510 TEAMTERVIEW – 510 GLOBAL

510 TEAMTERVIEW MAIKE MEIER

Maike Meier has a BSc in Mathematics and will soon start her MSc at the University of Oxford. She worked with us as an intern. How did you hear about 510? When I finished my BSc in Mathematics in February 2019, I was looking for a meaningful way to spend the half-year I had before… Read More

510 TEAMTERVIEW ANNELIES RIEZEBOS

Annelies Riezebos studies an MSc in Statistical Science for the Life and Behavioural Sciences, with a specialisation in Data Science. She works with us through a collaboration between 510 and Ortec, and is currently writing her thesis. How did you hear about 510? Someone from Ortec came to a presentation day at my university, where… Read More

510 TEAMTERVIEW JACOPO MARGUTTI

Jacopo Margutti has a PhD in Physics and joined us as a volunteer. He is now working as a Data Scientist at 510. How did you hear about 510? It all started in a rather unremarkable way: a Facebook suggestion of a public event at the Humanity Hub in The Hague, which I decided to attend. There was a discussion… Read More

510 TEAMTERVIEW MEREL VAN COOTEN

Merel van Cooten is a master student in Health Sciences at the VU Amsterdam. How did you hear about 510: Having had different internships in an academic environment, I wanted to do something else for my master internship. That was why I specifically searched for an internship at an organization such as the red cross;…

510 TEAMTERVIEW MARIJKE PANIS

Marijke Panis is a master student in Watermanagement with a specialisation in hydrology at Delft University of Technology. How did you hear about 510? As part of my studies, I had the opportunity to work on a variety of (international) projects, which inspired me to combine my technical background with the humanitarian sector. My experience…

510 TEAMTERVIEW ELISE GARTON

Elise Garton is a master student in Global Health Research at VU Amsterdam. How did you hear about 510? I specifically searched for a global health internship that was not affiliated with an academic institution as I wanted to be part of a team environment, learn from colleagues with a variety of academic backgrounds, leverage my…

510 TEAMTERVIEW TITIA KUIPERS

Titia Kuipers is a master thesis student at 510. At TU Delft she follows the Engineering and Policy Analysis program. How did you hear about 510? During my study at the TU Delft, I attended a lecture where a humanitarian worker came to tell about his experience in the field in the Middle East. We…

510 TEAMTERVIEW AGATHE BUCHERIE

Agathe Bucherie was a master student in Hydrology and Disaster Risk Management. And starting the end of May 2019 she will be the technical project manager & trainer in 510 for Forecast Based Financing projects. How did you hear about 510? Long story before 510! I am a geoscientist as background, and I graduated in…

510 TEAMTERVIEW JASPER MEIJERING

Jasper Meijering is a master thesis student at 510 and TU Delft’s Humanitarian Technology Lab. At TU Delft he follows the Engineering and Policy Analysis program. 1: Where did you hear of the 510 team? In my first years of study, the humanitarian sector was pretty much off the radar for me. This ended…

510 TEAMTERVIEW HELEEN ELENBAAS

HELEEN ELENBAAS is our 510 Intern and is studying MSc. Geographical Information Management and Application at Utrecht University. We took a few moments to catch up with her after her first month with the team. 1: How did you end up getting a work placement with 510? I discovered 510 via one of my classmates,… Read More

510 TEAMTERVIEW DANIEL KERSBERGEN

DANIËL KERSBERGEN was a master thesis Student at 510 and has just graduated from MSc Geomatics for the Built Environment at TUDelft. You can read his thesis here 1: How did you end up doing your master thesis with 510? During my master Geomatics for the Built Environment, I was inspired by one of the associate…

510 TEAMTERVIEW JURG WILBRINK

Jurg Wilbrink was a master thesis Student at 510 and graduated from MSc. Geographical Information Management and Applications at GIMA. You can read his thesis here 1: How did you end up getting a work placement with 510? After studying medicine I realized that working within a hospital, or doctors practice is a honorable job although personally,…

510 TEAMTERVIEW CARLA MEIJERINK

CARLA MEIJERINK was a master thesis Student at 510 and has just graduated from MSc. Innovations in Public health at University Twente. You can read her thesis “Does behaviour impact the vulnerability of the Philippines community to Dengue incidence?” here 1: How did you end up doing your master thesis with 510? I first came into…

A TYPICALLY ATYPICAL WEEK AT 510

If you have just watch the video animation above, you have witnessed a time-lapse of hundreds of hours of work, by mappers all over the world, squeezed into 15 seconds. From Aug 17- 25 both both amateur & professional volunteers started mapping areas affected by floods in south Asia. Among these, were mappers from The… Read More