Hermen Ormel is senior advisor on HIV/AIDS, through the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) in Namibia. He has been there for four years and likes working in an African country. For his job he advises local governments, NGOs and companies on HIV/AIDS-related issues. He also trains people in public outreach who pass on their knowledge of HIV/AIDS and the fight against it to civil servants in the provinces and ministries. He graduated in 1991 in Social and Cultural Anthropology.

A minor is a set coherent programme of courses with a total of maximum 30 credits. The Faculty of Social Sciences offers disciplinary and thematic minors. Four minors are taught in English. These minors are open for all students, except for students within the same discipline.

In 2007 the Faculty of Social Sciences at VU Unviersity Amsterdam established the World Talent Fund for scholarships for talented foreign students to study at our faculty for one year. Especially the students who fully depend on a scholarship for their education are selected for the fund.

VISOR is the world’s largest research institute for the study of religion. Unique about our institute, in comparison with other centers in this field, is its interdisciplinary spirit. Over 130 scholars participate in VISOR.