News. Opportunities. Insight.
blue&yellow aims at becoming a bridge between students and the European Union, by offering both career insight and development as well as knowledge on EU affairs. blue&yellow not only acts as an informative platform but also as a marketplace for ideas and debate. With its two pillars, career development and the EU, and its four categories, blue&yellow delivers in a compiled and transparent way to provide valuable information on a wide range of European topics.
Why?
For our Members
blue&yellow offers ECA members the opportunity to develop their journalistic, writing, research and critical thinking skills. Furthermore, it allows them to become more informed and develop their knowledge of the EU.
For the Student Community
This project offers a platform where the student community as a whole is able to exchange ideas, develop knowledge and critical thinking and become more informed about ongoing relevant topics and EU-related affairs.
For the EU
By publishing European-related articles, blue&yellow raises awareness of the functioning and contribution of the European institutions among students. By providing easy to access information, this project shows Maastricht’s students the benefits of the EU, and how it influences our daily lives.
Meet the Team
Nefeli Gkaroutsou
Editor-in-chief
LLB European Law
I am immensely proud to be the Editor-in-Chief of the blue&yellow blog. It allows me to explore my passion for journalism and keep informed about relevant EU issues.
Federico Fo
BA European Studies
Journalism is an open window on the events of the world. It allows to be aware of what is happening around us looking at different perspecitves. Thus, creating a global community. Thanks to blue&yellow I aim to contribute at the disclosure of different stories and realities, so to provide new insights and knowledge regarding our world.
Lisa Schipperijn
Msc (Research) Master European Studies
Writing for Blue & Yellow allows me to combine my passion for journalism with my field of studies. My specific interest lies in exploring the histories of European integration, colonial memory, and the dynamics between the EU and its overseas countries and territories. Additionally, I have always loved interviewing people and hope to interview many interesting people who have a career in our field as I believe there are so many directions to go in.
Yana Chakarova
LLB European Law
Joining the Blue & Yellow team allows me to raise awareness regarding EU topics that are of importance not only for UM students but for all EU citizens. Being part of this team fosters my creativity for writing and interest regarding relevant EU law topics that I want to continue dealing with in the future. Moreover, the Blue & Yellow committee helps me in developing my ability to work in a team and knowledge relating to the multifaceted nature of EU topics.
Carlo Civitarese Matteucci
BA European Studies
To me, the most fulfilling aspect of writing on Blue and Yellow is the possibility to keep learning through research. I am glad I have the opportunity to share my curiosity with readers, hopefully bringing them closer to apparently distant EU affairs, while gathering knowledge about those affairs myself. I am especially interested in fringe issues regarding the European Union, as they have the benefit of being relatively unexplored.
Kristoffer Saetre
LLB European Law
Through my writing I want to shed light on disputed topics in the EU to strengthen democracy. It is vital for me to educate and inform fellow students and thereby enhance the democratic debate. I take my inspiration from the quote “Those who fall asleep in a democracy might wake up in a dictatorship. “
Terk Felix Kraft
MA European Studies
I am passionate about delving into the complexities of EU legislation, breaking them down and connecting them to the changing realities around us. Subtle ruptures that hint at bigger policy shifts spark my interest. I observe environmental, transport and defense legislation.
Nurbolat Kambekov
BSc Economics and Business Economics
I’m glad to be a part of the blue&yellow team as it allows me to pursue my passion for politics. In the future, I hope that our team will be able to transform blue&yellow into a medium for analysis and discussion of contemporary issues in Europe.
Electra Moutsouri
BA European Studies
Blue & Yellow provides the ideal platform to channel my passion for journalism and politics. In my articles, I aim to shed light on significant EU events and issues, ensuring that our audience stays well-informed about current news. This opportunity not only fosters my personal growth also underscores the collective impact we have in making European affairs accessible and engaging to a diverse audience.
Federico Durante Mangoni
BA European Studies
I believe that journalism, information, and report are the basis to create a truly European society and public sphere. By joining blue&yellow I hope we will be able to foster discussion and debate about EU issues in order to pursue an ever closer union.
Nora Fotini El-Awdan
MSc (Research) Master European Studies
I am passionate about discovering Europe, the EU, and its international relations. Blue&yellow allows me to share and discuss these experiences with fellow students and alumni interested in European affairs. I aim to contribute to and foster productive debates on Europe and the World by writing about opportunities to get involved, like ECA study trips; about EU-Africa relations and topics that combine travel, culture, and (geo-)politics.
This project is partly made possible by SWOL- Universiteitsfonds Limburg