Meet Jolien Vandoorne
Master’s degree at BUW: M.Sc. European Urban Studies / Urbanistik
Graduation year: 2025
Master’s thesis topic: The impact of urban regeneration in post-conflict West-Belfast on the sense of belonging among Gaeilgeoirí residents (Irish speaking residents).
Bachelor‘s degree in History at Catholic University Leuven, Belgium
Graduation year: 2022
Meet Joseph Kwasnik
Master’s degree at BUW: M.Sc. European Urban Studies
Graduation year: 2024
Master’s thesis topic: The impact of Airbnb on the Warsaw rental housing market following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. More broadly, the project investigated the role of the short-term rental market during periods of housing supply/demand shock.
Bachelor‘s degree at Queen’s University Belfast in Anthropology
Graduation year: 2017
Meet Luiza Maciel Costa da Silva
Luiza is one of our alumni and graduated last year with the MSc European Urban Studies. Find out more about her interests, experiences and challenges after graduation below.
Master’s degree at BUW: M.Sc. European Urban Studies
Graduation: 2020
Master’s thesis topic: Smart cities and mobility hubs
Meet Magdalena Janzic
Magdalena is one of our alumni and graduated last year with the MSc European Urban Studies. Find out more about her interests, experiences and challenges after graduation below.
Master’s degree at BUW: M.Sc. European Urban Studies
Graduation year: 2021
Master’s thesis topic: Biophilic urbanism as a perspective to improve human-nature relationship in the city. Developing nature stewardship in Lisbon
Meet Arnisa Halili
Meet Arnisa Halili
Arnisa is one of our alumni and graduated last year with the MSc European Urban Studies. Although she has graduated, she is not done with Weimar and BUW just yet, and we are here for it! Find out more about her path in academia after graduation below.
Master’s degree at BUW: M.Sc. European Urban Studies
Graduation: 2022
Master's thesis topic: Strategies of self-employed migrant women in family-run restaurants during the COVID-19 Pandemic. An analysis of transformed workspaces
Meet Gytis Nakvosas
Gytis is one of our alumni and graduated last year with the MSc European Urban Studies. Find out more about her interests, experiences and challenges after graduation below.
Master’s degree at BUW: M.Sc. European Urban Studies
Graduation: 2023
Master’s thesis topic: 'Loft' housing in Vilnius as an example of microliving in the context of post-socialist housing market"