October 8, 2026
Amalia. Amalia. Amalia. The name that was repeated in multiple feedback forms of high school students who attended PreparationTech's AI Skills Day last Friday at the University of Amsterdam's Science Park campus. Students referred to her as the speaker they found particularly inspiring.
Amalia Stuger splits her work into two areas. She is a technology instructor at TUMO Amsterdam, a free educational program for youth up to age 18 who want to discover tech and design. She works closely with young people and develops workshops that make AI and emerging technologies practical, creative and understandable.
She also works as an AI consultant, developing custom-made AI solutions for small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). What she enjoys most is applying her technical knowledge to real business challenges and turning AI into something that creates tangible value. She likes working closely with organisations to understand where AI can genuinely improve a process, support decision-making or save time, and then translating that into a practical solution.
Amalia wore two hats at last week's AI Skills Day event. First, she was one of the panelist who explained how they use AI in their everyday work. She develops AI tools for clients who include small and medium-sized businesses. Second, she was a workshop instructor who developed a workshop especially for the event which focused on teaching students about AI logic and decision-making as well as algorithmic bias. During her workshop, students transformed into an AI recruiter which made a series of judgement calls based on the instructions it was given about different types of people such as disabled and non-native Dutch professionals.
Her words of wisdom for high school students entering the world of AI tools and workflows:
“Learn how to solve problems, not just only how to use AI tools. Experiment, ask good questions and stay curious about how the technology works. AI will keep changing, but being able to think critically and turn ideas into something useful will remain valuable.”