Annemarie Tuominen (Finland)
student 2011 - 2013
`Amsterdam Delivers!'
Amsterdam as a city has so many things to offer, ranging from restaurants and bars catering every fancy, to shopping streets meeting the highest demand, not to mention a dedicated nightlife for party people and over 50 museums and galleries for the culture-inspired people. It almost feels like every weekend hosts some festival making it impossible to get bored. This would seem like an ideal place to spend couple of years, right? That was exactly what I thought too when I decided to apply for this Masters course at the Universiteit van Amsterdam.
Doing an international interdisciplinary degree has been promising. There is a wide selection of courses from which to choose the ones you like best before starting the research part of the Masters. Second year tutors will help you in deciding where to go and give tips about how to proceed in the research field. Study advisors are really helpful and always reachable no matter what the emergency is. And even though the lecturers are not native English speakers, they do make an effort in getting their point across. Amsterdam delivers!