Posts with: NHL Stenden

StuCo Creative Business Media Event 2019: Children in Media

Should children be portrayed in media and does the portrayal of children and kids cartoon characters have an influence on media literacy and mental health? These and other questions were the topics of this year’s annual media debate event hosted by the Student Council of Creative Business (StuCo CB) at NHL Stenden. To receive an insight behind the scenes, YourPost talked to the contestants, the judges and the initiator. More →

YourPost’s DNA: Marisa Greiner from Germany

What is DNA? There are different ways to define DNA. Scientifically speaking DNA is short for deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that contains the genetic information of the entire organism. It can be found in each cell; it is the ultimate “data base”. But what does that tell us? And does our DNA define what kind of person we become? More →

YourPost’s DNA: Raquel Moreira de Sousa from Portugal

Hi, my name is Raquel. I came from Lisbon, Portugal, where I study Marketing and Advertising and I ́m on my last year of graduation. My father is from Angola and my mother is from a little town in Portugal. I have one sister and a lot of cousins. My favourite part of the year is when we all meet at my grandmother’s farm and make a big dinner all together. More →

YourPost’s DNA: Andreia Pires from Portugal
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Hi, my name is Andreia I’m 20 years old and I am from Portugal. I live in a small town call São Pedro do Estoril it’s amazing because it’s near the sea and every day when I wake up and open my window I can smell the beach. In my home country, I’m studying Marketing and Advertising. In Leeuwarden, I’m studying the Communication course at NHL Stenden University. I choose this course because I wanted to develop my communication skills using a different language than my own. More →

YourPost’s DNA: Sarah de Thy from France

Hoi, my name is Sarah and I am a 21-year-old French girl from Paris. Since my childhood, I have always wanted to live in the Netherlands and that is not a coincidence. Indeed, my grandmother lived in the Netherlands for thirty years and I was visiting her every vacation. For as long as I can remember I know that I wanted to come to this country one day and build a life there as I fell in love with this country, the culture, the food and the people. I liked everything about this place except for the wind maybe! More →

YourPost’s DNA: Nanna from Denmark

Hej/Hoi/Hello to you dear reader! My name is Nanna. I am a 25-years-young Danish Viking. Yes, I am a very proud Dane. I think I am the typical Scandinavian girl – blue eyes and dark blond hair. I was born and raised in Roskilde, I don’t know if you know where that is, but it’s 30 minutes from Copenhagen and very famous for Roskilde Festival, which is also the biggest festival in Scandinavia, ring a bell? No? Use google. More →

YourPost’s DNA: Martina Andrés from Andalusia

Hoi! My name is Martina, I am 20 years old and I come from Andalusia, in the south of Spain. I am an exchange student, studying Communication at NHL Stenden. I have been almost 2 months in Leeuwarden and I am going to be here till February. I came here because I really wanted to have this international experience, have the opportunity to know this wonderful and interesting country and meet people from all around the world. More →

Violet Sithole, Frysian beauty with a purpose

It’s not a secret that Friesland houses some of the most beautiful women and successful models of The Netherlands. Not excluded are the two models who participate in Miss Supermodel Worldwide Africa (MSWAfrica), a national beauty pageant for women with an African background. The winner of MSWAfrica progresses to Miss Supermodel Worldwide, an international pageant in India where she will represent The Netherlands. The next model is Tariro Violet Sithole, a 19 year old Zimbabwean native who moved to Leeuwarden five months ago. More →

YourPost’s DNA: Kristine Moiseikova from Latvia

Hello, my name is Kristine, Kristina or just Kris. I am a 22-year-old Latvian girl. I am not the typical Latvian girl because I have multinational roots. My grandparents are from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Latvia. That is why I speak Latvian and Russian languages fluently. In my family we speak only Russian language, but the Latvian language I use whilst speaking with professionals. More →

YourPost’s DNA: Feng Chien Kao (Connie) from Taiwan

Hi! My Chinese name is Feng Chien Kao, and my English name is Connie. People usually call me Connie because it is hard to pronounce “Feng Chien”. I am 22 years old. I come from Taiwan, which is roughly the same size as the Netherlands and it is surrounded by the sea. I live in Taipei, which is the capital in Taiwan. More →

YourPost is ready for the new season

We proudly present you the new – international – YourPost team for the upcoming season. As always, enthusiastic volunteers and communication and media students from NHL / Stenden. In the coming time, students from the Netherlands and colleagues from Taiwan, Lithuania, Spain and Romania will be present at the YourPost editorial office. And all of them are buzzing with ideas! So keep an eye on our YourPost page or visit www.yourpost.frl

YourPost’s DNA: Leonhard Wildhagen from Germany

Hey, my name is Leonhard Wildhagen, but usually everybody calls me Leo. I am a 24 year-old student from Germany. I am studying Media and Entertainment Management at NHL Stenden university Leeuwarden for about 2 years now. So, I had a lot of time to experience this beautiful city. I am originally from a small town in western Germany, called Recklinghausen. However, after my high school graduation, I started moving around a lot and traveled the world and ended up in Leeuwarden. Since then, it is the only place I would consider as home. More →

Through the eyes of… Anna Greifeneder from Austria: A different way to drink beer and budget-friendly coffee

For me as an exchange student from Austria it was predictable that I won´t have that huge of a cultural shock, because Austria is, as well as the Netherlands, located in Northwest Europe. I guessed life and things will be quite similar to my home country, but there are more differences than I have thought there would be. I have noticed many small and nondescript seeming things. More →

Broodje Bewust: The cafe that is always one step ahead

The fact that the Netherlands is below the sea level ishardly any news and neither is the fact that we are currently struggling with a huge climate threat. Having the earth and the future in mind, there have been different trends that can be followed in order to think and act sustainable. Not only, from a human perspective, but also from a local company perspective. More →

People of Leeuwarden [1]: Patrick Ricao

We are happy to introduce to you our first story about an emerging musician living in Friesland. Patrick Ricao is a singer/songwriter whom I met around three years ago. More →

YourPost’s DNA: Nadja Nordström from Sweden

Hej/Hoi/Hello! My name is Nadja Nordström and I’m 24 years old. I was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. The purpose of my move to Leeuwarden is because I’m an exchange student at the NHL Stenden. My major and field is within Communications. Back home in Sweden, I study at a University called the Mid University, which is located in a town called Sundsvall. More →

YourPost’s DNA: Anna Greifeneder from Austria

How to introduce myself? Let’s see: My name is Anna Greifeneder, I am 23 years old and I am currently an exchange student Communication at NHL Stenden. I am born and raised in a small city in Austria, called Wels. It was always one of my wishes to study abroad and therefore, to get the chance to be part of Erasmus programme for one semester seemed perfect to me. More →