02/09/2026
Join us at the UvA Alumni Week from 3-9 October! Sign up via uva.nl/alumniweek 🎓
In a world that’s changing rapidly and full of challenges, we’ll come together this week to search for new answers and solutions.
Together with alumni, scientists, and pioneers we’ll ask the question: What if it actually can be done?
🚀 A sneak peek at the program:
What if crypto and blockchain shape the next economy? With Andrea Leiter, Director of the Amsterdam Center for International Law and a Fellow at the Zug Institute for Blockchain Research, Simon Trimborn, Assistant Professor of Econometrics and Data Science, and Mike Russell, a Principal Lecturer and researcher at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
What if we chose humanity first? With author Joris Luyendijk, genocide scholar Uğur Ümit Üngör, and human rights advocate Hope Rikkelman.
What if AI could transform the way we experience art? With Professor of Conservation and Restoration Rob Erdmann.
What if laughter is the best medicine? An evening of stand-up comedy with UvA alumni Daniel Yazbek Nadine Froughi, Sjoerd Scott and Shaz Memon.
