Alexia Pui Yan Wu

'I am glad I chose Contemporary Asian Studies because this Master’s offered me comprehensive and intensive courses.'

'I found the programme challenging, but I am glad I chose Contemporary Asian Studies. This Master's offered me comprehensive and intensive courses that familiarized me with many concepts and theories that are used in social scientific research in Asia. Together with my dynamic group of classmates with whom I shared many interests, we really learned to deepen our understanding of Asian societies.'

Willy Sier

'The variety of backgrounds created a good dynamic in our group that led to lively and high quality discussions with a wealth of different viewpoints.'

'The mix was one of the great strengths of the programme. We didn’t only learn from our lecturers and our supervisors, but we also often looked to each other for support and advise. The variety of backgrounds created a good dynamic in our group that led to lively and high quality discussions with a wealth of different viewpoints.'

Babette Schilte

There are plenty of opportunities to develop and to grow professionally

'I was looking for a challenging Master’s programme with an opportunity to go abroad. I was looking to get more experienced in doing research and I was hoping to dive deeper into topics that interested me. Asia has always fascinated me: the economy, culture, diversity, rapid changes and challenges. I developed a strong interest in migration during my Bachelor’s and was hoping to do further research on migration during my Master’s. Contemporary Asian Studies at the University of Amsterdam offered everything I was looking for.'

Babette Schilte tells about Contemporary Asian Studies.