UvA Alumni Week 2025
4–10 October
During the UvA Alumni Week (4–10 October 2025), we joined alumni, students, staff and other interested parties in exploring solutions to today’s challenges. Academics and pioneers invited you to consider: what if it is possible? Take a look back at the photos and the programme below. See you next year!
Rewatch and listen
Saturday 4 October
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CANCELLED Run for Science – A sporty start to the Alumni Week
Saturday 4 October | 10:00-11:00 | Outside in front of Eetcafé Oerknal (Science Park 306) -
Joyeeta Gupta and Anna Gimbrère about a Global Constitution
Saturday 4 October | 14:30-15:30 | Science Park C1.110 -
Understanding Earth from space with André Kuipers [in Dutch]
Saturday 4 October | 12:30 :14:00 | Science Park 904 C1.110 -
Science day for future researchers (ages 6 and up) [in Dutch]
Saturday 4 October | 12:00-17:00 | Central hall Science Park 904 -
Arnoud Boot on economic freedom – But for whom? [in Dutch]
Saturday 4 October | 16:00-17:00 | Science Park C1.110 -
CANCELLED Birdwatching excursion in Flevopark [in Dutch]
Saturday 4 October | 14:00-16:00 | Flevopark Amsterdam
Monday 6 October
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Literary talk show with young authors and Harm Edens [in Dutch]
Monday 6 October | 19:30-21:00 | De Brug -
Interactive lecture – parenting without stress
Monday 6 October | 19:30-20:30 | CREA Theaterzaal -
Live podcast with Doortje Smithuijsen – long live the female body [in Dutch]
Monday 6 October | 17:30-18:30 | SPUI25 -
De Zinkende Rafelrand - A documentary about the right to the city [in Dutch]
Monday 6 October | 17.00 uur | CREA Theaterzaal -
Guided tour of the new University Library
Monday 6 October | 16:00 - 17:00 | Vendelstraat 2-8, report to the reception -
Lunch webinar on strategic brand management [in Dutch]
Monday 6 October 2025 | 12:00-13:00 | Online: https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/81681036782 -
Behind the scenes of digital warfare with Paul Ducheine [in Dutch]
Monday 6 October | 19:30-20:30 | Universiteitstheater -
Sporty start to your day - Kickboxing
Monday 6 October | 08:00-09:00 | USC School of Boxing, H.J.E. Wenckebachweg 38, 1096 AN Amsterdam -
Historical city walk past UvA buildings [in Dutch]
Monday 6 October | 16:00-17:30 | Main entrance of the University Library, Vendelstraat 2-8
Tuesday 7 October
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Historical city walk past UvA buildings [in Dutch]
Tuesday 7 October | 16:00-17:30 | Main entrance of the University Library, Vendelstraat 2-8 -
The mental car wash with Levi van Dam [in Dutch]
Tuesday 7 October | 17:00-18:00 | De Brug -
The impact of quantum computers on cybersecurity
Tuesday 7 October | 19:30-21:00 | REC C.104 -
Panel discussion on equal opportunities with Marjolein Moorman and others
Tuesday 7 October | 19:30-21:00 | De Brug -
Lunch webinar on the joy of accounting [in Dutch]
Tuesday 7 October | 12:00-13:00 | Online: https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/83323643488 -
Guided tour of Anna’s Tuin & Ruigte [in Dutch]
Tuesday 7 oktober | 17:00-18:30 | Anna's Tuin & Ruigte at Science Park -
Boost your career - UvA Career event
Tuesday 6 October | 19:00-21:00 | VOX-POP -
Claudio Grossman on the challenges of international law
Tuesday 7 October | 19:00 (CEST), 13:00 (EDT) | Online -
Sporty start to your day - Pilates
Tuesday 7 October | 08:00-09:00 | USC Universum, Science Park 306, 1098XH Amsterdam
Wednesday 8 October
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Creating fair technology with Marleen Stikker and Jim Stolze [in Dutch]
Wednesday 8 October | 19:30-21:00 | REC C0.02 -
Panel: How to get the most out of AI for your business (recommended for EB alumni)
Wednesday 8 October 2025 | 19:30-21:30 | REC E -
Designing the future - Interdisciplinary innovation (AUC & PPLE only)
Wednesday 8 October 2025 | 18:00-20:30 | REC A 2.09 + CREA -
Lunch webinar on working smarter with AI [in Dutch]
Wednesday 8 October | 12:00-13:00 | Online: https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/85444863959 -
Towards a low-carbon economy (recommended for MBA alumni)
Wednesday 8 October | 17:45-21:00 | REC P -
Political shifts with Jerfi Uzman en Tom van der Meer [in Dutch]
Wednesday 8 October | 15:00-18:00 | De Brug -
Standup comedy with Micky Overman and others
Wednesday 8 October | 19:30-21:00 | Universiteitstheater -
Zie Je: Documentary on loss and grief [in Dutch]
Wednesday 8 October | 17:00-18:30 | University Theatre -
Sporty start to your day - Cycle
Wednesday 8 October | 8:00-9:00 | USC Universum, Science Park 306, 1098XH Amsterdam -
Webinar: When AI redefines reality
Wednesday 8 October | 20:00-21:00 | Online
Thursday 9 October
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Panel discussion – a safe digital world for young people with Sindy Sumter and others [in Dutch]
Thursday 9 October | 19:30-21:00 | University Theatre -
Brain maintenance with Thijs Launspach and Brankele Frank [in Dutch]
Thursday 9 October | 17:00-18:30 | University Theatre -
What the US shows us – Panel discussion with Mark Deuze, Koen Petersen and Stine Jensen [in Dutch]
Thursday 9 October | 19:30-21:00 | De Brug -
The history of the Snijburcht: lecture in the Theatrum Anatomicum [in Dutch]
Thursday 9 October | 19:00-20:00 | Theatrum Anatomicum in Waag Futurelab -
Historical city walk past UvA buildings [in Dutch]
Thursday 9 October | 16:00-17:30 | Main entrance of the University Library, Vendelstraat 2-8 -
Sporty start to your day - Yoga
Thursday 9 October | 08:00-09:00 | USC Body & Mind, Tweede Boerhaavestraat 47B, 1091 AL Amsterdam
Friday 10 October
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[More spots available!] Historical city walk past UvA buildings [in Dutch]
Friday 10 October | 15:00-16:30 | Main entrance of the University Library, Vendelstraat 2-8 -
Marker Wadden – How new ecosystems emerge when restoration is no longer an option
Friday 10 October | 15:30-16:30 | CREA Theaterzaal -
The New Blokkers – a documentary about changes in medical education
Friday 10 October | 13:30-15:00 | CREA Theaterzaal -
Lunch webinar on sustainable transitions
Friday 10 October | 12:00-13:00 | Online -
Birdwatching excursion in Vondelpark
Friday 10 October |14:00-16:00 | Vondelpark Amsterdam -
Sporty start to your day - ROX45
Friday 10 October | 08:00-09:00 | USC Universum, Science Park 306, 1098 XH Amsterdam -
Guided tour of the new University Library
Friday 10 October | 15:00 | Vendelstraat 2-8, report to the reception
