Media Technology MSc programme

09/02/2026

What's Next? Alumni Talk Series: “Sideways is Forwards”
Date: Friday, February 27,
Alumni talks: 16:00-17:00
Location: Gorlaeus Building, room BE.0.09

We are excited to announce the upcoming session of this semester’s Creative Intelligence and Technology (CrIT) alumni talk series, this time organised around the theme of “Sideways is Forwards”. In this edition of What’s Next?, two Media Technology alumni, Rinus Bot and Gleb Satyukov, share how exploring adjacent interests and disciplines can lead to richer, more resilient paths. An evening about detours, intersections, and the creative potential of not following a straight line, followed by drinks where you can continue the conversation.

Rinus Bot https://rinusbot.nl/about.html is a creative director, designer and producer whose works take on a critical perspective on contemporary issues. His work covers a wide range of domains from filmmaking to creating spaces for collaboration and exploration.

Gleb Satyukov is a data science educator, software engineer, and researcher. He teaches at the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and is involved in a range of data science research projects.

The two alumni will share how studying at Media Technology (now Creative Intelligence and Technology) informed and shaped their career journeys.

With "What's Next?” we hope to inspire current CrIT students, show the various paths taken after their studies, and bring together alumni, current students, and staff.

Join, be inspired, and have a good time as you start the new semester with the first CrIT drinks of 2026.

05/12/2025

What's Next? Alumni Talk Series: Making and preserving the digital world
Date: Friday, December 12,
Alumni talks: 16:00-17:00
Location: Gorlaeus Building, room BE.0.09

We are excited to announce the upcoming session of this semester’s CrIT alumni talk series, this time organised around the theme of “Making and preserving the digital world”. It will feature two alumni, Winke Wiegersma and Arnaud Loonstra, whose work is related to sustainability and preservation of digital spaces.

Winke Wiegersma (https://www.beeldengeluid.nl/organisatie/experts/winke-wiegersma) is a digital culture product manager within the research and heritage team at Sound & Vision. She works on a variety of research and innovation projects in the fields of born-digital heritage, immersive experiences, AI, and games.

Arnaud Loonstra (https://www.sphaero.org/about.html) is an experimental technologist working with live systems, new media art, creative coding, permacomputing and sustainable digital practices. He has been involved in various roles, from researcher to developer and lecturer.

The two alumni will share how studying at Media Technology (now Creative Intelligence and Technology) informed and shaped their career journeys.

With "What's Next?” we hope to inspire current CrIT students, show the various paths taken after their studies, and bring together alumni, current students, and staff.

Join, be inspired, and have a good time as you round up the semester with the last CrIT drinks of 2025.

14/11/2024

Friday, December 13th 16:00 - 17:00

Hi everyone! We are excited to announce the upcoming alumni talk session. The theme for this edition of "What's Next?" is creative and immersive technologies. We have invited two alumni who represent this field very well - Robin de Lange and Anastasia Thambwe. Both will share about their lives after graduating Media Technology.

Robin graduated from Media Technology in 2013. He founded the Virtual Reality Learning Lab, which helps schools, companies, students, and individual professionals use VR and AR for teaching and training. He has also an extensive teaching experience and he is often invited to give talks reflecting on the effects of digital technologies on our society, in particular on how Virtual & Augmented Reality can change the way we learn, create and solve problems.

Anastasia graduated from Media Technology in 2022 and is a Creative Technologist and Game Designer at the Digital Society School in Amsterdam. Anastasia worked on various projects for the design, development, art and management processes. Her self-taught skills as a digital artist aid her in designing and communicating about projects she takes part in.

After the two talks, we’ll have drinks and pizza at Fusie.

"What's Next?" is a nice social event that brings together MT alumni, students, and staff. It is organised by students and showcases the diverse career paths after Media Technology.

Date: Friday, December 13th
Time: 16:00 - 17:00
Location: Gorlaeus Building room BE.0.09

03/06/2024

The What’s Next? series features Media Technology alumni speaking about their work and development after their studies. Alice Bodanzky is Project Manager at TU Delft’s Library and leading the transformation of the collection wall into an engaging interactive experience. Esra Isguzar is Strategic Product Designer at 510 an Initiative of the Netherlands Red Cross. She is brave but cautious enough to survive.
Friday June 14th 15:30-17:00 at Kunstinstituut Melly in Rotterdam, parallel to our exhibition LIVING at V2_.

03/06/2024

We are really excited to announce our upcoming exhibition LIVING at V2_

21/02/2024

Friday, February 23rd will be the first What's Next alumni talk of the semester! This time, we welcome Andrei Nesterov and Patrick Heneise to share about their careers and experiences with communities in technology.

Andrei Nesterov attended Media Technology courses in 2019 and is currently pursuing a PhD in the Human-Centered Data Analytics group of CWI. This research group focuses on human-centered, responsible AI in culture and media to ensure inclusive digital systems that promote diversity and combat misinformation. In addition to conducting research in the traditional sense, Andrei is a freelance data journalist, working on projects for NGOs.

Patrick Heneise graduated from Media Technology in 2011 and is currently CEO of Zentered, a software engineering company. He is a digital nomad and actively fosters collaboration and knowledge sharing in tech communities around the world, having co-founded several initiatives such as the Cyprus Developer Community and BarcelonaJS.

Through these alumni talk series, we aim to inspire current Media Technology students, showcase the variety of career paths available after completing their studies, and facilitate connections between alumni and students. These series are organised by the students of Media Technology themselves.

See you there!

Location: 413, Snellius
Time: 16:00-17:00, Friday, February 23
Followed by drinks

P.S. Mark your calendar: The other dates for the “What’s Next?” series in the Spring semester are April 12, and June 14.

