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LOCATION:Hoofdgebouw, Aula De Boelelaan
1105 1081 HV Amsterdam
SUMMARY:Opening Academic Year
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: The new academic year a
t VU Amsterdam will kick off on Monday 31 August with the Opening Aca
demic Year.
Roxane van Iperen will deliver this year’s keyn
ote. Since becoming widely known with books such as ’t Hooge Ne
st, Eigen planeet eerst and Ik zie wat ik geloof, Van Iperen has become an established voice in public debate. Ther
e will also be contributions from Nikki Sterkenburg and Sandjai Bhula
i on the theme of free thinking in an era of AI, Big Tech and increas
ing polarisation.
See the full programme and learn more about the speakers
DESCRIPTION: Roxane van Iperen will deliver this year’s keynote. Sin
ce becoming widely known with books such as ’t Hooge Nest,
Eigen planeet eerst and Ik zie wat ik geloof, Van
Iperen has become an established voice in public debate. There will a
lso be contributions from Nikki Sterkenburg and Sandjai Bhulai on the
theme of free thinking in an era of AI, Big Tech and increasing pola
risation. See the full
programme and learn more about the speakers The new aca
demic year at VU Amsterdam will kick off on Monday 31 August with the
Opening Academic Year.
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