Roberto Cappelli

I have always felt strongly about the need to bridge between online and physical teaching. Not only to accommodate students who, for health or personal reasons, cannot make it to the faculty in person but also to provide recorded lectures to help students prepare for exams or to catch up on lectures they otherwise may have missed. I also want to strive to keep the faculty a safe, welcoming, and inclusive space for everyone. Students’ voices should be heard, not ignored, and if elected I will strive to provide means for students who wish to make their thoughts, worries, or complaints heard.

If you feel like I do, consider a vote for me! I aim to be approachable and easy to talk to. Thank you and I hope to meet you as your new representative!

Mirela Catalinoiu

To be a Bachelor's or a Master's representative and able to assess the courses, one should take into consideration two factors, firstly time and secondly relevance. I am going to elaborate on this.

As a student, especially for one that must work to pay for their studies, time is of the utmost importance. Therefore, when assessing a course, I am thinking, is this course worthy of my time? Is it important enough for me? What do I gain by deciding to spend from the time allocated to study for it? Am I not losing the opportunity to follow a more interesting course if I choose this?

When talking about relevance, I had my share of course that could not see the point of it, or how were those relevant to what I wanted to do. A course should not just bring some information just for the sake of it, it should bring relevant information that helps one understand the mechanism and the processes of their chosen path. So many times, some of my courses just tackled issues that had no relevance and at the end, I was asking myself ` What did I learn, because it feels like nothing? `

Therefore, losing time on irrelevant courses is the most frustrating thing for a student.

Thank you!

Hania Snellink

Hi I am Hania, a first year bachelor student currently doing the Dutch track. I would like to join the committee to speak up for the first year students as well as to improve the faculty for the coming years. I always attend and pay attention to the lectures and I am easily approachable for you to share your point of view about them as well. Therefore I would appreciate it very much if you would vote for me, so we can improve our study together.

Pasquinel Hartman

My name is Pasquinel Hartman, 26. Before starting the premaster in 2020, I obtained my Bachelor of Education at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. I worked in high school education for three years and helped to develop multiple education programs. I believe that students need to have a proper voice in the development of the education they receive. Although I changed my focus to archaeology, I still have a deep passion for education and want to do everything I can to help improve it. With your vote I will strive to make your voice heard.

Jules Smit

I would be a great candidate for the education committee because of my prior studies at Hogeschool Saxion. Coming from a much more practical archaeological education program, I believe I can provide a different and new outlook on the advancement of the curriculum in Leiden. I also think that a dynamic field of study like archaeology should be constantly looking for new and improved ways of educating future archaeologists.  

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