We are a community of students that support each other in finding the most effective ways we can improve the world.
Most of us want to make a difference. We see suffering, injustice and death, and are moved to do something about them. But working out what that ‘something’ is, let alone actually doing it, can be a challenging journey. Effective altruism (EA) is a response to this challenge.
EA Eindhoven is a community focused on helping each other effectively improve the world with our lives and careers, combining compassion with evidence and reasoning.
Anyone interested in the question of “How can we do the most good?” is more than welcome! Disagreements and discussion about the possible answers to this complex question are expected and encouraged.
Introduction Fellowship
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How can we tackle some of the world’s most pressing problems, including ending global poverty and factory farming, mitigating technological risks, preventing future pandemics, and stopping climate change? How do we compare these causes and prioritize them? How can students in Eindhoven find fulfilling and impactful careers?
The Introduction Fellowship is a five-week program that engages with these questions and explores the core concepts and ideas related to effective altruism.
What we do
We run fellowships, talks, discussion groups, reading groups and regular socials, with conversations ranging from abstract philosophical concepts to practical things we can do in our daily lives. We have connections to a lot of professionals within effective altruism (EA) from all over the world to connect students with internships, grants, resources, and career guidance for highly impactful careers. We also intensively collaborate on bigger projects with other EA groups at universities in the Netherlands and beyond, and travel together to EA conferences!
Meet our members
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Effective altruism is a great way to learn how to see things from a different perspective. Also, an amazing way to meet wonderful people who want to make the world a better place.
- Sylke, BSc student in Philosophy
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I'm interested in the question of how I can make the world a great place for all, and live a happy life myself. The knowledge and community of EA have helped me a lot with exploring my personal answers to this question!
- Bram, MSc student in Data Science
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For a long time, something felt wrong about the future presented to us on a silver platter, the future of working for a living because "that's just how it's supposed to be". Effective altruism paints another picture: it's okay to question the status quo, and we can spend our time meaningfully to have a positive impact on the world.
- Thijs, MSc student in Applied Mathematics
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Effective altruism is incredibly helpful in the process of exploring how one could use their time and funds to make a positive impact on the world. Furthermore, it comes with a welcoming and open-minded community to connect with on fascinating and important topics.
- Valentijn, entrepreneur and recent graduate in Strategic Management