Interview conducted by Laura de Boer Atiena Abed Nia is a fourth semester Euroculture student, having started the programme at Georg-August-University Göttingen and completed her second semester at Uppsala Universitet. At the end of her second semester in Sweden, she also took part in the 2021 Intensive Programme (IP) hosted by Uppsala. Euroculture Magazine [EM]: … Continue reading In Focus: IP || Atiena Abed Nia (2020-22, Göttingen – Uppsala)
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Interview by Leonie Glaser Stella Meyer is a German Euroculture alumna from the 2019-2021 cohort, having studied in Uppsala, Göttingen, and Bilbao. In the following article, Stella tells us about her life as a recent Euroculture graduate. Entering the job market, even with a MA, is not that easy. I am an inherently indecisive person. … Continue reading The Entry-Level Paradox: Stella Meyer on the pitfalls of post-grad job searching
By Lena Eisenreich. After her semesters in Strasbourg, Kraków and Udine she is now writing her thesis about Youth Lobbying in Strasbourg. She holds a BA in European Business. Recently she was gathering Sales experience from the automotive industry towards Big Tech. Currently, she is involved in various think-tanks such as European Horizons as a … Continue reading DEBATE: The European Chips Act — Mission (Im) Possible?
The West has often been criticized for not doing enough to stand up to Putin’s war in Ukraine. Viral social media posts imply that Ukraine fights alone, while Western powers talk tough but do nothing. That could not be further from the truth.
Sporting is an essential part of life, but when we move to a new city we often don't know where to start. In this article, Laila gives an excellent overview of how to do sports in Bilbao.
In this opinion piece, Laila Lange (Groningen/Bilbao, cohort 2021/2023) scrutinises the 2021 State of the Union speech and argues that Von der Leyen self-aggrandises Europe’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is argued that she, thereby, disconnects her description of the state of the Union from reality and harms European credibility.
Interview conducted by Loura Kruger-Zwart The Intensive Programme can seem daunting to new Euroculture students, but it doesn't have to! Jodie van 't Hoff talks us through the IP preparation phase, paper writing process, and how the (online) IP in 2021 went for her. While Jodie's Euroculture experience has been almost entirely online due to … Continue reading In Focus: IP || Jodie van ’t Hoff (2020-22, Groningen – Olomouc – Göttingen)
Interview by Laura de Boer Katherine Arena (2020-2022) has done her Bachelor in European Languages and Cultures at the University of Groningen, where she majored in European Politics and Society. Her first Semester of Euroculture was spent in Groningen and her second in Udine. She is currently doing her internship at the Institute for Minority … Continue reading In Focus: 3rd Semester || Internship at the Institute for Minority Rights
By Carolina Reyes Chávez I’ve never been that good when it comes to focusing on studying at home – maybe because I have everything at hand to procrastinate epically. Given that, some time ago I realized that it really helps for me to go to a place where there are more people working. Libraries happen … Continue reading City Lifestyle: Uppsala’s Amazing Libraries
Felicitas comes originally from Nuremberg, Germany, but she has always been a real globetrotter eager to explore her surroundings. When she was 15, she spent a few months in Limerick, Ireland and that set the start to wanting to move abroad and trying out different things. Since then, she has lived in Ireland, New Zealand, … Continue reading In Focus: After Euroculture || Felicitas Rabiger’s Experience as an International in the Swedish Labour Market
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