BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam//NONSGML v1.0//EN NAME:Opening Academic Year METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260831T153000 DTEND:20260831T165000 DTSTAMP:20260831T153000 UID:oay-2026-2027@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20260824T042127 LOCATION:Hoofdgebouw, Aula, 1105, De Boelelaan, 1081 HV, Amsterdam SUMMARY:Opening Academic Year X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The new academic yea r at VU Amsterdam will kick off on Monday 31 August with the Opening Academic Year.

Roxane van Iperen will deliver this year’ s keynote. Since becoming widely known with books such as ’t Ho oge Nest, Eigen planeet eerst and Ik zie wat ik gel oof, Van Iperen has become an established voice in public debate . There will also be contributions from Nikki Sterkenburg and Sandjai Bhulai on the theme of free thinking in an era of AI, Big Tech and i ncreasing polarisation.

See the full programme and learn more about the speakers

DESCRIPTION: The new academic year at VU Amsterdam will kick off on Mo nday 31 August with the Opening Academic Year. Roxane van Iperen will deliver this year’s keynote. Since becoming widely known with book s such as ’t Hooge Nest, Eigen planeet eerst and Ik zie wat ik geloof, Van Iperen has become an established v oice in public debate. There will also be contributions from Nikki St erkenburg and Sandjai Bhulai on the theme of free thinking in an era of AI, Big Tech and increasing polarisation.See the full programme and learn more about the speakers END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR