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Discipline and Function
Discipline and Function
‘The campus needs to be a living lab’
Bart Juttmann
19 October 2020
In the current anniversary year Josja van der Veer looks back on her performance in the area of sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship.
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.
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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A mentor as your key to success? This is how you find the right one!
Marjolein de Jong
21 October 2019
It seems to be the go-to recipe for a successful career among professionals: career coaching.
Tom Reckman: ‘I live life as optimal as possible'
Marjolein de Jong
1 May 2019
Tom Reckman studied business administration and started tutoring on the side. It got a bit out of hand, because he now employs 2400 people.
'I was pelted with tomatoes at a hearing once'
Marjolein de Jong
19 March 2019
Marry de Gaay Fortman is a partner at Houthoff and recently wrote the book about life at the top.
'I can't choose between Van Gogh and Mesdag'
Marjolein de Jong
19 March 2019
Rense Suijver has worked for the Van Gogh Museum for a decade and recently became the curator of The Mesdag Collection in The Hague.
“We’re going to start watching even more television”
Marjolein de Jong
4 March 2019
Taco Zimmerman, director of Tuvalu Media is all but nervous about the future of television. “There’s a greater need for content than ever before.”
'Even the best ask for help'
Colin Huijser
21 February 2019
After his study psychology Jille Tabak became HR Vice President at Unilever’s Marketing, Communications & Sustainability Global Office
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