YoungRUG On Tour to Campus Fryslân

Curious about Campus Fryslân and what happens here? This is your chance to find out! This event offers the opportunity to explore the campus, meet colleagues, and get a taste of the kind of discussions that shape the faculty. 

As part of the afternoon, Assoc. Prof. Oskar Gstrein will give a mini lecture on ‘The data dominance of the USA and the impact on the UG’, one of the topics that is researched in the Data Science and Society programme (located at Campus Frylân). After the mini lecture, we will show you around the building and round off the day with drinks and informal conversations.

Travelling from Groningen?

We will cover your train ticket from Groningen. The train departs at 14:09 from platform 3 at Groningen Central Station. If you register for the event and travel by train, we will provide a project code afterward so you can claim the cost of your (retour) ticket.

Programme

15.00 – 15.10 Introduction to Campus Fryslân
15.10 – 16.00 Mini lecture by Assoc. Prof. Oskar Gstrein
16.00 – 16.15 Tour through the building
16.15 – 17.00 Drinks

We look forward to seeing you there and sharing a glimpse of life at Campus Fryslân!

About the lecture

Who really controls our digital world? Today, nearly all cloud infrastructure - the backbone of trade, research, AI, and even university collaboration - is in the hands of a few American corporations. This raises urgent questions for Europe (and for the University of Groningen): How do we safeguard data storage, mail and office applications, computing power, and more? In this lecture, Assoc. Prof. Oskar Gstrein explores the risks of digital dependency and the opportunities for Europe to build its own path toward true data autonomy