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\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,sans]{moderncv}        % possible options include font size ('10pt', '11pt' and '12pt'), paper size ('a4paper', 'letterpaper', 'a5paper', 'legalpaper', 'executivepaper' and 'landscape') and font family ('sans' and 'roman')

% moderncv themes
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\moderncvcolor{blue}                               % color options 'blue' (default), 'orange', 'green', 'red', 'purple', 'grey' and 'black'
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%\nopagenumbers{}                                  % uncomment to suppress automatic page numbering for CVs longer than one page

% character encoding
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}                       % if you are not using xelatex ou lualatex, replace by the encoding you are using
%\usepackage{CJKutf8}                              % if you need to use CJK to typeset your resume in Chinese, Japanese or Korean

% adjust the page margins
\usepackage[scale=0.75]{geometry}
%\setlength{\hintscolumnwidth}{3cm}                % if you want to change the width of the column with the dates
%\setlength{\makecvtitlenamewidth}{10cm}           % for the 'classic' style, if you want to force the width allocated to your name and avoid line breaks. be careful though, the length is normally calculated to avoid any overlap with your personal info; use this at your own typographical risks...

% personal data
\name{Valentin}{Vasiliu}
\title{Cover Letter}                               % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
\address{Campus Ring 1}{28759 Bremen}{Germany}% optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted; the "postcode city" and and "country" arguments can be omitted or provided empty
\phone[mobile]{(+49) 01573 8727163}                   % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
%\phone[fixed]{+2~(345)~678~901}                    % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
%\phone[fax]{+3~(456)~789~012}                      % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
\email{v.vasiliu@jacobs-university.de}
%\email{vali15tnt51v@gmail.com}                            % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
%\homepage{www.johndoe.com}                         % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
%\extrainfo{additional information}                 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
%\photo[64pt][0.4pt]{picture}                       % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted; '64pt' is the height the picture must be resized to, 0.4pt is the thickness of the frame around it (put it to 0pt for no frame) and 'picture' is the name of the picture file
\quote{Some quote}                                 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted

% to show numerical labels in the bibliography (default is to show no labels); only useful if you make citations in your resume
%\makeatletter
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%\renewcommand*{\bibliographyitemlabel}{[\arabic{enumiv}]}% CONSIDER REPLACING THE ABOVE BY THIS

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\begin{document}
%-----       letter       ---------------------------------------------------------
% recipient data
\recipient{University Admission team}{University of Amsterdam\\1012 WX Amsterdam, Netherlands}
\date{\today}
\opening{Dear Sir or Madam,}
\closing{Yours faithfully,}
%\enclosure[Attached]{curriculum vit\ae{}}          % use an optional argument to use a string other than "Enclosure", or redefine \enclname
\makelettertitle

My name is Valentin Vasiliu and I am a Computer Science student in my last semester at Jacobs University Bremen. I am writing to express my interest in applying for a master's programme in AI at the University of Amsterdam. I believe that my good academic results and my perseverance in pursuing knowledge would enable me to make a solid contribution to your programme.

I discovered my interest for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence while I took an online course from Stanford University on the topic, and as I learned more about the field my interest only grew. After that, I focused on specialized courses from Jacobs University that would help me improve my understanding of the subject and I realized this is the path I should follow in my future studies. My internship at the German Research Centre for AI (DFKI - Bremen) gave me the opportunity to do software development for a mobile robot's mapping process and gain valuable practical experience into the field of robotics. Currently I am writing my bachelor thesis on automatic language identification using a special type of recurrent neural network developed by my thesis supervisor. My aim is to create an efficient and robust model which showcases the method's practical applicability into the field of language recognition.

Furthermore, in order to follow my recently discovered passion, I attend the weekly meetings of the MINDS (Modelling Intelligent Dynamical Systems) research group at Jacobs where we discuss about current advancements in topics like cognition and deep learning and what effects could these have on the future of human-machine interaction. Such experiences motivate me even more to keep pursuing a career into this area.

High quality academic standards, the collaborative projects with industry players and an excellent faculty team comprised of researchers leading in their own fields convinced me to apply for a master programme in AI at your university. Another factor which attracted my interest is how a considerable amount of your research work is targeted towards practical applications like healthcare and well-being, search technology, and machine translation to name a few.

Your comprehensive study programme which includes courses like Information Retrieval, Knowledge Representation, Evolutionary Computing and Deep Learning matches with my studying interests and offers ample learning opportunities. Moreover the diverse and competitive international community will be a rich environment for personal growth. I am confident that with my strong academic record, dedication and enthusiasm to the field I will be able to live up to your high expectations.

For further questions or inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me. I am looking forward to your response.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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