'Kickboxing is no longer the sport of the criminal underbelly'
Frank van Gemert, a criminologist at VU Amsterdam, not only researches kickboxing but also trains weekly in the gym.
Career
'Pitching to the founder of Tesla was like playing a role in my own movie'
Alumnus in Physics and Science, Business and Innovation, Jardo Stammeshaus, is making significant strides with his startup Liion Power.
Suddenly you know: you're becoming a teacher
Faye Best (29) radically changed her career: from working in sustainability to becoming a maths teacher. „I haven't regretted a single day.”
‘Newcomers need contact with Dutch people’
VU alumnus, Sylvia de Groot-Heupner, tries to match newcomers with volunteers so that they can learn Dutch.
Like father, like son: ‘I tried to keep him away from political science’
A double interview with former Member of Parliament Joël Voordewind and his son Manuel. Both men studied political science at VU Amsterdam.
‘Companies are barely thinking about the impact of technology on society’
Gerard de Graaf works in Silicon Valley on behalf of the EU, in order to ensure that major tech companies comply with European digital rules.
‘We women need to help each other take the next step’
Marceline Tutu van Furth and her wife, Anglican priest Mpho Tutu van Furth, have launched an online platform #ITOO.
‘Investing in yourself means investing in more job satisfaction’
Govert Buijs advocates for less education early in life and more room for retraining and career switches later in life.
Personalia edition november 2022
An overview of awards, new positions and other developments regarding VU alumni and scientists.
‘The rules of the game in the boardroom are the problem'
According to VU economist Marilieke Engbers, the transcripts of boardroom meetings don’t reveal everything behind the decision-making process.
