Alumni Week 2026
3-9 October
During UvA Alumni Week (3–9 October 2026), we will join alumni, students, staff and other interested participants in searching for solutions to today’s challenges. Scientists and pioneers will challenge you to consider: what if it can be done?
Saturday 3 October 2026
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Run for Science [in Dutch]
Saturday 3 October | 10:00-11:00 | Science Park -
VR experience on dementia: A Long Goodbye
Saturday 3 October | 13:00-17:00 | Science Park A1.16 -
Dick Swaab on 60 years of brain research [in Dutch]
Saturday 3 oktober | 13:00-14:15 | Science Park C1.110 -
Birdwatching excursion in Flevopark [in Dutch]
Saturday 3 October | 14:00-16:00 | Flevopark, meeting point Tie breakers -
Tasting class with Joël Broekaert [in Dutch]
Saturday 3 October | 14:30-15:45 | Science Park, C1.110 -
Marietje Schaake on big tech and democracy [in Dutch]
Saturday 3 October | 16:00-17:00 | Science Park C1.110 -
Weekend of Science - special afternoon for children [in Dutch]
Saturday 3 October | 12:00-17:00 | Science Park 904, Central hall
Monday 5 October 2026
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Rob Erdmann about AI, Art and the future of museums
Monday 5 October | 17:00-18:00 | University Theatre -
Cosmic explosions: Talk & observatory dome tour
Monday 5 October | 19:00-21:00 | Brainwave (Science Park 904 -A0.01) -
An evening of stand-up comedy with international UvA alumni
Monday 5 October | 19:30-21:00 | CREA Theaterzaal -
Sporty start to your day - Kickboxing [in Dutch]
Monday 5 October | 8:00-9:00 | USC School of Boxing, H.J.E. Wenckebachweg 38, 1096 AN Amsterdam -
Webinar - Are organisations prepared for the next generation of AI? [in Dutch]
Monday 5 October | 12:00-13:00 | Online -
Guided tour of the new University Library [in Dutch]
Monday 5 October | 16:00-17:00 | Vendelstraat 2 -
Interactive session: Climate conversations in practice [in Dutch]
Monday 5 October | 17:00-18:00 | De Brug -
Panel discussion chaired by Liesbeth Rasker on sharing personal experiences in the public sphere [in Dutch]
Monday 5 October | 19:30-21:00 | De Brug -
College Tour with Gunay Uslu and Frank van Vree [in Dutch]
Monday 5 October | 19:30-20:30 | University Theatre
Tuesday 6 October 2026
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Webinar - A Journey in AI Innovation
Tuesday 6 October | 19:30-20:30 CEST | Online -
Student-Alumni Career Networking Event
Tuesday 6 October | 19:00-21:00 | VOX-POP -
Interactive evening about crypto and blockchain
Tuesday 6 October | 17:00-18:00 | De Brug -
Europe's Digital Sovereignty – Apeldoorn
Tuesdag 6 October | 18:30-22:00 | Centrum voor Veiligheid & Digitalisering, Wapenrustlaan 11, Apeldoorn -
Interview with the creators of Fokke & Sukke about time and creativity [in Dutch]
Tuesdag 6 October | 19:30-20:30 | VOX-POP -
Historic city walking tour along University of Amsterdam buildings [in Dutch]
Tuesday 6 October | 16:00-17:30 | Starting point: main entrance library Vendelstraat 2-8 -
Why Spinoza? Theatre performance by Harpert Michielsen [in Dutch]
Tuesday 6 October | 19:30-20:30 | CREA Theaterzaal -
Scars from your youth: lecture by Christiaan Vinkers [in Dutch]
Tuesday 6 October | 17:00-18:00 | CREA Theaterzaal -
Sporty start to your day - Pilates [in Dutch]
Tuesday 6 October | 08:00-09:00 | USC Universum, Science Park 306 -
Webinar - The connective side of polarisation [in Dutch]
Tuesday 6 October | 12:00-13:00 | Online
Wednesday 7 October 2026
