Networking

VU Association

VU Association is a network for anyone who has a connection with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, and who feels involved in the activities we undertake.

Young.VU

Young employees looking for young employees

Are you a young employee (guideline < 36 years) and would you like to get to know other young colleagues? You can! Young.VU is an initiative that organises various activities throughout the year. From informal drinks to informative lectures and a boat trip. It has all passed the revue.

Curious what else is on the agenda? Sign up for our mailing and stay informed! We look forward to meeting you live on campus at our next event. Sign up by sending an email to young@vu.nl. See you soon!

WO&MEN@VU

WO&MEN@VU is a network for all VU employees, whom is striving to improve gender equality within VU Amsterdam. Our efforts are certainly not limited to women. Also male or employees with another gender identity are welcome for help and our effort.

VU Pride

VU Pride is the network for and by LGBTQIA+ students and employees of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Univers

Univers is the network of neurodivergent VU employees (such as those with ADHD, autism or epilepsy) who seek support, have questions, or want to connect.

Neurodivergence can affect your work, and how you connect and interact with your colleagues. This is why Univers has been set up as a support, meeting point and network. All VU employees can participate.

PhD's

Come together and meet your fellow PhD students. At VU Amsterdam we organise a number of social events and sports activities for PhD candidates and their families.

More info PhD gatherings

Management Assistant Community VU

As a Management Assistant, you bring your own unique experience and skills. What could be better than being able to share that knowledge and expertise? At the same time, you can learn from others in order to become more effective together in the work.

With our community, we offer you as a Management Assistant a platform for collaboration, support, and knowledge sharing. At the VU, more than 100 Management Assistants work. For connection and knowledge sharing, there is a so-called Management Assistant Community VU. Everyone who works as a Management Assistant (MA) can join this community.

What are our activities?

Teams page

The group comes together in a team in Microsoft Teams (Secretaresse Community VU | Algemeen | Microsoft Teams) and can use this place to ask each other questions, share tips & tricks, find information about meeting locations, and keep track of who supports whom. Sometimes trainings are organized especially for MA’s, such as training on the use of Co-pilot. Are you an MA at the VU and not yet a member of the Team, then click on the Teams link to stay informed.

Meeting Management Assistant Community

Every two months, a delegation of the community meets in the ‘Vergadering Secretaresse Community’. Here we discuss relevant VU-wide matters that we then share afterwards. These can also be trainings about, for example, AI. In this way, we share knowledge and can pass this on to our colleagues. Do you have a topic for the meeting or would you like to come and present something yourself? You are very welcome!

Annual event

Each year, a small organizing committee of several MA’s organizes the Management Assistants Event, a half-day especially for Management Assistants. The program always consists of a good mix of information and connection. A nice way to get to know each other better!

Who are we?

The Management Assistant Community VU consists of all Management Assistants of the VU. The chair of the community is Epke Sambrink Sanderink, management assistant to the director HRMAM, Renée-Andrée Koornstra. The secretary of the community is Viola van der Rhee, management assistant to the director of Finance, Laura Verra.

Do you have questions or ideas about the Management Assistant Community VU?
Please contact us via: vsc@vu.nl

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