On May 30th the yearly alumni event of the International Business Studies of the Amsterdam School of International Business (Amsib) took place. Like last year I attended this event and was surprised by the relatively low number of attendees. I enjoyed checking-in with old classmates and meeting alumni I hadn’t met before and to me it was a no-brainer of attending this event.
The low attendance might have several reasons as I can imagine. Together with the alumni officer – Sara Sari I have been discussing ideas about adding value, making the event more appealing to a larger group of Alumni. Similar talks I’ve had after last year’s event with the former alumni officer.
Ideas included industry specific news and updates, potentially even speakers. More networking could certainly be done as the event currently has a rather passive approach (people aren’t offered any specific way of interacting or meeting new people – it all depends on their own initiative during the event). The next event is scheduled (well in advance) for Jan. 25th 2025 and I’m looking forward to potentially brainstorming more about how to make that event an even larger success.
