Sjoerd Ramackers, BA

Sjoerd is chair of the Ambassadors. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in History at Leiden University. During his bachelor, he stayed in Rome and Florence for the minor ‘Italian Art and History’ in the fall of 2019. In 2022, he attended the colloquium ‘Mapping Uncertainty’ and followed the ‘Heritage and Memory Theory Seminar’. At the KNIR, he learned to combine history, art history and archaeology at his researches. He took these approaches with him to the University of Amsterdam, where he is currently following the Research Master History. He is always happy to talk with students and researchers about Rome, the Institute and the courses and opportunities the Institute provides.