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: Karolina Dasenkovaite from Lithuania

Hello! My name is Karolina; however, I like when people refer to me as Caroline. I do not know why, maybe it sounds better? People always ask me that. I am 21 years old media student from a small yet incredibly beautiful country in the Baltic states – Lithuania. More

New energy after the holidays

photo: Steven Hulzinga

The spring break is over and the editors of YourPost are taking on new energy! The program includes beautiful articles/series and sparkling video reports. Here a part of our editorial team, on the steps of de Kanselarij. In addition to Dutch, our team currently consists of students / volunteers from Romania, Germany, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Afghanistan, Sweden, Spain, Brazil and Austria.

YourPost presents promo video

With the presentation of its own promotional film, YourPost, the online news agency for citizen journalism, had its own red carpet moment last week. Exchange students, guests of NHL Stenden and volunteers met at this cheerful gathering in the Kanselarij. With an enthusiastic speech, Mayor Ferd Crone also showed his interest. With the press on a button he started the video (see photo). More

YourPost contributes to DNA artwork

The art project DNALWD2018 collects the personal stories or memories of everyone who has ‘something’ with Leeuwarden. Stories about work, friendship, hobby, the love for your partner or passion for your sport. The possibilities are endless. The editors of YourPost also feel involved in this community art project.
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Remedios Torrico Alcudia from Spain – YourPost’s DNA

¡Hola! My name is Remedios Torrico Alcudia, I left Spain a couple of months ago to become an international student in Leeuwarden for a semester. Back in Spain I study journalism and being part of YourPost has not only been an honour but also a great opportunity to become better in a field that I’m really passionate about. More

Alyssa van der Galiën from the Netherlands – YourPost’s DNA

My name is Alyssa van der Galiën, I am 19 years old, and I am from Harlingen, Friesland, where I have lived my whole life. I am currently studying Media and Entertainment management at Stenden in Leeuwarden, so I am in Leeuwarden almost every day. More

PR Talent Prize 2017 – #Thankyoupost

How do you thank volunteers? That is the winning theme of the PR Talentenprijs 2017 of the Communication education of the NHL. The winning team: Ilse Betten, Virginia Rignano, Heejin Roh, Remedios Torrico Alcudia and Marit Voogd.

PR Talent Prize 2017 to #Thankyoupost

‘How do you thank volunteers’? That is the winning theme of the PR Talent Prize 2017 of the communication course at NHL University. With a viral campaign for YourPost about volunteer work, communication students Ilse Betten and Marit Voogd from the Netherlands, Virginia Rignano (Italy), HeeJin Roh (South Korea) and Remedios Torrico Alcudia (Spain) won the first prize. More

Patrizia Rangelova from Bulgaria – YourPost’s DNA

My mom named me Patrizia 21 years ago. I took my dad’s surname, so call me miss Rangelova. On a beautiful day in August, when I got my name, I started my life in a beautiful house in a beautiful city called Sofia, which happens to be the capital of Bulgaria. Nineteen years later I took the brave decision to leave for unknown lands to complete my bachelor degree. More

Federico Patelli from Italy – YourPost’s DNA

I’m Federico Patelli, I’m 20 years old, I’m Italian, I’m a Communication student at NHL. I decided to move to The Netherlands from Italy for a while. I’m doing my Erasmus program for 6 months, I chose Hollande and NHL for its reputation. More

Eimantas Zemaitis from Lithuania – YourPost’s DNA

Hi! My name is Eimantas; I am a 24-year-old male. I came here from a small country Lithuania and even smaller town Ariogala. Why and how did I get here? A few years ago a took a decision to study Media and Entertainment Management in Leeuwarden. More

Ksenia Padaliakina from Belarus – YourPost’s DNA

Hey everyone! Here I am. My name is Ksenia and I am 20 years old girl, who was raised in a beautiful and peaceful country – Belarus. My native language is Russian, but I am fluent in English as well. A few years ago I decided to study Media, and my choice fell on Leeuwarden. And that is how everything began – my interests in different cultures, travelling and meeting people from all over the world. More