Alumni Stories

212.000+ alumni

Since 1636, many students have graduated from our university. After a celebratory graduation ceremony, everyone goes their way. But what happens afterwards? Where do our alumni went after studying in Utrecht and what kind of work are the doing?

  • Same degree programme... different career

    Our alumni end up in all sorts of places in society. We spoke with Matthijs Graner and Erlen Bruls. Both studied Biology in Utrecht. Why did they choose this study and what are they doing now in terms of work?

     

  • Research Hemophilia

    Merel Timmer : "People with hemophilia must have access to good quality care in their neighbourhood. With my research I hope to achieve this"

  • Message from ....... Canada

    Our alumni come from all over the world. Brian Doucet from Toronto lived, studied and worked in the Netherlands between 2004 and 2017. Here he obtained his masters and phd Social Geography and Urban Geography.

  • The career of ... Eva González Pérez

    Eva González Pérez played a key role in the childcare benefit scandal. The public interest lawyer exposed structural problems at the Tax and Customs Administration.

  • Legacy of more than a million euro for Utrecht University

    Professor van der Maas, who passed away on 2 June 2020, named the Utrecht University Fund as his sole beneficiary. His purpose was to see his legacy spent for the benefit of students who, through no fault of their own, have encountered financial or emotional problems.