{"id":16690,"date":"2025-07-09T15:16:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T08:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/?p=16690"},"modified":"2025-11-27T13:43:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T06:43:49","slug":"once-an-exchange-student-always-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/once-an-exchange-student-always-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Once an Exchange Student, Always Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">It\u2019s always a joy to welcome alumni back home\u2014no matter how many years have passed.<\/h5>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1382547277\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1382547277 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>On July 9th, 2025, Assumption University of Thailand (AU) had the pleasure of hosting Mr. Ruud Verstegen, a former exchange student from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maastricht University<\/a>, Netherlands. Ruud studied at AU from November 2002 to April 2003 and returned this time with his beautiful family by his side.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1527483205\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1935411993\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1711178952\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ruud-Verstegen01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ruud-Verstegen01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ruud-Verstegen01-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ruud-Verstegen01-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1711178952 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-899264591\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1249316677\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ruud-Verstegen02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ruud-Verstegen02.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ruud-Verstegen02-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ruud-Verstegen02-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1249316677 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-286647492\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1441665818\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ruud-Verstegen03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ruud-Verstegen03.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ruud-Verstegen03-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ruud-Verstegen03-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1441665818 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>The reunion was warm, heartfelt, and full of nostalgia. Ruud shared fond memories of his time at AU, reconnecting with familiar faces and reliving the student experiences that shaped his journey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">It\u2019s moments like these that remind us: once part of the AU family, always part of the AU family.<br \/>We wish Ruud and his family continued happiness\u2014and hope to see them again soon!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"center\"><strong>WRITER: OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More Information about Office of International Affairs, please visit:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Website:<\/strong>\u00a0<a title=\"Read more...\" href=\"https:\/\/oia.au.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/oia.au.edu<\/a><br \/><strong>Facebook:<\/strong>\u00a0<a title=\"Read more...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/austudyabroadcenter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/austudyabroadcenter<\/a><br 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