Did you graduate during the pandemic, and are you currently looking for a job? Are you wondering what your chances are of finding paid work in the current conditions? In order to provide a space to discuss some of your challenges and to learn from others, the BAIS Alumni Association is organising an event.
Do you have trouble waking up, or do you spend your first hour awake scrolling on your phone? Are you having difficulties structuring your day and are you not really getting done what you intended? Do you miss seeing familiar faces on campus in the morning? Then read on!
It is hard to meet people during these times: random chats at coffee machines, elevators or desks very rarely occur. To mend this gap a bit, we would like to introduce you to a few people behind the programme, as we do on our Instagram page (follow @ba.internationalstudies). Meet Anne van Someren (32), who is a Student affairs Officer at International Studies and Urban Studies since 2019.
If you are currently working towards your graduation this year, then please note the 1 June deadline. The Online Graduation Form is due before this date. Also, do not forget to upload your thesis in the repository.
If you follow International Studies on Instagram (@ba.international.studies) you might have noticed that every Wednesday is themed “Well-being” (the alliteration made us do it…). Students have been sharing their best advice and personal experience, telling us how they are getting through these days. During the past months, recognizable stories and tips on motivation, focus and how to stay healthy (mentally/physically/…) have been featured. Interested in what these students had to say? We’ve bundled three of the student stories for you. Enjoy! And if you are interested in reading more, check out our Instagram account!
In November, we specifically asked our students about their well-being in a large survey. The present article summarizes some of the most interesting findings.
Alumna Marte Luesink took both a bachelor’s in International Studies and a master’s in International Politics at Leiden University. Very quickly after graduating she was offered a job as researcher at the Leiden Institute of Political Science.
The start of every year brings a new challenge and additional ‘flavour ’with it. Large numbers of freshmen come in, populating lecture and tutorial rooms, sharing their enthusiasm with each other and with older students, ‘camping’ in de cafeteria, and inside and outside the Wijnhaven building.
An update from the Team Leader Administration of the BA International Studies, Ariënne de Bruijn
In the previous newsletter, we published an article on Things That Talk. In this article, you’ll read about two entries in Things That Talk by International Studies student Sophie Spickenbom. She tells you more about these two wonderful stories, and how she found out about them.
