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YOU ARE A

World Citizen

Your studies are what you deal with every day, but your main focus is on the bigger picture: improving society and the world. It is time for you to figure out how to realise your ideals a reality. With that, you do not have to wait until you finish your studies. Your free time is also already full of volunteer work for a good cause. That is often easy to combine with your studies and gives you the motivation to work hard. You keep track of your priorities: studying is the means, doing something for others is the end.

Strength

Your drive to do something for the world motivates you to get the best out of yourself.

Pitfall

Due to your sense of responsibility for the world, it is easy to forget yourself. Above all, don't forget to follow your own interests during your studies.

Professional perspective

NGO

Tips from VU Amsterdam
  • Through VoorUit Project, you can get housing as a VU student in exchange for making a social contribution to the neighbourhood you live in. You then pay no rent but put 10 hours a week into social projects.
  • A Broader Mind is a VU course focused on your role and that of the university within society.
  • Community Service Learning offers a nice mix of learning and contributing to solving a social problem.











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