Post by Ferdi Hofstede

IB Graduation day ✨ Yesterday afternoon was one of the most rewarding - and at the same time most bittersweet - moments of the academic year at Windesheim, celebrating the graduation of our International Business students!   This year's cohort was truly special. A close-knit, talented, and inspiring group who helped shape our IB community. I would especially like to acknowledge our four Ukrainian graduates 🇺🇦 Aleksiia Pogrebniak, Anhelina Koretska, Anastasiia Lobko and David Khachatrian, who joined us four years ago under incredibly difficult circumstances. Watching them graduate today reflects their resilience, determination, and the positive impact they have had on all of us. It was a deeply moving moment we will never forget ❤️   We were also delighted that we were able to livestream the ceremony, allowing the families and friends of Maria Ignacia Vivanco Riquelme in Chile and Priyamvada Shastri in India to celebrate this special milestone with us, even though they couldn't be with us on campus.   As we say goodbye, we also look back on a year in which we continued to strengthen our IB curriculum, maintained our top-three position among IB-programmes in the Netherlands in the National Student Survey, and, above all, worked together with amazing students and a dedicated team of passionate IB-colleagues who make our programme what it is. Proud of all of you!   Congratulations to all our graduates: Anastasiia, Claire, Damian, Sanne, Šarlotė, Zsa Zsa, David, Maria, Nina, Oana, Priyamvada, Lucas, Aleksiia, Anhelina, Sander, Yassine, Daphne, Julia, Thierry, Artien, Julien, Lars, Mannes, Tim and Lucas 👏 👏   You will be missed on our campus, but we sincerely hope this is not goodbye. We look forward to staying connected, following your journeys, and welcoming you back as alumni. Wishing you every success in whatever comes next and enjoy a well-deserved summer! 🍀 ☀️   #internationalbusiness #Windesheim