Sebas Van Aert Email & Phone Number

Spain

As a freelance writer for de Volkskrant, I have written for the foreign desk, the news desk and the media desk.

As an editor at the news desk I covered domestic and foreign news through news articles, interviews, reportages and feature articles.

Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands

With 'Crossing Cultures' I intend to raise cultural (self-)awareness by having in-depth conversations with people from different countries and cultures. This offers an alternative to the information provided by the conventional media and to the many persistent clichés and stereotypes on which we tend to base our knowledge about those cultures.

As a freelance journalist, I have contributed to Euronews, The European Correspondent, Brandpunt+, NOS Radio 1 Journaal, Tubantia, Design Museum den Bosch and Red Pers. Topics range from Dutch farmers in Denmark to persons being stigmatized for saying they are not that ambitious.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Thomas and I made some videos in the streets of Amsterdam to ask people some thought-provoking questions.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

For a period of three months, I was given the chance to join the foreign desk of the Dutch newspaper 'De Volkskrant'. I wrote news articles, analyses and reports mainly about Latin America, Spain and Portugal.

Aarhus, Middle Jutland, Denmark

At Book1 Hostel in Aarhus, I worked as an allround employee, from doing receptionist work to being a bartender. Here I met a lot of cool and interesting people.

Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands

At Univers, I tried to give voice to the students of Tilburg University and to contribute to societal debates by giving scientists the opportunity to present their views on relevant topics. I also served as the university's watchdog by conducting a major research project following a package of money that was invested in the university.

Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands

I was a pallbearer, which means, among other things, that I assisted relatives in carrying the coffin at the funeral. I also wrote an article (in Dutch) about it for Univers, in which I interviewed some of my colleagues.

Tilburg Area, Netherlands

As an intern at Univers, I wrote my first journalistic articles on subjects including human nature, Dutch identity and, of course, love.

Zundert, North Brabant, Netherlands

As a waiter, I used to work on weekends in a café in my hometown Zundert.

Master'S Degree, Journalism, Media And Globalisation, Cum Laude

In the second year, we specialized in foreign correspondence, post-totalitarian countries and the role media play in such societies. We.

Master'S Degree, Journalism, Media And Globalisation, Cum Laude

During the first year of the master program, the focus was mostly on the theoretical side of journalism. We learned about digital.

Master'S Degree, Journalism, Media And Globalisation, Cum Laude

Bachelor'S Degree, Philosophy, Cum Laude

Thesis: Living in a Dual Reality: a Metaethical Exploration of 'Sapiens' (by Yuval N. Harari). Grade: 8

Exchange Program

During this exchange in Mexico, I followed courses on sociology, intercultural communication and international politics, among others.

Bachelor'S Degree, Rechtsgeleerdheid, 7,32

During this bachelor, I mainly focused on Dutch law.

Vwo-Atheneum, Economie & Maatschappij