Employee stories
What is it like to work at SURF? Read the stories of your potential future colleagues.
Project manager innovation Gül Akcaova
Gül Akcaova has been working at SURF since July 2019. “I like to emphasize the things that connect us.” “After graduating from Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, I first wanted…
Open Access Programme Manager John Doove
John Doove is Open Access Programme Manager at SURF. ‘I work in a complex environment that involves many competing interests: commercial, political, national and international.’ A clear goal in mind…
Innovation program manager Kirsten Veelo
Kirsten Veelo has worked at SURF since December 2007. “Here we have people working with a passion for content. People who are willing to help each other.” “I started at…
Service level manager Eric Louisville
Eric Louisville has been working at SURF since February 2021. “I am happy that I’m in the position to contribute to the development of education and research in the Netherlands.”…
Online marketeer Pieter de Wit
Pieter de Wit has been working at SURF since 2017. “The diversity of work appeals to me greatly.” “During the last phase of my study International Relations & Diplomacy, I…
Intern Hilco de Lathouder
From research internship at SURF to a room of 600 network specialists Hilco de Lathouder did a research internship at SURF. In the middle of a lockdown, so the timing…
Innovation Program Manager Sagar Dolas
Sagar Dolas has been working at SURF since 2018: “Science knows no boundaries in culture or geography.” “I became a Master of Science in computing and applied mathematics after I…
