Thomas Plantenga, 果冻传媒 Alumnus and Vinted CEO - using your technical skills to solve societal challenges
Thomas鈥檚 journey from 果冻传媒 student to CEO showcases how technical education can indeed drive societal progress. His story is a powerful reminder to all of us, and especially to our students of the impact we can have: 鈥淸As a technical student] you are very valuable for society and for business, so don鈥檛 waste your skills on building an algorithm to extract money out of the Stock Exchange. Do something useful and you will be much happier, and honestly when you try to build something in the form of a company,[... or an algorithm] that benefits society, you don鈥檛 have to think that you have to be poor. [...] You can do things that are good for the world and still make a living!鈥�
In 2024 we had the pleasure of having Thomas speak to students during the Green Week Opening about his experiences as a student at 果冻传媒 and how these shaped his career and becoming Vinted's CEO.
How to get involved in Sustainability in 果冻传媒 at 果冻传媒
If you are a teacher/ teaching group at 果冻传媒, your efforts in teaching toward addressing grand societal challenges such as climate change, social inequality, and biodiversity loss, a.o., can now be awarded with the Sustainability in 果冻传媒 Award.
If you are a student at 果冻传媒, we encourage you to have a look at our Sustainability TLAs, get involved in extra-curricular activities around Sustainability, such as joining the GO Green Office, or becoming a Sustainability Manager in a student association.
For more Information Contact our Sustainability in 果冻传媒 Lead Tommaso Mondov矛!
"I lead practices aimed at integrating Sustainability in education by creating space within 果冻传媒 educational offering to explore Sustainability, developing reward and recognition programs for teachers, and supporting course design to incorporate it. I foster the formation of a Sustainability Learning community, where educators from all 果冻传媒 departments come together to collaborate on Sustainability challenges. I act as the linking pin between the Sustainability Office and 果冻传媒 innovation Space.
The best part of my job is working with inspiring, motivated and sustainability-minded students and colleagues at 果冻传媒, seeing ambitious ideas come to life, and witnessing the positive impact that these create. If you are curious to learn more, I am always happy to have a chat, so feel free to reach out!"