19 February: Meet the Masters!

On Monday the 19^th of February the Activities Committee organized the Meet the Masters, where students interested in conflict-related Masters could ask all the questions they liked to the six students we invited from four universities in the Netherlands. After a plenary round in which the students elaborated on their Master program, their university experiences, their opinion about the courses and the pro’s and con’s of every Master, there was time to ask individual questions and the students happily answered them.
    It was a fruitful evening with many lively conversations between the Master students and the participants and us as a Committee very much hope that this evening gave some clarity in the difficult thing called ‘after-university life’. Until the next Meet the Masters and stay tuned, for we have many more interesting activities coming your way the next few months!

   

26 February: Documentary Screening: 'In Search of Better Days'



Last Monday evening we had the wonderful opportunity to have a screening of the documentary "In Search of Better Days" which was created by Wijnand Slurink and Niels Ursem. The documentary depicted the story of young Bosnians today almost 20 years after the war has ended. The screening was followed by a small talk by Iva Vukusic, a lecturer at Utrecht University. Her expertise in the field of war crimes prosecutions and human rights after the dissolution of Yugoslavia placed the documentary in a broader context and thus provided the guests with a deeper insight of the region as a whole.The diversity in academic backgrounds of the audience helped spark a lively discussion at the end. Then not only did they get the opportunity to pose questions to the directors of the movie themselves, but also Daria, who played a central role in the documentary.We would like to congratulate the directors of the movie on their great work and wish them and Daria best of luck in their future careers!