13/12/2023

"What's Next?" Alumni Talks on Life after Media Tech, Friday, December 15

Media Technology: What's Next? Alumni Talk Series
Time: Friday, December 15, 16:00
Location: Snellius, room 413, followed by drinks at Fo**ar

This time, the “What’s Next?” series will feature two very recent Media Technology graduates, Michaël Grauwde and Marissa Memelink, who will discuss the initial steps they are taking in their respective fields after graduation. Although they work in different areas, both share an interest in a critical approach to the development and evaluation of AI technologies.

Michael Grauwde, a 2022 Media Technology graduate, is currently pursuing a PhD in Delft. He is exploring an inclusive, iterative, and deliberative approach to technology development through the creation of a value-based conversational agent.

Marissa Memelink, also a 2022 graduate, has already made waves in the art world with the publication of her thesis, which proposes a new framework for analysing and comparing art created with or by autonomous systems. She is also an artistic researcher at SETUP, a platform dedicated to fostering a critical approach to technology in society.

Through these alumni talk series, we aim to inspire current Media Technology students, showcase the variety of career paths available after completing their studies, and facilitate connections between alumni and students. These series are organised by the students of Media Technology themselves.

See you there!

P.S. Mark your calendar: The tentative dates for the “What’s Next?” series in the Spring semester are February 23, April 12, and June 14.

09/10/2023

Media Technology: What's Next? Alumni Talk Series
Time: Friday, October 13, 16:00
Location: Snellius, room 413, followed by drinks at Fo**ar

Curious about the career paths of Media Tech alumni? Our Alumni Talk Series is back! We're kicking off with two outstanding speakers: Robin Bergman and Dagmar Geerlings. They'll discuss how pursuing one's passion aligns with building a fulfilling career, and how their experiences at Media Technology played role in that.

Robin Bergman graduated from Media Technology in 2017/2018 and is currently researching the future of the human body at the Netherlands Study Centre for Technology Trends (STT).

Dagmar Geerlings graduated in 2016/2017 and has followed a unique path, even for a Media Technology student. She is a specialty coffee brewer, a professional barista & coffee trainer, and the owner of her own coffee bar, Dagger Coffee in Utrecht.

The talks will be followed by drinks at Fo**ar, providing a great opportunity for alumni, lecturers, and current students to socialize.

Through these Alumni Talk Series, we aim to inspire current Media Technology students, showcase the diverse career paths taken after graduation, and bring together alumni and students. These events are organized by Media Technology students themselves.

Mark your calendars for the next two events coming on November 24 and December 15.

See you this Friday!

06/06/2023

We proudly invite you to the public lecture by Prof. Bart Barendregt about his anthropological work concerning artificial intelligence and society (in particular Islam). This lecture is part of the Media Technology exhibition "PATTERN", hosted by the Lab for the Unstable Media in Rotterdam.

Bart Barendregt is professor of Digital Anthropology at the Leiden Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) and the UNESCO Chair of Digital Diversity. He is currently principal investigator of the NWO-VICI project "One Among Zeroes |0100| Towards an Anthropology of Everyday AI in Islam".

Digital technologies and religion have more in common than meets the eye, as they both produce futures in both professional and popular imagination. The ideal of an Islamic information society spearheading the latest technologies offers a model for an alternative to the dominant pathways of digital transition: Californian ‘big tech’, the Chinese social credit system, or European regulation.

Saturday 10 June 2023
15:30 - 17:00
V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media
Eendrachtsstraat 10
3012XL Rotterdam

02/06/2023

In the upcoming What's Next? event Media Technology alumni Casper Schipper and Sabrina Verhage, both working in the field of interactive and immersive design, will speak about their current work and talk about how they came to do what they do now. We look forward to hearing their stories about what makes an outstanding design experience, and how their lives have been after graduating MSc Media Technology.

Sabrina Verhage is a Creative Technologist at Tellart, an international design consultancy, and co-founder of Creative Coding Amsterdam, a platform open for live coding performances.

Casper Schipper is a Designer and Humane Technologist at Superposition, an experimental design studio based in Arnhem. He is also teaching ‘Design with Machines’ at ArtEZ Institute of Arts.

Join this final What’s Next? event of this season. It will take place at in Rotterdam as part of Media Technology’s PATTERN exhibition June 8-11

What's Next?
Friday June 9, 15:30
V2_
Eendrachtsstraat 10
3012XL Rotterdam
(followed by drinks)

02/06/2023

In the upcoming What's Next? event Media Technology alumni Casper Schipper and Sabrina Verhage, both working in the field of interactive and immersive design, will speak about their current work and talk about how they came to do what they do now. We look forward to hearing their stories about what makes an outstanding design experience, and how their lives have been after graduating MSc Media Technology.

Sabrina Verhage is a Creative Technologist at Tellart, an international design consultancy, and co-founder of Creative Coding Amsterdam, a platform open for live coding performances.

Casper Schipper is a Designer and Humane Technologist at Superposition, an experimental design studio based in Arnhem. He is also teaching ‘Design with Machines’ at ArtEZ Institute of Arts.

Join this final What’s Next? event of this season. It will take place at in Rotterdam as part of Media Technology’s PATTERN exhibition June 8-11

What's Next?
Friday June 9, 15:30
V2_
Eendrachtsstraat 10
3012XL Rotterdam
(followed by drinks)

17/04/2023

Our upcoming Media Technology MSc information event in downtown Leiden:

Lecturing staff and current students will inform prospective students about the Media Technology MSc programme, and there is ample room to ask them the questions you may have — from application to admission and from courses to career perspectives.