This year's Opening of the Academic Year of the University of Groningen will take place on Monday, 5 September 2022, from 4- 5 p.m, in the Martini Church in Groningen.
Both our society and our academic community are experiencing turbulent times. While we are facing all kinds of challenges, there are still many means for students and staff members in order to cope with adversity: means that help us move forward and focus on the future. Fittingly, the theme of the UG Opening of the Academic Year 2022 is ‘Resilience’.
Program
The programme includes the following:
- Speech by sociologist René Veenstra
- Speech Maarten van Ooijen, State Secretary of Health, Welfare and Sport together with neuroscientist Marie-José van Tol
- Presentation of the Alumnus of the Year Award 2022 to Russia correspondent Iris de Graaf
- Poem by the new UG poet-in-residence 2022 - 2023
- Musical intermezzo by student music association Bragi
Rector Magnificus Cisca Wijmenga will open and close the ceremony. Afterwards, there will be an reception in the choir of the Martini Church. The ceremony will be in English.
