Programme Opening of the Academic Year 2020

The official opening of the UG Academic Year 2020-2021 will take place on Monday 31 August.
The ceremony will be conducted online. More information soon to follow.

Programme in 2019-2020

4 to 5.30 p.m.

• Opening speech by Prof.dr. Cisca Wijmenga, Rector Magnificus
• Musical interlude
• Award Ceremony Ubbo Emmius Penning (Scientific)
• Award Ceremony Alumnus of the Year 2018 Christiaan Triebert, MA
• Musical interlude
• Academic speech by Prof. dr. Amina Helmi
• Reading by the UG poet-in-residence for the Academic year 2019-2020
• Closing by Prof.dr. Cisca Wijmenga

5.30 to 7 p.m.

• Reception in the choir of the Martini church