Alena Kerosinskaya, a 2019 graduate of UvA’s MSc in Business Administration program, has gained experience across a variety of fields and is currently working in FinTech. I first came across her work on UvA’s website, and her inspiring story motivated me to reach out to her. She kindly agreed to meet, and I had the opportunity to ask about her student experience at UvA, her early career, and topics ranging from the challenges many students face to her own “I made it” moment. Do you remember...

Viral videos of a 7-month-old baby monkey took the internet by storm after Japan's Ichikawa City Zoo shared footage of him being scolded and unwanted by other monkeys. Punch, a macaque born in June last year, was abandoned by his mother, reportedly due to labor complications , and has faced challenges integrating with the other monkeys at the zoo. Zookeepers provided Punch with an IKEA stuffed animal to help him build muscle strength, and he was often seen with it playing and walking around,...