Join Machiavelli for the second-to-last event of the year! Leave the academic year behind you, and look towards the summer with our end of year festival. Organized in Vondelpark, we'll have a chill evening of nice music, plenty of drinks, and much gezelligheid! Sign up is completely free, so make sure to bring your friends and we'll see you there!

Shane Koppers

SV Machiavelli 

Grassy Grooves End of Year Festival

Got questions or feedback about your studies and the faculty? Here's your chance!  
Join the Education Dialogue with Prof. Dr. Christa Boer, Dean of the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences!  
Come meet the Dean, ask your questions, and share your concerns — your voice matters!

Education Dialogue: Meet the Dean

King of the Road is back for a final adventure to close the academic year! From June 12th to 15th, we’ll be hitting the road with a group of cars, the locations are secret and will be given out slowly but surely during the trip, so whoever comes first gains points! The costs are €77 - spots are very limited, so get your ticket now!

King of the Road 2025: no. XXII

Our annual Trip to The Hague is back for this year! Join us as we visit the Embassy of Thailand, get a tour of the Tweede Kamer, enjoy the political sights of the city and finish the day with a fun pub crawl!

Trip to The Hague

Join us for our final discusses of the year held at Amnesty’s HQ! We will be hearing about Amnesty's research into the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the Genocide in Gaza

Machiavelli Discusses: Palestine (With Amnesty)

Compete against the other social science associations in the most high-stakes football tournament of the year! Gather your best players to represent Machavelli and bring us to glory for the number one spot. At the Geuzenmiddenmeer, we will play a tournament against the FMG and (ofcourse) drink some beer after! Hope to see you there to represent political science!

Scientia Calix Football Tournament

Join Machiavelli for a great night of enjoying quality music! Have a drink, sit down or sign from the top of your lungs, the choice is yours! Make sure to bring all your friends and get in the mood to dance and sing, because this night will prove to be amazing!

Live Music night

Join us at the Internship Fair, a unique opportunity for Political Science students to explore career paths, meet recruiters, and connect with organizations offering internships in public policy, international relations, and more. The event will take place on May 20th at CREA MusicHall from 14:00 to 17:00, bringing together over 20 attendees in an engaging and dynamic setting.

Don’t miss this chance to network, gain insights into the job market, and take the next step in your professional journey.

Questions? Email penningmeester@svmachiavelli.nl or r.j.pistorius@uva.nl

Internship Fair

Interesse in internationaal werken op het gebied van mensenrechten en de rechtsstaat? Meld je aan voor dit online carrière event op 13 mei

Studeer je nog of ben je een young professional met maximaal zeven jaar werkervaring? En ben je benieuwd naar de carrièremogelijkheden bij internationale organisaties (IO’s) die zich inzetten voor mensenrechten en de rechtsstaat? Zet dinsdag 13 mei dan vast in je agenda.

Bureau NCIF (onderdeel van het Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken) organiseert die dag een gratis online carrière event van 14.00 tot 16.00 uur waarin je kennismaakt met verschillende IO’s waarvan het werk direct raakt aan de thema’s mensenrechten en rechtsstaat.

Tijdens het eerste uur van het online event kun je meeluisteren tijdens een panelgesprek met medewerkers van verschillende IO’s. In het tweede uur kun je in verschillende break-out rooms in gesprek gaan met HR-professionals van de deelnemende organisaties. Zo kom je meer te weten over de loopbaankansen die er zijn én hoe je kunt solliciteren bij de organisatie die je interesse heeft.  

De deelnemende organisaties:

- FRA (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights)
- ICC (International Criminal Court)
- OHCHR (The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights)
- RvE (Raad van Europa)

Wat kun je verwachten?

- Een inkijkje in het werken bij de deelnemende organisaties
- Carrièretips van huidige medewerkers
- Uitleg over carrièremogelijkheden door HR-professionals en recruiters
- Informatie over ondersteuning door de Nationaal Coördinator Internationale Functies (NCIF)

Meld je aan!

Wil je erbij zijn? Meld je dan direct aan via https://bit.ly/4cygJo5


Over de Nationaal Coördinator Internationale Functies

NCIF is hét startpunt voor meer informatie over internationale carrièremogelijkheden. De Nationaal Coördinator Internationale Functies (NCIF) zet zich in om de carrièrekansen van Nederlanders bij internationale organisaties (IO's) en de EU te vergroten en meer Nederlanders bij deze organisaties geplaatst te krijgen. Dat doen we onder meer door het geven van voorlichting en advies over werken voor IO's.

Online careerevent namens het Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

Dear Machiavellians,  

The LCB '25 (Landelijk Congres der Bestuurskunde) — National Congress of Public Administration is happening on May 12th at De Bazel, Amsterdam.  

The theme this year is “Colliding Crises in Governance: Origins, Management and Solutions.”  
It’s the opportunity to hear from experts (famous Dutch politicians and academics), meet people in the field, dive into some relevant public governance issues with the workshops (ministries, red cross, booking. com, stedin, etc), and find your next internship during the networking carrousel!!  

Tickets are available here:  
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lcb-2025-tickets-1290366524009?aff=oddtdtcreator

More info about the congress and the organizing board:  
https://lcb.nl/en/board/

LCB (National Congress of Public Administration)

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Join Machiavelli after a great picnic for a drink! Returning to a favourite at Kopstootbar, it's bound to be a great night with amazing music, drinks plentiful and lovely conversation! Make sure to also join the cultural picnic beforehand to get a sneaky drink in ;)

🪩 Party

🍿 Chill

After-picnic borrel

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