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How to connect with other International Studies alumni near you

As an Alumni Association, connecting alumni is our mission. It's not always easy with such a diverse and international alumni community. So how do we do this? Read below more about our new initiatives that help you connect with other alumni who live close to you — no matter where you live on this globe.

Local WhatsApp Groups

Turns out that some cities around the world are home to many International Studies graduates! Even where you least expect it, you might bump into a former classmate, or a total stranger can turn out to be an International Studies alumnus who graduated 4 years before you. To help alumni who live in the same city or area connect with each other, we now have local WhatsApp groups in Paris, London, and Brussels!

We first came up with the idea for fostering local gatherings outside the Netherlands when International Studies alumnus Thiago Souza Machado posted an open call on Facebook for all alumni in Paris to go out for drinks. Thiago saw that a lot of people were coming to Paris to do their Master's and thought that it would be nice to get together with all for a drink and mingle with alumni from different year groups. The Paris WhatsApp group now has dozens of participants and have plans to go out on a picnic, perhaps a night out, or bowling.

Do you currently live in Paris, London, or Brussels and want to join one of these groups? Or perhaps you live somewhere else and want to set up a group in your city? Get in touch with us on social media or send us an email at baisalumniassociation@gmail.com and we can add you to the existing groups or help you set up a new one!

#baisaroundtheworld

Since International Studies alumni are a very diverse crowd of alumni that have spread out all around the world after graduation, we decided to launch the #baisaroundtheworld series. It follows the paths of alumni in different countries and helps them connect locally with other alumni who live close by. You can check out previous stories shared by alumni on our Instagram page from whichever part of the world they are currently based in! If you want to write your own #baisaroundtheworld and find other BAIS alumni who live close to you, send us a message on Instagram.

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