“When I joined PREMIUM I had very high expectations, but the experience went far beyond those expectations. During these months I have had the opportunity to grow both professionally and personally. All the workshops I attended, the meetings I had, and the project I carried out have given me a different perspective not only of the job market, but of life in general. Furthermore, I really appreciated the help of my mentor and coach. They were fantastic and always very supportive. I will now move to Brussels to undertake a traineeship at the Council of the EU, but I will never forget this life-changing experience.”

“The PREMIUM experience allowed me to learn how to be professional in a safe environment. I believe the experience I have gained will help enormously as I enter the working world.”

“PREMIUM has provided me with an environment that has allowed me to expand my horizons across a wide range of topics, meet new (amazing) people and learn valuable life skills. I’m so grateful I got to participate!”

“Taking part in PREMIUM was an amazing experience from which I benefitted in many different ways. Besides the numerous interesting sessions organised by the PREMIUM team, I particularly enjoyed the work in my project team. We all learned a lot about the industry of our client and had the chance to take advantage of the knowledge that we acquired during our studies in a practical way. In my case, the project even helped me to find a job. However, the best part of the whole programme was meeting new people and making new friends. In the end, PREMIUM was far more than just an addition to my master’s programme. It was an incredible experience, which I would recommend to everybody!”

“Being part of the Premium Honors Programme is an incredible contribution for any student’s professional growth. By taking part in a project with a multicultural team for an external client, Premium helps you enhance and develop the required skills of this century for any job environment, making you face challenges, manage possible conflicts and improving your communication skills.
For people with prior working experience, like it was in my case, Premium helps you gain understanding and increase your respect for diversity in views and cultural backgrounds, an experience that does not always happen when you start working. So my advice to any potential participant is “make the most out of it! It will be a great and valuable experience.”

“I’m so glad I participated in PREMIUM. In the different workshops, I gained skills that are actually useful for my future, and I also learned a lot about myself through the coaching. But the best part was that I met so many like-minded people!”

“PREMIUM showed me that in real life, there is often simply no ‘right’ solution to complex challenges, making creativity a core competency for our times.”

“No matter how your project turns out, you will definitely get to develop your own personal skills. I learned a lot about myself which I would never had discovered if not participating in PREMIUM. During PREMIUM you are put in an environment which you don’t get by only studying. The interaction with real clients, together with workshops and personal coaching is a unique and precious opportunity you should not miss.”

“Now I understand what they told us at the beginning of the program: PREMIUM is about the process itself and not the end product. I learned a lot from the way we managed every challenge together and took advantage of our differences.”

“I am happy that I took the extra mile and joined the PREMIUM program in cooperation with Accenture. It facilitated not only my professional but also my private development and I wouldn’t have missed it!”

”PREMIUM gave me the opportunity to work in a team with people with very different backgrounds and nationalities… and what is the best… to learn from them!”

”Especially the interdisciplinarity of the programme, specifically the teamwork with students from different cultural and study backgrounds was an enlightening experience“

“Applying for PREMIUM was a great decision that threw me into an amazing experience. It was really nice to get more practical knowledge next to university, and to work with students from other disciplines. The application procedure is a very interesting process, because it’s quite the same procedure as you would go through when applying for a real job. The knowledge I have gained during this process will definitely come in handy over the next couple of months when I will be applying for jobs. Overall, I would definitely recommend the PREMIUM programme to other students.”

“PREMIUM gave me the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills, to grow as a professional and individual, and to work together with such an internationally and academically diverse and inspiring group of people!”

“The PREMIUM Programme taught me that I can combine and balance my mental health and my professional life; this is something I will take with me in my future career.”

“When I was first accepted in the PREMIUM Excellence Program, I felt this was both an opportunity and a challenge for me. After the past months, I realized that it was not only a huge chance to develop myself professionally and personally, but it was more of a life-time experience. Working for a big company as a member of a GREAT interdisciplinary team, I got to know myself more, my limits, strengths and weaknesses and I feel lucky to be part of a program that promotes learning and fun at the same time.”

“For me PREMIUM has been a truly inspiring, worthwhile and most of all fun experience. You not only get support to develop and prepare yourself for a future career, you also meet lots of diverse fellow students. Without the PREMIUM experience I wouldn’t have gotten the chance to meet so many students from different academic backgrounds and from the various UM faculties. PREMIUM is really a great opportunity to make a contribution outside the curriculum and to see yourself grow in the context of an interesting and challenging project.”

“Are you curious about PREMIUM? So was I and I am glad I was! People of
the premium programme are easy going and we are here because we want to
be here. It is fun to be with motivated and interesting people from different
academic backgrounds and work on a real-life project with an interdisciplinary
team. The entire experience was very enriching, you gain a lot of new insights
about a new industry, and learn more research skills. Don’t miss out on it! “

“I knew I wanted a project that contained a creative input from the students, so I mainly focused on that. I spoke with the ladies of House of Inspiration during the last 5 minutes of the Mix&Match, and I knew what I wanted. When speaking to the client, I was blown away by their enthusiasm! The way they spoke about their own business was really beautiful to witness. They convinced me this was the project I wanted to do. I must say I am very lucky I can now happily say I was chosen to do the Inspiratiehuis project. Together with 4 other highly motivated students, a great mentor and the two wonderful ladies of House of Inspiration we are working on the project, and PREMIUM has already proven to be worth it for me!”