Alumni stories
Read the stories of Wageningen University & Research graduates who are still actively engaged as ambassadors.
Enjoy stories of alumni
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Alumna Anna Samwel about her life project, Ecovillage in Georgia, and her commitment to the climate
- Anna Samwel, WUR-Management of Agro-ecological Knowledge & Social Change, found a job with a feminist organization after her internship in... -
Alumna Gerda Brilleman has been volunteering since 2016, serving as a board member of Alumnikring Noord
- Gerda studied Environmental Sciences at WUR, and after all these years, she still works in the same field at Waterbedrijf Groningen. Besides juggling... -
Alumna Wendy Cevallos: ‘I wanted to make the world a better place’
- Wageningen University & Research has a very international student population. What brings them here? Wendy de Boer-Cevallos came to study... -
Alumna Marcia Bodero, assessor Ctgb: ‘I will always be different’
- Thirteen years ago, the Chilean Marcia Bodero moved from busy Santiago to the calm city of Wageningen for a master's in Food Safety. She is now fully... -
Janse Heijn became a professional magician after obtaining two masters at WUR
- Ever since he can remember, Janse Heijn has had a passion for the art of magic. He combined courses in International Development Studies and Forest... -
Jeffrey van Houten became cameraman and photographer after studying at WUR
- Jeffrey loves nothing more than observing nature and capturing animal behavior. From this passion for nature, his interest in photography, film, and... -
Alumna Roosmarijn Knol, from hardworking student to weather presenter on Dutch television
- Alumna Roosmarijn Knol is already a well-known weatherwoman on television. She tells us about her student days, the dynamics on a news desk, her... -
Alumnus Edgar Suarez Garcia, founder of Revyve: I feel good in this country
- Edgar Suarez Garcia came to the Netherlands from Colombia in 2009 to pursue a master’s degree at the TU Eindhoven. After a first job and a PhD... -
National ThinkTank: four Wageningers come up with practical solutions to biodiversity loss
- Three WUR alumni and one Master’s student took part in the 2022 National ThinkTank. With the knowledge and experience from their own fields,... -
Alumna Marion Bloemendal volunteers at the International Wageningen Alumni Chapter Belgium
- Ir Marion Bloemendal has been a driving force within the Wageningen Alumni Chapter Belgium for many years. Through the company visits organised by...
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Tom Zetsch - MSc Governance of Sustainability Transitions
“The MME-E programme offers a range of career opportunities across various fields and institutions, provided that the course selection and... -
Irawati Eviana - MSc Economics of Sustainability
“For those wanting to work in sustainable fields within developing countries, it can be a bit challenging to find relevant job opportunities. If... -
Alumni Jicke Dröge - MSc International Land and Water Management
Specialist in spatial planning and decision-making, Jicke Dröge: “I am a planner at the Arcadis consultancy firm. I work on major... -
Alumnus Job - MSc Food Safety
Job completed the Master Food Safety, specialisation Supply Chain Safety. -
Erin - Inspector at Expertise Animal, NVWA
Erin started studying about companion animals and livestock at HAS, continued doing theses research at MSc Animal Sciences to leading projects and... -
Tessa - Corporate Governance and Legal Services, WUR
Tessa started studying human nutrition in her bachelor’s, switched to animal nutrition in her master’s to end up working working at the... -
Johan Aarnoudse - Brand Marketing Manager at Unilever
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Emmy Nannes - Category Manager at Picnic
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Florine Kremer - Consumer Behaviour Researcher at WEcR
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Alumnus Emmanuel - MSc Food Safety
Emmanuel is originally from Ghana. He completed the Master Food Safety, specialisation Applied Food Safety.
WUR Alumni Community
As a WUR alumnus, you are part of a large global Wageningen network. Whether you are staying in the Netherlands or starting your career abroad, there is a variety of (inter)national communities you can join.
Would you like to get involved as a WUR alumnus?
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Alumni videos
In the ‘From WUR to Work’ series of videos, our alumni show what their daily work looks like. StartHub also has alumni testimonials from entrepreneurs sharing their stories.