Alumni Stories

The majority of University College Utrecht graduates pursue further degrees at prestigious institutions in the Netherlands and abroad. Our alumni work in diverse organisations that value their international mindset and problem-solving skills.

Life after University College Utrecht

Alumni in the spotlight

Meet our Alumni

  • Wilbert Osmond '20

    Disciplines: Mathematics, Computer Science, Cognitive Neuroscience.

    Current position: Owner of a startup and doing a research internship at Maastricht University.

  • Hanna Song '15

    Disciplines: Politics, Psychology (Social Sciences)

    Current position : Researcher in a Seoul-based NGO which investigates human rights violations in North Korea.

  • James Wangu '11

    Disciplines: Anthropology, Human Geography (Social Sciences)

    Current position: PhD student at University Utrecht

  • Frank Westhoek '15

    Disciplines: Physics, Chemistry (Science) 

    Minors: Human Geography, Modern History.

    Current position: Construction Manager / International Trainee at TenneT

  • Laura Henderson '08

    Discipline: Law and Anthropology (Social Science)

    Present occupation: Assistant Professor International Law & Human Rights at Utrecht University and chairperson of GroenLinks (Green Party) in the province of Utrecht

  • Cato Bui '16

    Disciplines: Economics, Earth and Environment, Sustainability

    Minor: Entrepreneurship

    Current position: Associate Account Strategist at Google

  • Matthijs Maas '12

    Disciplines: Philosophy, Political Science (Social Science)

    Current position: PhD in Law (University of Copenhagen), focusing on the governance of artificial intelligence

  • Huub Brouwer '11

    Disciplines: Economics, Religious studies (Humanities and Social Sciences)

    Minor: Statistics

    Current occupation: Postdoctoral research fellowship at Utrecht University

  • Jesper Hanson '10

    Disciplines: Economics, Political Science (Social Science) 

    Minors: Mathematics, Statistics. 

    Current position: Advisor to the Executive Director of the Dutch-Belgina constituency at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC, USA. 

  • Anne Urai '10

    Disciplines: Cognitive Neuroscience and Cell Biology (Science) and Philosophy of Mind and Chinese language (Humanities)

    Current position: Postdoctoral research in Neuroscience at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, USA

  • Max Adrian '10

    Disciplines: Biomedical, Life Science, Chemistry (Science)

    Minor: Law

    Current position: Postdoc at Genentech Inc. in San Francisco, California, USA

  • Christopher Robin "Bob" van Rugge

    Disciplines: Mathematics, Economics (Science and Social Science) 

    Minor: Statistics

    Current position: PhD in Environmental Psychology and Philosophy at University of Groningen

  • Jelle van Dijk '13

    Disciplines: Mathematics, Chemistry, Cognitive Neuroscience (Science)

    Minor: Psychology

    Current position: Phd in Cognitive Neuroscience, followed by postdoctoral research in Amsterdam

  • Gal Raz '16

    Disciplines: Cognitive Neuroscience, Cell Biology (Science)

    Minors: Philosophy, Statistics

    Current position: PhD student in Brain & Cognitive Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

  • Frans Schutgens '08

    Disciplines: Pre-Medical, Cell Biology (Science)

    Current position: Pathologist in training at Amsterdam University Medical Centre 

  • Hidde Bosch '16

    Discipline: Double degree Law (with Political Sciences)

    Current position: Lawyer at the Ministry for Economic Affairs

  • Willem van de Riet '09

    Disciplines: International Relations, Politics, Law, Economics (Social Science)

    Current Position: Second secretary at Netherlands Embassy, Beirut, Lebanon.

  • Eugenia Boutylkova '06

    Disciplines: Political Sciences, History (Social Science)

    Current position: Consultant and founder at Impact, Under Construction

  • Cecilia Pellosniemi '10

    Disciplines: Law, Political Sciences (Social Science)

    Current position: Judicial Affairs Officer at the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations

  • Dennis Bednar '13

    Disciplines: Anthropology, Human Geography (Social Science)

    Current position: Project Officer Knowledge & Quality team at Free Press Unlimited