Summer School student ambassadors

Get to know our summer school student ambassadors!

We have VU Amsterdam Summer School alumni from all over the world! Are you curious to hear about their experience or do you have a specific question for them? Feel free to send them an email! They can tell you all about their course, class excursions, social programme, accommodation, and living in Amsterdam from their own perspective. If you have any other questions about the programme that they cannot answer you, please reach out to us instead via amsterdamsummerschool@vu.nl

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Hear from some of our previous summer school participants about what their experience meant to them, and why you should join us too!

Europe

Austria | Julia | jschnabl@hlw-bmdf.ac.at
"My time at the VU Amsterdam Summer School attending the course ‘The Beautiful Mind: Global Perceptions of Mental Health’ was a real enrichment for my professional and personal life." Read more
Italy | Luca | lucarorsini@gmail.com
"VU Summer School was a very nice experience for me, I learned new useful things, made new good friends, and explored new places." Read more
Italy | Chiara | mchiaracaiazzo@gmail.com
"Hey, my name is Chiara and I’m from Naples, Italy. I am currently doing my Master’s degree in Political Philosophy at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona." Read more
The Americas

United States | Khushi | khushipatelj37@gmail.com
"Hi, my name is Khushi Patel! I’m from Atlanta, Georgia, and I’m a senior at Mercer University, where I’m earning a degree in neuroscience with minors in chemistry and biology." Read more
United States | Sophia | sscartwright20@gmail.com
"Hi! My name is Sophia Cartwright, and I am from Phoenix, Arizona, United States. I am currently earning a degree in philosophy with minors in psychology and Italian from Arizona State University." Read more
United States | Elizabeth | elizabeth_maldonado@dusty.tamiu.edu
"My name is Elizabeth Maldonado, and I am a senior student of Biology at Texas A&M International University." Read more
Brazil | Maria Thereza | therezahla@gmail.com
"Hey, my name is Maria Thereza and I am currently a law student at Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG in Brazil." Read more
Brazil | Letícia | leticiadesouzapacheco@gmail.com
"Hi! My name is Letícia Chandler, I am from Rio, Brazil and I am happy to share my Summer School experience." Read more
Brazil | Mariana | mariribeiroa@gmail.com
"Hi everyone, my name is Mariana, I am Brazilian, and I am an Erasmus Mundus Scholar for the LLM in International Law of Global Security, Peace and Development." Read more
West Asia

Turkey | Can Düvenci | cndvnc@gmail.com
"Hi, I’m Can Düvenci, a senior Economics student at Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey." Read more
Armenia | Silva | silvaavetisyan999@gmail.com
"I am Silva from Armenia. I recently completed my internship at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and currently, I am a trainee at the European Court of Human Rights. " Read more
Asia Pacific

Indonesia | Mohamad Fahri Jabbar Atthaariq | mfahrijabbar@gmail.com
"Hi, my name is Jabbar from Indonesia and I'm a professional with a background in supply chain management." Read more
India | Rudrani Ghosh | rudranighosh24@gmail.com
"Hi, my name is Rudrani Ghosh, and I am from Kolkata, India. I am currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Data Science, and I hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Applications and a Bachelor's degree in Law." Read more
China | Wanchao Zhao | wanchzhao3@gmail.com
"The summer school program at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands was an extraordinary and unforgettable life-long trip." Read more
Pakistan | Muhammad Usman Muzaffar | usmanmuzaffar2111@gmail.com
"My experience at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's summer course was transformative, both professionally and personally." Read more
Singapore | Sourav | sourav.menon1998@gmail.com
"Sourav here 😊 I’m currently a final year student (Y4) studying business analytics at Singapore University of Social Sciences(SUSS)." Read more
Australia | Amy | amy.lin1@students.mq.edu.au
"Hi, my name is Amy and I am completing a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia." Read more
Indonesia | Wilhelmus | wilmuzz79@gmail.com
"It was a great education adventure attending summer schools 2019 at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam!" Read more
Africa

South Africa | Juliette de Beer | designedbyjuliette21@gmail.com
"I am a South African Visual Communication student from Stellenbosch University who attended the Entrepreneurship Summer School at VU Amsterdam, in July 2024." Read more
Tunisia | Sarah | sarahhmahmoudd@gmail.com
"Hey there! I'm Sarah, a business student currently on a journey to earn my Bachelor's degree in Finance and Business Analytics." Read more
Egypt | Justus | ayso.gasts2015@alexu.edu.eg
"Hey, I am Justus, a Ugandan by nationality but currently living in Egypt where I am pursuing my Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Sciences at Alexandria University." Read more
South-Africa | Robert | robster.searle@gmail.com
"Hi, my name is Robert. I am currently at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa and I am studying a degree in accounting." Read more