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How this VU start-up is conquering the online fashion world
Marjolein de Jong
27 September 2021
VU alumni Ugnius Rimsa and Michael Musandu offer virtual models that customers can adjust to match their own likeness.
VU students develop vaccination strategy
Redactie VU Magazine
31 August 2021
Having your class assignment that turns into a national vaccination plan would be an unexpected outcome for most. But it happened to five students.
‘Be proud of where you come from’
Marjolein de Jong
30 August 2021
Law alumna Mounia Benabdallah (37) grew up in Amsterdam-West and is now a partner at Baker McKenzie in New York.
Kuyper as an enduring source of inspiration
Marjolein de Jong
15 May 2021
Emeritus Professor Arend Soeteman who served as dean of our Law faculty for many years, has been chairperson of the Kuyperfonds since 2010.
‘A one-liner can sometimes say more than a long analysis’
Marjolein de Jong
19 March 2021
Comedian Teun van den Elzen (27) produces ‘Saaie Kutpolitiek’ (Boring Shit Politics), a YouTube channel with satirical videos about Dutch politics.
Three remarkable anecdotes about the VU
Marjolein de Jong
20 October 2020
Three people that have made the VU’s history their life’s work elaborate on their favorite interesting anecdotes.
Darine makes tutoring accessible for everyone
Bart Juttmann
19 October 2020
As a Business Administration student, Darine el Houfi (23) was already tutoring students to help fund his studies.
'The European Union is the great experiment of our time'
Jasmijn Snoijink
19 October 2020
Eredoctor Anne-Marie Slaughter about the US elections, filter bubbles and democratic resilience.
Heineken’s Kelsey Sibley entered HR via Biology
Marjolein de Jong
24 March 2020
The American-born Kelsey Sibley studied Management, Policy Analysis and Entrepreneurship in Health and Life Sciences at the VU Amsterdam.
'I traded business for television'
Marjolein de Jong
30 October 2019
Sandra Ysbrandy had worked her way up the ladder at Rabobank, however she decided to set a radical new course for her career.
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