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The text introduces Ferdaous, a Moroccan woman who has moved to Luxembourg to pursue a doctorate in digital humanities. She brings a wealth of experience from Morocco, having worked as a communication officer at the Moroccan news agency and as a library assistant at the Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakech.Her academic background is diverse, with an engineering diploma in data and knowledge management, and specialized studies in document management, archives, data science, and library economics.
Ferdaous was drawn to Luxembourg by an attractive doctoral offer at the C2DH,specifically for a program called deep Data Science of Digital History (D4H). She sought this opportunity because doctoral studies in Morocco require self-funding, and she wanted to dedicate herself fully to her research.
She expresses great satisfaction with her life and studies in Luxembourg, finding the country to be a pleasant and futuristic place. She contrasts her initial impressions of Brussels with Luxembourg, noting the striking architecture and the “steampunk” feel of Belval.Ferdaous states that she has not experienced a culture shock in Luxembourg due to its highly multicultural nature. She highlights the diversity of her colleagues at the C2DH, who come from various countries.Having traveled and lived in different places, she found the transition to Luxembourg to be smooth.She notably appreciates Luxembourg’s openness to people from different cultures and countries, stating that she doesn’t feel like a foreigner.She also praises her Luxembourgish colleagues for being hospitable and helpful.
Ferdaous hopes to stay in Luxembourg after completing her doctorate, expressing interest in continuing to work in academia or in fields like museums, libraries, or archives.
