Hey! My name is Irmak and I am the Student Ambassador for the Master's Programme of Public Policy at Maastricht University & UNU-Merit
15/06/2026
Where’d all the time go? 🥹 From day one to closing ceremony, this cohort gave me memories I’ll carry forever. Grateful for every face in this collage and here’s to the friendships that started in a classroom and turned into something so much more 💛
01/06/2026
Last months in the MPP that tasted like coffee and felt like golden hour. Birthday cake in the park, kingsday on a blanket in the sun, thesis chapters written and rewritten, and all the people who made this year what it was woven through every moment ❤️🌷 With the closing ceremony looming in the corner (12 days away now 😱) I’m trying to hold onto all of it before it becomes a memory…
Today, EU applications close - 1st of June 23:59. So for everyone submitting today: you are at the very beginning of something really special 🌻
🎥 Humans of UNU-MERIT – Episode 6
In this episode we meet Emma: MPP alumni, research assistant, and teaching fellow at UNU-MERIT! Having lived the MPP experience herself, she now brings her passion for migration into research and the classroom 🧳🔬
From student to scholar, Emma’s journey is one to hear 🎓 Tune in for her story and why studying migration remains so important!
Applications for the MPP are still open for EU nationals until 1 June - visit the “For MPP Applicants” section on my Linktree for all the details 🔗
09/05/2026
Hear from five MPP students 🌍
We reflected on “Rethinking Multilateralism from Within” and wrote reflections from questioning what “development” actually means, to learning to distrust a badly run regression, and thinking about how to bridge the gap between the global and the local. Here are a few quotes from our reflections 💬
Could the MPP be for you too? Read the full blog and find out 🔗
Applications are still open for EU/EEA students!
📩 Deadline: 1 June
A picnic, our MPP community, and a whole lot of orange 🧡 Kingsday hit different this year celebrating all together at the Stadspark 🧺☀️
28/04/2026
Thinking about joining our next cohort? Our final online info session is coming up 💻ℹ️
Come meet us, ask your questions, and find out if MPP is the right fit for you on the 12th of May 16:00-17:00.
🔗 Link in bio to register now!
16/04/2026
Dutch food doesn’t exist they said… 🇳🇱👀
Now that many of you prospective students are getting excited about your future home, thought I’d take you on a Maastricht food tour!
🍟 Patje Oorlog: fries topped with peanut sauce, mayo and raw onions. Sounds chaotic, tastes illegal. You will become addicted within your first week guaranteed.
🍩 Oliebollen: deep fried dough balls covered in powdered sugar. Technically a winter treat but once you try one you’ll be demanding them in July.
🫕 Limburgs Zuurvlees (or Zoervleis in dialect): a slow-cooked sweet and sour beef stew that tastes like it’s been simmering since the Middle Ages. In the best way possible.
🥧 Vlaai: a Limburg fruit/rice/pudding pie so good it should be illegal to only eat one slice. Consider this your formal warning.
Still think Dutch food doesn’t exist? See you soon 👋
09/04/2026
Join us for Four MPP Eras Q&A! 🎬✨
Live Instagram chat with 4 generations of MPP Student Ambassadors ft. MPP Alumni Ambassadors: Lucas, Kathleen & Margarida
Wednesday, April 15th - 19:30 CEST
📱 Irmak Tankurt
👆 Visit my profile → Tap the scheduled event → “Remind Me” for alerts (15 min before start)
Ask anything about student life, MPP tips, careers after & more!
07/04/2026
Applying to the MPP or already have? Come be an MPP student for a day 🎓
Join us on April 13th in Maastricht for the MPP Experience Day. Hear from alumni, meet the Academic Director (and me), ask anything, grab lunch, and optionally sit in on the MPP Specializations Conference 🌍
📅 Monday 13 April | 13:30–15:30
📍 UNU-MERIT, Maastricht
Link in bio to register ✨