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21 November 2024
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Campus & Culture 27 February 2024

‘Some UvA people told me they would rather switch to VU’ 

Life has gotten a bit boring for International Business Administration student Bailey Steinmeyer (19), but he still loves VU Amsterdam. 
Campus & Culture 29 November 2023

‘I like the rain but I miss cultural warmth’

Anahí Flores Caballero (19) is one of the first-year international students we will follow for our Freshmen series this year. This is the first check-in after she started her academic year as a student in Philosophy, Politics & Economics.
Campus & Culture 16 November 2023

‘I would like to meet people from outside of my Caribbean bubble’

Zena van Heningen (20) is one of the first-year international students we will follow for our Freshmen series this year. This is the first check-in after she started her academic year as a student in Media, Art, Design and Architecture.
Student Life & Society 2 November 2023

‘You don’t have to be fluent in Dutch to have a nice conversation’

Two nights ago was Halloween, a holiday international student Bailey Steinmeyer didn’t spend in the US this year, much to his regret.