Alumni newsletter - September 2024
Autumn has cautiously announced itself: time to pull your warmer coat out of storage again. As we prepare for the colder days, an icon of our city has just taken off her coat. After years of restoration, the Dom Tower shines again in all its glory! For some students she was hidden throughout their studies, but now the lady of Utrecht can be admired again in polished splendour. Something beautiful to (literally) reflect on 鈥 just like we do in this newsletter full of stories and updates from our alumni community.
Rosa Falkenburg
Fundraiser Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 Fund
Winners UU awards announced
Every year, during the Opening of the Academic Year, the UU presents the Student Awards. We congratulate this year's winners, now alumni, on their outstanding efforts and achievements! Noa Duizend (Psychology) won the Societal Impact Award as co-initiator of "Deel de Duif" (translation: Share the Dove). Bilyana Manolova (Comparative Literary Studies) won Best Master's Thesis with her research on the transition of the inhabitants of Bulgaria, Russia and Ukraine from socialism to capitalism. The Vliegenthart Thesis award went to Marien Raat (History & Philosophy of Science and Computing Science), in which he explores how quantum mechanics and time loops could be used to expand the computational power of computers to overcome the halting problem and disprove Turing's theorem.
UU Alumni at the Games
We proudly watched the various UU alumni who competed at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris this summer. They won medals, carried the flag or were committed to great results in any case. DUB (successor of the Ublad) listed the participating UU athletes:
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International alumni network in NL
Are you (or do you know) an internationally oriented alum of Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 in the Netherlands? Then join the new network especially for internationals in the Netherlands! The kick-off meeting will take place on 26 November at 19hrs in the 木瓜福利影视 Hall (Academiegebouw).
Executive masters for professionals
Did you know that the UU offers executive masters? These are accredited master's programmes specifically designed for professionals, in which you learn to translate theoretical insights into your own work situation. Would you like to discover whether an executive master's program is right for you? Then visit our information evening on Tuesday 8 October 2024. During this meeting, we would like to inform you about our Master's programmes, affiliated with the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance.
New director Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 Fund
On 1 September, Drs Annemiek Vermeulen started as the new director of the Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 Fund and Head of Alumni Relations. Early this year, she started exploring social philanthropy after having been mayor of several municipalities for almost 20 years. Annemiek: 鈥淚t's fantastic to be able to contribute in my new role to the funding of, among other things, impactful research projects and for instance beautiful projects within the university for first-generation students.鈥
Utrecht Science Week
Don't have a crystal ball either? Come and have a look at the on Thursday 3 October and discover with frontrunners from industry, healthcare and education what digitisation, automation and AI can mean for "working in" healthcare and laboratories. Or pay a visit to the or on Tuesday 1 October. This and much more innovation during the Utrecht Science Week, 27 September to 6 October, Utrecht Science Park.
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