Podcast Series 'Stories from Brussels'

Did you know that Maastricht University has a large academic community living and working in Brussels? Are you curious to learn how fellow UM staff, researchers and students have been experiencing the current lockdown? Find out how your UM colleagues are managing to combine their research with digital teaching or hear from UM students living in Brussels and their stories.

The podcast series 'Stories from Brussels' aims to connect people from different UM communities in order to share personal experiences on what it's like to live and work in Brussels. Listen to us as we chat informally with UM researchers, alumni and students about what they are working on, how they have adapted, and how they see the future.

Stories from UM Alumni

Listen to episode 9

Meet UM alumni living and working in Brussels. Find out more on who they are, what they studied and how they found their way in Brussels.

Guests:

Julia Menezes, Research Associate at Edelman Global Advisory
Nicoleta Diaconu, Junior Communications Manager at European Public Health Alliance (EPHA)
Angelica Rasiewicz, Legal Consultant at Spark Legal and Policy Consulting
Stories from UM Alumni

Listen to episode 8

Meet UM alumni living and working in Brussels. Find out more on who they are, what they studied and how they found their way in Brussels.

Guests:

Lena Tomalik , Parliamentary Assistant
Rafael Zaluar Pereira, Public Affairs Consultant
Bénédicte Daguet , European Public Affairs Consultant
Stories from UM Alumni

Listen to episode 7

Meet UM alumni living and working in Brussels. Find out more on who they are, what they studied and how they found their way in Brussels.

Guests:

Felix Kriedemann , Project Manager at REScoop.eu
Paula Garcia Almonacid Martinez , Senior Analyst at Edelman Global Advisory
Wim van der Velden , Associate at Dentons Global Advisors
Stories from UM MA Students

Listen to episode 6

Meet Maastricht University alumni and staff from the Faculty of Law all involved in the Maastricht Centre of European Law master thesis project, Greening Europe.

Guests:

Marjan Peeters, METRO
Janique Gommans, Policy Officer, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
Laura Herreras, MEP trainee, European Parliament
Nina Klubert, trainee, European Ombudsman’s Office
Stories from UM PhD Candidates

Listen to episode 5

Meet Maastricht University PhD candidates living in Brussels. Find out about their research projects and their motivation in pursuing a PhD degree.

Guests:

Pelin Özgül, PhD candidate, ROA at the SBE
Joey Tang, PhD candidate, FASoS
Teresa Vázquez López, PhD candidate, FASoS
Stories from UM Lecturers and Researchers

Listen to episode 4

Meet Maastricht University lecturers and researchers living in Brussels. Find out about the projects they are currently working on and their paths into academia.

Guests:

Hylke Dijkstra, Professor and the Director of the Research Program Politics and Culture in Europe at FASoS
Francesca Colli, Assistant Professor in European Politics at FASoS
Alvaro Oleart, Postdoctoral researcher at Maastricht University, Studio Europa and FASoS
Stories from UM Students

Listen to episode 3

Hear different stories from UM students on their choice of study programme and how they have overcome the past year's challenges.

Guests:

Elvine Miala, Student at MA European Public Affairs, FASoS
Michael Bruske, Student at MA European Public Affairs, FASoS
Christine Nagy, Student at MA European Public Affairs, FASoS
Stories from UM Alumni

Listen to episode 2

Meet UM alumni living and working in Brussels. Find out more on who they are, what they studied and how they found their way in Brussels.

Guests:

Víctor Doñate, Head of Engagement & Policy Analyst, One Policy Place
Leonie Martin, President, JEF Europe
Flupke van den Bogart, Government Relations Manager, Norton Rose Fulbright
Stories from UM Staff

Listen to episode 1

Meet UM staff and listen to them reflect on the how the past year living and working in a pandemic has affected both their personal and professional life.

Guests:

Darian Meacham, Professor of Philosophy and Principal Investigator for Ethics and Responsible Innovation, BISS Institute
Christine Neuhold, Professor of EU Democratic Governance and Dean of FASoS
Gergana Noucheva, Associate Professor in International Relations and European Foreign Policy FASoS