Opening FEB Academic Year | Thursday 4 September 2014
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Date: Thursday 4 September 2014, 4.00 - 5.30pm (welcome as of 3.30pm)
Location: Room 15 Kapteynborg (J) 5419.0015 (Landleven 12, Zernike Complex, Groningen). (Location in Google Maps)
Theme: Moving forward - passenger and freight transport
On Thursday 4 September FEB and EBF will jointly celebrate the opening of the new FEB academic year 2014-2015, with lectures, discussion, awards, drinks & music, and more!
We welcome two prominent alumni of our Faculty to give a guest lecture.
FEB students: hand in a question for Meijer and/or Huges and win!Do you have an interesting question for our guest speakers? Send yours beforehand to communicatie.feb@rug.nl (before 11am Thursday) and win a great prize: an 'OV fiets membership' or a surprise prize of Port of Amsterdam. |
Opening with:
- Dertje Meijer, CEO Port of Amsterdam.
(Business Administration graduate, FEB, 1989) Meijer will talk about the Port of Amsterdam in 2030: the changing role of the port authorities and the relation with the services and industry sectors in the area. What role will the Port play in the recycling and bio-based economy? How can innovation be fuelled in a co-creation relation between businesses and the Port of Amsterdam?
> interview with Dertje Meijer
- Timo Huges, President of NS, Dutch Railways
(Business Administration graduate, FEB, 1991) Huges' presentation will focus on the themes social, economic and environmental responsibility: for example the use of 100% green energy sources. He will talk about NS passenger transport and how to truly cooperate with Arriva and ProRail, how to simplify operations and how to really put the passenger first.
> interview with Timo Huges
- FEB Professor of Industrial Engineering Iris Vis.
Chairman of the Opening Ceremony
Award ceremonies for:
► FEB Newcomer of the Year
► FEB Freshman of the Year
► FEB Lecturer of the Year
(See also: Winners of last year)
| Programme | |
|---|---|
| 15.30 | Welcome |
| 16.00 | -Opening by prof. Iris Vis -Welcome by FEB dean and EBF chairman |
| 16.10 | Leadership Panel Dertje Meijer |
| 16.30 | Presentation of awards by dean Harry Garretsen and Quest boardmembers Lisan Spiegelaar and Joep Willemse |
| 16.50 | Leadership Panel Timo Huges |
| 17.10 | Leadership Panel debate |
| 17.30-18.30 |
-Drinks & snacks in the Duisenberg Plaza (new bar at the Careers Company!) |
| Last modified: | 25 January 2023 3.47 p.m. |