Alumni event

Student-Alumni Career Networking Event 2022

• Jake Kelley
• Anne Drijvers
• Nicole Jular Manugas
• Tom Groot Haar

Date

Friday 25 November 2022

Time

18:30 - 21:30 hour

Address

Lipsius
Cleveringaplaats 1
2311 BD Leiden

Room

0.28

After the successful first edition of the alumni event last semester, a new opportunity to learn about career prospects and get advice from alumni who already successfully stepped into the labor market is here! Are you an International Relations MA student who is thinking about the next steps after finishing the degree? And would you like to get insights into the diverse opportunities available to you with your skillset and knowledge acquired through the program? Then this event provides the perfect opportunity for you to learn about ways in which you can explore and develop your curiosities and passions, get to know the characteristics of the current job market and receive guidance from the alumni on how to navigate the start of your very own career. The event will start with a panel discussion about the career experiences of the alumni, followed by a Q&A in which you can ask your remaining questions. The event will be concluded with an informal reception at which you can get to know the alumni better and form new connections.
Please note that the number of places available for the reception is limited. Via the registration link, you can sign up for the panel discussion and Q&A including the reception, or just for the panel discussion and Q&A.
We hope to see you at the event on the 25^th of November!

Program Overview

18.30 - 18.45	Arrival, Registration, and Information  Update Check-in and pick up of name tag
18.45 - 19:00	Event Opening & Introduction of Alumni
19:00 - 19:45	Panel Alumni discussion – Life since MAIR: From student to ‘professional’  Panel discussion on “Life since MA IR: From student to ‘professional’” led by two MA IR students on the alumni career trajectories. Questions will focus on the current job market and its chances and challenges, how the MA IR program relates to current job, transferable skills etc. The last 15 min will be used for an open Question and Answer session.
19:45 - 20:00	Closing of the MA IR Student-Alumni Career Networking Event 2022 Career Services and Alumni Coordinator will explain what they can do for students who are about to graduate or already graduated before MA IR representatives will make some closing remarks about the first MA IR Student-Alumni Career Networking event.
20:00 - 20:15	BREAK/Change locations from Lipsius to Faculty Club
20.15 - 21.30	Reception/Free Networking Students and Alumni will have the opportunity to meet and mingle informally and ask and answer questions about careers and opportunities while enjoying some light refreshments.

About the alumni

Jake Kelley is Founding Member and Manager of Hot Planet Repair NGO, Blue Green Futures and Our Planet Our Future.
Watch this video of Jake Kelley about his studies in Leiden and his work as an entrepreneur in sustainability movements and NGO’s. He also gives a couple of tips for current students.

Anne Drijvers is a Researcher at Panteia and a Researcher at the Tweede Kamer from November onwards.

Nicole Jular Manugas is a Senior ESG & Sustainability Consultant at Ernst & Young.

Tom Groot Haar works at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China Team with work experience in China.

Take part in the event

You can sign up for the event here.

to the registration form