“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” – Babe Ruth

Kiara Purves

Job summary/responsibilities

Kiara assists the office management team in ensuring a great employee experience in the Eindhoven office. She makes sure that the office and its Superheroes are well looked after and that things are running smoothly. Providing a memorable onboarding and offboarding experience for all Superheroes is an important part of her role. She uses her past experience in event management to organise and execute various internal events for the company to increase employee engagement.

General introduction/background

Kiara was born in sunny South Africa, where she completed a bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of Pretoria. She then went on to work as an event planner where she got to use her creativity and organisational skills while connecting with people in different industries. She had always wanted to travel the world, discover new places and meet new people, so she decided to move to the Netherlands to bring that dream to life.

Key challenge

Having happy and engaged Superheroes! Making Studyportals an enjoyable and memorable environment to work in.

Favourite activities

Kiara loves doing any outdoor activities, she loves spending time in the kitchen, cooking and being surrounded by her loved ones. She loves exploring new places where she can learn about different cultures, meet new people, and most of all, enjoy good food!