The Beadles Office takes care of the academic rituals. The office supervises the administrative PhD trajectory on behalf of the rector magnificus of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. It organises and prepares academic ceremonies such as PhD conferrals, inaugural and valedictory speeches, the opening of the academic year and the celebration of the Dies Natalis.
Academic ceremonies
The links below refer to the protocols for the PhD ceremonies.
The online protocol: https://tinyurl.com/vu-online-promotie
The on campus protocol: https://tinyurl.com/vu-fysiek-hybride-promoveren
Interested persons can watch the ceremony live via this YouTube Channel.
Hostesses and hosts
Around the execution of the academic ceremonies, the Beadles Office is supported and assisted by hostesses and hosts. Professors can contact them for, among other things, borrowing gowns and questions about the use of the toga (gown) room. Hostesses
De Boelelaan 1105
room 1C-17, VU main building (next to Auditorium)
1081 HV Amsterdam
T 020-5985945.