Published 17 December 2009
2 December 2009 2009 Graduates of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy are proud to display their final works at Amsterdam University College Presentation of the works of: - Mara Joustra
- Daniel de Roo
- Lotte Nijhof
- Esther Walter
- Dana Slijboom
- Emilio corzo Hinojosa
- Hrafnhildur Gissurardottir
- Sara Platon
- Robin Wasch
- Jay Bakker
Introduction and discussion by Rachel Esner (AUC), Andre Klein (GRAC) Convened by: Joyce Goggin (AUC)
Date & Time: Wednesday 2 December 2009, 15.30 -17.00
Venue: AUC Artis Library (Plantage Middenlaan 45) and
Academic Building (Plantage Muidergracht 14)
November 26 2009 Discussion: Is climate change overestimated or are we pushing the natural boundaries of our planet? Will a rising sea level wipe the Netherlands of the world map? Do we need to change our life styles or will Carbon storage do the trick? Do these questions bother you and cause you sleepless nights...then come to the Climate Battle! Speakers: - Hans Bolscher (Executive Director, Dutch Carbon Capture and Storage Project)
- Dr. Bert Metz (Head of Delegation, Kyoto Protocol negiations for the Netherlands)
Venue: AUC Artis Library (Plantage Middenlaan 45) Convened by: The Student Think Tank
20 November 2009 In this Roundtable Discussion, six panel members will reflect on the major challenges that Amsterdam will face in the 21st century. Panel members will discuss what they think these challenges will mean in areas such as politics, government, population, urbanization, city planning, and culture. The Roundtable Discussion is organised as part of the "Imagining Amsterdam: Visions and Revisions" Conference taking place 19-21 November 2009.
Panel members are: Jeroen Dewulf (UC Berkeley), Marieke de Goede (UvA), Arjo Klamer (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Christoph Lindner (UvA), Angela Serino (Redlight Art Amsterdam), and Markha Valenta (UvA). Chair: Marijk van der Wende (AUC). Venue: AUC Artis Library, Plantage Middenlaan 45, Amsterdam
Diabetes: Impact of a common chronic disease
18 November 2009 Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (AMC) invites AUC students and staff for an interdisciplinary symposium on diabetes and the impact of a common chronic disease. The programme approaches the issue from angles varying from medical treatment to clinical informatics to social implications for the city of Amsterdam. Venue: Academic Medical Center (AMC), Lecture Hall 1, Meibergdreef 15
Sohrab Behdad, Denison University
6 November 2009 Professor Behdad was born and raised in Iran. After completing his Ph.D. in economics at Michigan State University in 1973, he returned to Iran, where he taught at the Tehran University until 1983. He then "left Iran and left the university to the gang of hezbullah" who "purified" the university and reformed Iran's economy to be islamic. His current research focuses on the political economy of Iran, and Islam and public policy. The seminar will be at the Artis Library. 16.00 - 17.30
No advanced registration required
Convened by Sander Tordoir, AUC Student Think Thank
Ivy Circle Event
13 October 2009 The alumni clubs of Harvard University, the Wharton School, and the Netherlands Fulbright Alumni Association would like to invite you to the finance event organised by The Ivy Circle. 17.00 An optional tour of the campus of Amsterdam University College by AUC students
17.30 Registration open
18.00 Welcome and short introduction to the Amsterdam University College (AUC) by Professor Eric Bartelsman, professor of economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MIT and Colombia University graduate and alumnus of the Federal Reserve Board in Washington.
18.10 Panel moderated by Marc van Gelder, the CEO of Mediq and an alumnus of the Wharton School. Speakers: - Robin Fransman, Adjunct Director of the Holland Financial Centre;
- Karen Kao, Partner at Kennedy Van der Laan and a board member of the American Chamber of Commerce;
- Raoul Oberman, Director at McKinsey and President of the American Chamber of Commerce; and
- Jaap Spronk, Professor of Finance and Dean of the MBA programs at the Rotterdam School of Management.
Students Experience in the Research University (SERU) Project
8 October 2009 SERU Consortium - Europe Meeting Conveners: - Dr. John Aubrey Douglass - Co-PI SERU Project; Senior Research Fellow, CSHE UC Berkeley
- Dr. Steven Brint - Co-PI SERU Project; CSHE Research Associate, Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean, UC Riverside
- Dr. Marijk van der Wende - Dean, Amsterdam University College; Professor of Higher Education, VU University Amsterdam
Source: AUC
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