Curious about the career paths of Media Technology MSc alumni? This December session of “What’s Next?” will feature two very recent Media Technology graduates, Michaël Grauwde and Marissa Memelink, who will discuss the initial steps they are taking in their respective fields after graduation. Although they work in different areas, both share an interest in a critical approach to the development and evaluation of AI technologies.

Curious about the career paths of Media Technology MSc alumni? The second session of “What’s Next?” will feature two Media Technology graduates who are doing academic research. Danica Mast is pursuing her PhD and Lise Stork her postdoc. We look forward to hearing how the Media Technology MSc program shaped their interests, and their advice on what one should consider if thinking about having an academic career in research.

Curious about the career paths of Media Technology MSc alumni? Our Alumni Talk Series is back! We're kicking off with two outstanding speakers: Robin Bergman and Dagmar Geerlings. They will discuss how pursuing one's passion aligns with building a fulfilling career, and how their experiences at Media Technology played role in that.

We are happy that the Media Technology staff and students will together again visit the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz (Austria). The five-day study trip offers a shared source of inspiration and a basis for discussion to students and lecturers.

For the next "What’s Next?" talk series we welcome Sabrina Verhage and Casper Schipper, two Media Technology alumni working in the field of interactive and immersive design. They will talk about what makes an outstanding design experience, and how their lives have been after graduating as a MSc in Media Technology.

We are delighted that our annual "Science to Experience" exhibition will again be hosted by the V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media, June 8-11. Students were challenged to communicate their own science-inspired statements as experiences within the exhibition, this year along the theme "PATTERN".

For the next "What’s Next?" talk series we have invited two former Media Technology students - Ralph Kok and Jelger Kroese to talk about their journeys after Media Technology, and considering their positions, to reflect on the processes and applications of experience-based design.

How dangerous are AI tools, such as chatGPT? Media Technology researchers Max van Duijn and Tom Kouwenhoven explain the potential dangers of AI for EenVandaag national news outlet. "We must develop a critical view for applying such tools."

At the Universiteit van Nederland LIVE event about media, Maarten Lamers spoke about the question whether AI can be truly creative. His talk for a live studio audience was published as a video and a podcast.

Publishing your student work at a conference or in a journal is a great step towards becoming a researcher, and a great experience. But where to start and what to expect? At this "Insights" event, we discuss the possibilities and share experiences from students who have already published their work.