Another Global Health Career Day success!
The Global Health team clearly recognizes the importance of “employability”. They know that aside from the educational aspect of the programme, skills and a firm understanding of what “employers want” are vital if graduates are to meet the demands of the current job market. For this reason the programme coordinator, Anja Krumeich and the alumni coordinator, Lori Mees, have, since 2012, made special efforts to hold an annual Career Day for Alumni, Staff and current Global Health students. This year, 2015, was no exception.
Attendees gathered at the Belvedere Information Centre where they were treated to a two-hour Master Class workshop on “How to be a LinkedIn Pro”, presented by Welmoed Verhagen from the social media training group, based in Ireland, Scredible. Welmoed gave an interactive, informative lecture about the importance of LinkedIn as a tool for personal advancement and emphasized how this tool has become the first step in the recruiting process. By all accounts the training was well received. Students were active throughout the discussions and had plenty of time to mingle at the lunch and the end of the day reception.
During the afternoon session recent graduates and current students heard interesting and varied presentations from three alumni and a representative from the European Commission member who is also involved with the annual Global Health Symposium:
- Kevin McCarthy -Health, Research & Culture, Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development – EuropeAid, of the European Commission.
- Aisha Maulana - MPH alumna, PhD candidate UM; SG Adviser on Strategic Initiatives, Kenya Red Cross.
- Eva-Marie Runge - Global Health alumna, Development Advisor, Multi-sector HIV Prevention Programme (GIZ South Africa).
- Regien Biesma – FHML Alumna, visiting fellow, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Other guests included Denise Villerius of the central Alumni Office and Sueli Brodin, Communications Officer of UN/Merit.
Each year we strive to improve the career day. Alumni participation is extremely instrumental in making the day a success. We would like to thank all of those who made a contribution! As involved global health experts we understand that it is not easy to take time out to visit Maastricht and address the future global health experts.
Looking forward to next year’s event!
Also read
-
More than a student job: five alumni about their unique role in groundbreaking vascular research
What is it like to take part in cutting-edge vascular research as a student, standing in the operating room, directly responsible for handling patient material? Five alumni of the Maastricht MAPEX student team share what they learned, the challenges they faced, and how this experience shaped their...
-
Maastricht University ranked #3 worldwide and #1 in Europe in 2025 Better World MBA Ranking
We are incredibly proud to share that the MBA programmes of Maastricht University School of Business and Economics’ executive branches, MSM and UMIO, have once again been recognised among the very best sustainable business MBA programmes worldwide. In the 2025 Better World MBA Ranking by Corporate...
-
Young people in higher education mainly choose based on their interests. A better link with labour market opportunities is needed.
Against the backdrop of structural labour market shortages, it is of social importance that young people choose courses that not only match their interests and talents but also lead to occupations with good employment prospects and social value, particularly in sectors such as healthcare, education...
