What’s new, BAIS alumni? This summer, the BAIS Alumni Association hosted the yearly alumni reunion, organized in virtual format for the second time after the previous reunion also took place online in 2020. Feeling the need to compensate for the lack of in-person interaction, the Alumni Association prepared different activities to mark the occasion in an original way.

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.

Since 2017, Dr. Sarita Koendjbiharie, has been gathering stories of International Studies Alumni, which resulted in an impressive and growing collection of around 150 “Alumni Dreams”. In this article we would like to highlight one of the Alumni Dreams and find out a bit more about Kieran Richards, a British alumnus (2012), who currently has an impressive job as an FX MM Investigator at BNP Paribas in Paris. We asked him about the choices he made, his career path, working in the banking sector, his time at International Studies and of course his advice for new alumni!

On the 6th of July, the BAIS Alumni Association will host the second edition of the BAIS Alumni Reunion in The Hague, boasting an interesting programme! Staff and Alumni are invited to attend, find out more and register below.

On July 6, about thirty International Studies alumni met up at Café Luden for a reunion. Featuring talks by The Hague's deputy mayor Robert van Asten, Sarita Koendjbiharie, and of course plenty of drinks and bitterballen: it was a great success. Interested to hear what other International Studies alumni are up to these days? Watch the video below!

I am happy to introduce this Newsletter specially dedicated to the alumni of our programme. It has again been a good year for International Studies, with a record number of students joining the ranks of the alumni when graduating in August.

Be sure to follow the Alumni Association Facebook page and join the BAIS Alumni Association group to stay up to date of future events, e.g. vacancies for Board Members are posted here. Facebook is also the best way to get in touch with the current Board if you have suggestions, or if you would like to become an active alumnus/alumna.

Stay connected with your fellow International Studies alumni: follow us on social media an join our events, we organise events and meetups for alumni across all generations whether you graduated this year or back in 2015.

Besides strengthening your personal connections, our alumni network can also provide you with up to date news, activities of interest to alumni and all sorts of academic and professional learning opportunities.

This year marked the celebration of Leiden University’s 450th anniversary, and on February 7, the BAIS Alumni Association, in collaboration with BASIS The Hague, proudly hosted a special BAIS Alumni Reunion to honour the #450 Dies Natalis.