University is looking back on a great UM Star Show! The digital event took place for the first time, on 25 March 2021. … The Alumni Office of Maastricht University is looking back on a …
… 21 maart 2023 Alumni Office | UM Star Lectures 2023 Zoekresultaten Donderdag 16 maart vond de UM Star Lectures 2023 plaats. Wat was het weer een prachtige avond! Migratie, plasticsoep, cybersecurity, kinderobesitas, service robots: de meest uiteenlopende onderwerpen passeerden de revue tijdens deze zevende editie, die er weer één voor in de boeken bleek. Verspreid over 14 steden in Nederland, België, Duitsland, Frankrijk, de UK en voor het eerst in Zwitserland, kwamen honderden alumni samen voor een lezing van één van onze UM stars, om elkaar te ontmoeten en de banden met hun alma mater te versterken. De reacties zijn niets dan lovend: zowel over de lezingen, als het netwerken en elkaar ontmoeten na afloop. De connectie met onze alumni is enorm waardevol. Ze zijn onze …
… op ‘tijdreis’ door hun werkzame leven. Wat wilden zij worden als kind, waar werken ze momenteel en hoe zien zij zichzelf over 10 jaar? Deze keer: Saskia Kalb, alumna van de School of Business and Economics. Haar financiële carrière had een vliegende start, maar een burn-out veranderde uiteindelijk haar leven... Wat wilde je vroeger worden als kind? Saskia: ‘‘Geen schrijver! Als kind was ik bang voor andere kinderen, omdat ze lief, maar ook genadeloos wreed kunnen zijn. Daarom werden dieren mijn … op ‘tijdreis’ door hun werkzame leven. Wat wilden zij worden als kind, waar werken ze momenteel en hoe zien zij zichzelf over 10 jaar? Deze keer: Saskia Kalb, alumna van de School of Business and Economics. Haar financiële carrière had een vliegende start, maar een burn-out veranderde uiteindelijk haar leven... … Van zakenvrouw in Monaco tot succesvol boekenschrijfster …
… 21 maart 2023 Alumni Office | UM Star Lectures 2023 Zoekresultaten On Thursday 16 March, the UM Star Lectures 2023 took place. What a wonderful evening it was! Migration, plastic soup, cybersecurity, child obesity, service robots: the programme of this seventh edition was filled with a wide variety of topics, and proved to be another one for the books. Spread across 14 cities in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, the UK, and for the first time in Switzerland, hundreds of alumni gathered for a lecture by one of our UM stars, to meet each other and strengthen ties with their alma mater. The responses have been nothing but positive: both about the lectures, as well as the networking and catching up afterwards. The bond with our alumni is very valuable. After all, they …
… As children, what did they want to be when they grew up? Where do they currently work? And where do they see themselves in 10 years? This time: Saskia Kalb, alumna of the School of Business and Economics. Her financial career was off to a flying start, but a burnout eventually changed her life... As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Saskia: “Not a writer! As a child I was scared of other children because they can be sweet but also mercilessly cruel. That’s why animals became my … I was also asked if I was interested in joining ING’s think tank - a dream job. But I said ‘no’. My husband was offered a position in Monaco and I joined him - not as a subservient woman, but because I thought leaving would be good for me. I was starting to get in over my head with my career because of my sensitive nature.” “In Monaco, I decided to study psychology in order to understand myself better. I also went to work as a financial controller for a very wealthy family. Initially, I … including all my flaws and frayed edges. I came back to my great passion, animals. I went to work for a dog shelter in Italy, and I still do that a few days a week. It’s lovely, giving those poor creatures hugs and taking walks with them. I also started reading like crazy about what different ideologies say about anxiety: biology, philosophy, psychiatry, Kabbalah, Buddhism, etc. Gradually, I realised that anxiety is nothing to be ashamed of, because an anxious character brings with it a lot of …
… our international team consists of 17 persons, including 6 Maastricht University alumni – Denise, Liselotte and Alexandra studied at the Faculty of Law, Henry graduated from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Sarah and I are alumni of both UM faculties. We have set a goal to publish our first book in the autumn of 2020. In the book, called ‘Unleash Today’ as well, we focus on first impressions, confidence, networking, professional growth and other topics that help readers to live up to … full potential at the workplace. Sarah and I are so proud of the entire team, helping us collect inspiring stories from experts and professionals (men and women) in different industries across the globe that contribute to the book.’’ Kate Surala (LAW, FASoS) works full-time in London as a Partner and Chief Compliance Officer at a growing investment equity research firm in London. Sarah Wagner (LAW, FASoS) is a full-time Project Manager for the development agency GIZ in Beijing. They started working … Text: Milou Schreuders Do you want to learn more about Kate and Sarah? They will give an online lecture on Saturday 5 September 2020, at 14.00 CEST, during the online UM Alumni Week! For more information and registration, go to the UM Alumni Week web page . … Meet the UM alumni who combine their work with an extracurricular activity such as a special hobby, a creative project, and so on. Today we lift the curtain on the successful movement Unleash Today, empowering young women leaving …
… op het werk. Sarah en ik zijn zo trots op het hele team, dat ons helpt in de zoektocht naar inspirerende verhalen van experts en professionals (mannen en vrouwen) in verschillende industrieën over de hele wereld voor in het boek.’’ Kate Surala (LAW, FASoS) werkt fulltime in London als partner en Chief Compliance Officer bij een groeiend onderzoeksbureau voor investeringsvermogen. Sarah Wagner (LAW, FASoS) is fulltime projectmanager voor het ontwikkelingsbureau GIZ in Beijing. Zij startten met Unleash Today in 2019. Je kunt Unleash Today volgen via Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Twitter en nieuwsbrieven . ‘The sky is the limit’ ‘‘Ik zou Sarah en mezelf omschrijven als ‘twee millenials onder de 30 gedreven door hun carrière’. … en blij zijn met wie je echt bent!’’ Tekst: Milou Schreuders Meer weten over Kate en Sarah? Ze geven een online lezing op zaterdag 5 september 2020 om 14.00 uur tijdens de online UM Alumniweek! Voor meer informatie en aanmelden ga je naar de website van de UM Alumniweek . … Maak kennis met UM-alumni die hun baan combineren met een bijzondere hobby, creatief project, enzovoorts! Deze keer: de succesvolle beweging Unleash Today, die jonge vrouwen die net zijn afgestudeerd en aan hun eerste …
… and Dick live with their three children in a small village about nine kilometres from Krakow. There is no shortage of space; the nearest houses are some distance away and the farm borders on large forests, fields and a national park. It all stands in stark contrast to their old life: just over six months ago, their situation was very different … The start of something beautiful It all started in 2006, at Maastricht University. Izabela: “Dick was studying Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management, I was an exchange student and later a master’s student in Public Health. We took courses together … full-time jobs in healthcare and worked long hours, often on the road. At the same time, we wanted to spend as much time as possible with our eldest two children, who had been born by then. Izabela was also taking Dutch lessons, we were maintaining a web shop and a vegetable garden, and we were actively involved in the only Polish scouting group in the Netherlands.” They seemed to have things under control, but increasingly they began to wonder: was this hectic pace really how they wanted to live …