After graduation

After UCR, over 90% of our Alumni continue to do a Master or Ph.D. program at some of the best universities in the world. Some graduates pick a specific study, while others combine topics and stay in a broad program. They end up all over the world, with some highly popular destinations in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, and many more. Commonly chosen schools include Cambridge University, Erasmus University, London School of Economics, Oxford University, and Utrecht University. 

Examples

  • Arts and Heritage (Maastricht University)
  • Journalism, Media, and Globalization (Aarhus University)
  • Water Science, Policy and Management (Oxford University)
  • Selective Utrecht Medical Master (SUMMA) (Utrecht University)
  • Social Psychology (Cambridge University)
  • International Political Economy (London School of Economics)
  • Public International Law (Utrecht University)
  • Applied Statistics and Data Mining (University of St. Andrews)

Our alumni enjoyed their time at UCR: over 90% of our alumni would chose to study at UCR again! UCR graduates have ended up in all kinds of different careers. You can find more information about life after UCR here. Alumni Bora Yücel and Alexandra Alink tell their UCR story.

Alexandra Alink (Class of 2015)

Alexandra Alink
"I find holistic education an important part of becoming a well-rounded person, and the liberal arts education at UCR definitely helped me become that person"

I genuinely loved my time at UCR. It’s been 10 years and I still think back fondly to all the things I learned, experiences I had, and people I met. I find holistic education an important part of becoming a well-rounded person, and the liberal arts education at UCR definitely helped me become that person. My jack-of-all-trades persona meshed well with learning about a myriad of subjects at once; I was able to explore all of my interests and found that the social sciences suited me best. Since graduating from UCR, I’ve worked at NGO’s, charities, and obtained a master’s degree with a specialization in international development studies and sociology. Currently, I’m a producer at video game studio and while that may be the title of my job, I also manage the office, HR, the team as a whole, and have my hand in marketing, community management, and world building for the game. That holistic approach from UCR definitely helped me in being able to manage all of those roles at once!

Bora Yücel (Class of 2008)

Bora Yücel
"Two words come to mind that are not classically associated with a liberal arts college: technical and corporate"

Nearly 20 years have passed since I graduated from UCR, and looking back on my professional career that followed, two words come to mind that are not classically associated with a liberal arts college: “technical” and “corporate.” This is also UCR’s strength—it opens doors, and you decide which one you want to enter. Personally, I chose to stay in the Netherlands and complete a master’s degree at the University of Leiden, which allowed me to start my professional career in Brussels as a consultant focusing on businesses subject to EU legislation. Afterward, I had the chance to work a decade long for a large corporation, where I lived in countries such as India, China, Turkey, and Germany, leading local teams. Needless to say, UCR’s “rule” of living on campus and sharing a home with people from multiple countries allowed me to experience different cultures from a young age. Today, I am a director at a firm focusing on human rights in the supply chain. I am happy to be able to combine two more words I associate with UCR: my personal “passion” and taking “responsibility.”