Career stories

Entrepreneur of all things linguistic

Elli-Noora Nieminen is an entrepreneur and jack of all trades linguistic. She does multilingual communication, content creation,...

A critical view on things? Crucial skill for a refugee work project officer!

Akke de Hoog (26) is a Project Officer for Refugee Work who helps asylum seekers who have exhausted all legal remedies to orientate to...

An internship as a path towards the communication job of her dreams

Bhumika Gupta (21), studied International Studies at the Faculty of Arts of Leiden University. She secured an internship in the OPCW, the...

As a study counselor, it is important to take initiative and to step out of your comfort zone

Amber Demulder has a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics and Literature (Dutch-German), a Master's degree in Linguistics and a Specific...

Research is not only done at universities, but also in museums!

Lore Cambré did a Master of Cultural Studies at KU Leuven and is now employed as a Museum Consultant. She works for the municipal museums...

Creativity is key as a journalist

Mathieu Lonbois studied Language and Literature (Dutch, Ancient Greek, English) at KU Leuven. He works as a journalist for the news...

From a long-winded text to a concise message: the job of a communication expert

Brent Simon graduated with a Master of Business Communication from the Faculty of Arts at KU Leuven and works as a communications expert...

Intercultural skills and teaching go hand in hand

Luca Fiori is a KU Leuven graduate with a Master in Linguistics and a degree in teaching. He works as a Dutch and English teacher in...

A history major knows her data

Ilona Virtanen has a Master of Arts in History. She works as a liaison manager at the University of Helsinki. An innate interest in the...

Happily employed in university administration

Bert Willems has a Master of Slavonic Languages and Eastern European Studies from KU Leuven. He now works as a coordinator of student...

A classics and philosophy major as a management consultant

Simon Vincken has a Master of Arts in Classical Languages from KU Leuven and a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Humboldt University of...

A Master in Japanese Studies opened the doors to Sony

Manuela De Roover did a Master of Japanese Studies at KU Leuven and now works as a Direct-to-Consumer After Sales Manager at Sony....