PdD Defence Abduhalim Albakkor - 'Between belonging and longing to belong'

We are delighted to invite you to celebrate an important milestone, the public defence of Abduhalim Albakkor’s PhD dissertation, Between Belonging and Longing to Belong: Gendered and Intergenerational Lived Experiences of Syrian Refugees Navigating Migration and Integration in Dutch Society.

The defence will take place at Campus Fryslân, De Beurs (Wirdumerdijk 34, 8911 CE Leeuwarden) on Thursday, 18 December 2025.

Programme for the day:
10:00 – 10:30 | Walk-in

10:30 – 10:45 | Layperson’s Talk

11:00 – 12:15 | PhD Defence Ceremony

For those unable to attend in person, the defence will also be streamed online. You are warmly invited to follow via the link.

The Layperson’s Talk will offer an accessible and engaging introduction to Halim’s research. This will be followed by the formal Defence Ceremony, during which he will present and discuss his dissertation with the examination committee.