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Live podcast Rethinking Family (PPLE & AUC)
Wednesday 7 October | 17:00-18:30 | Surgical Theatre -
Can we remedy the influence of Big Tech? (Economics & Business)
Wednesday 7 October |18:15-21:30 | REC E -
Copyright and AI (Law) [in Dutch]
Wednesday 7 October | 16:00-18:30 (including drinks) | REC Impact -
Reconstructions of the past (Humanities) [in Dutch]
Wednesday 7 October | 17:00-18:00 | University Library -
Networking event: working for the Dutch national government [in Dutch]
Wednesday 7 October | 17:30-21:00 | De Brug -
Sporty start to your day - Beat cycle [in Dutch]
Wednesday 7 October | 08:00-09:00 | USC Universum, Science Park 306 -
Why the future of brands is both human and technological [in Dutch]
Wednesday 7 October | 12:00-13:00 | Online
Thursday 8 October 2026
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A sporty end to your day – Bouldering
Thursday 8 October | 19:00-20:00 | USC -
A sporty end to your day – Bouldering
Thursday 8 October | 19:00-20:00 | USC -
Panel discussion: moral responsibility in times of global crisis
Thursday 8 October | 17:00-18:30 | University Theatre -
Budapest Alumni Hub Event
Thursday 8 October | 18:30-22:00 | Rooftop of Corvinus University in Budapest -
Historic city walking tour along University of Amsterdam buildings [in Dutch]
Thursday 8 October | 16:00-17:30 | Starting point: main entrance University Library, Vendelstraat 2-8 -
Music theatre performance: The Illusion of Malleability [in Dutch]
Thursday 8 October | 17:00-18:30 | CREA Theaterzaal -
Discover new entrepreneurial talent – UvA Student Entrepreneur of the Year [in Dutch]
Thursday 8 October | 17:00-19:00 | REC Impact -
Panel discussion on gender identity in times of online hate and political polarisation [in Dutch]
Thursday 8 October | 19:30-21:00 | CREA Theaterzaal -
Sporty start to your day - Yoga [in Dutch]
Thursday 8 October | 08:00-09:00 | USC Body & Mind -
Webinar – The future of healthcare [in Dutch]
Thursday 8 October | 12:00-13:00 | online
Friday 9 October 2026
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Robbert Dijkgraaf on black holes and the Einstein Telescope [in Dutch]
Friday 9 October | 16:00-17:00 | CREA Theaterzaal -
Smarter than the cybercriminal with Jim Stolze and Gina Doekhie [in Dutch]
Friday 9 October | 14:30-15:30 | CREA Theaterzaal -
Webinar – AI and CO₂: how big is the impact really? [in Dutch]
Friday 9 October | 12:00-13:00 | Online -
Sporty start to your day - ROX45 [in Dutch]
Friday 9 October | 08:00-09:00 | USC Universum -
Birdwatching excursion in Vondelpark [in Dutch]
Friday 9 October | 10:00-12:00 | Vondelpark, entrance Max Euweplein -
Guided tour of the new University Library [in Dutch]
Friday 9 October | 15:00-16:00 | University Library -
Redesigning copyright. Discover the future of copyright and AI [in Dutch]
Friday 9 October | 18:30-19:00, followed by drinks & bites | Surgical Theatre, University Library -
Creatives at risk. What AI does to creative work [in Dutch]
Friday 9 October | 17:45-18:15 | Surgical Theatre, University Library -
AI and the builders. Meet the builders of tomorrow's AI
Friday 9 October | 18:30-19:00, followed by drinks & bites | University Library, De Salon -
The Techtonic Shift. Paul Verhagen on AI, Power, and Democracy
Friday 9 October | 17:45-18:15 | University Library, De Salon -
Entrepreneurs in action. Innovation and regulation
Friday 9 October | 17:00-17:30 | Universty Library, De Salon