On 27 September 2019, Amsterdam University College held a celebratory Dies Natalis ceremony at the KIT Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam to celebrate its second Lustrum and 10 years since AUC first opened its doors to students. The event featured speeches, lectures, videos and interactive elements for guests to enjoy, including reflections from both Prof. Dr. Geert ten Dam (President of the Executive Board, University of Amsterdam) and Prof. Dr. Vinod Subramaniam (Rector Magnificus, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), as well as a keynote address by Prof. Dr. Teun Dekker (first Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences Education in Europe, University College Maastricht). The academic year 2019-2020 was also declared a celebratory Lustrum year.