{"id":88728,"date":"2018-08-14T16:26:37","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T14:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=88728"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:23:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:23:03","slug":"ik-ga-rechten-studeren-omdat-ik-als-kind-al-werd-geconfronteerd-met-ongelijkheid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/08\/14\/ik-ga-rechten-studeren-omdat-ik-als-kind-al-werd-geconfronteerd-met-ongelijkheid\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m going to study law because I witnessed inequality as a child\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Julia Federowicz (18) from Rotterdam will be studying Law. As a child in Poland she witnessed corruption and inequality and ten years later, she is still fascinated by law.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\n\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\tImage by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJulia Federowicz<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Why did you choose this programme?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cBecause as a child, I witnessed inequality between people, and discrimination. I come from a small city in Poland where there\u2019s a huge gap between rich and poor. A direct result of this is that there is a lot of corruption. This resulted in my family being treated unfairly and that\u2019s how I became interested in Law. Ten years ago, we moved to the Netherlands and that interest is still there today.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0Why did you choose EUR?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI chose EUR because the university is in Rotterdam. I also looked at Groningen and Amsterdam, but both the universities there as well as the cities themselves were much less appealing to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0Are you planning to live in student housing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI won\u2019t be renting a place because I want to continue living with my parents and younger sister. We don\u2019t have any other family in the Netherlands and I feel it\u2019s important to stay close to family. During the summer holidays, we moved to a larger house so it doesn\u2019t make sense for me to move out and live somewhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0What are your expectations for your first year at EUR?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cTo be completely honest, I don\u2019t have any clear expectations for my first year at EUR. Naturally, the most important thing for me is pass all my courses without any problems this year. I don\u2019t expect it to be difficult but it will be a lot of work. During secondary school, I didn\u2019t get a lot of help from teachers, so I\u2019m used to that. That was good preparation for university.\u201d<\/p>\n

What are your good \u2013 or maybe less good \u2013 resolutions in the first year of your studies?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cCreating enjoyable memories with my fellow students! I\u2019d like to join a student association but I\u2019m not sure if I\u2019ll have time for that. But I have no problem going out during weeknights so that\u2019s something I\u2019ll be doing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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This is Tirza den Hertog<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t