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Introduction Day 1: Pubquiz, Dinner and Pubcrawl
Doopsgezinde Kerk Oude Boteringestraat 33, GroningenOn Tuesday the 23rd of August, we will have our first Introduction Day! From 17:00 until 22:00 we’ll have some introductory games, a dinner as well as a pub quiz! ...
Introduction Day 2: City Tour, Crazy 88 and Pizza Picnic
Our second introduction day will take place on Thursday the 25th of August. We will meet outside Club Kiwi on Peperstraat 19 at 16:00. The event will focus on exploring ...
“EU-Russian Relations: A View from Estonia” a lecture by Marina Kaljurand
Van Swinderen Huys Oude Boteringestraat 19, GroningenThe Baltic country Estonia is familiar with Russian hostility and has strongly committed to the support of Ukraine; in spite of the developing energy and inflation crises, it has donated ...
“Protesting State Crimes in Nicaragua” by Dr Julienne Weegels
Mesacosa Zwanestraat 35, Groningen, NetherlandsIn 2018 many Nicaraguans protested against the social security reforms decreed by President Daniel Ortega that increased taxes and decreased benefits. A brutal crackdown by the National Police and heavily ...
“Japan’s security choices in a changing East Asia” by Mitsuru Myochin, Vice Ambassador of Japan
Senate Room Broerstraat 5, Groningen, GroningenIn this lecture the Vice-Ambassador of Japan, Mitsuru Myochin, will discuss the Japanese perspective on security issues in East Asia and how current developments, such as for example the war ...
“On Arctic Security and Cooperation after Russia’s Attack on Ukraine” by Dr. Christoph Humrich
Mesacosa Zwanestraat 35, Groningen, NetherlandsThe Artic region is of high geopolitical importance. Though no country owns the North Pole, multiple countries border the Arctic region and as such have interests there. Moreover, indigenous populations ...
“The War in Ukraine: the Crucible for a Geopolitical Europe” by Teun Janssen
The Crown Zuiderdiep 2, Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDuring this interactive lecture, we're going to look at the impact the war in Ukraine has had on the EU as a foreign and security actor. ''Strategic Autonomy'' has been ...
“Artificial Intelligence” by prof. dr. Niels Taatgen
Academy Building Broerstraat 5, Groningen, NetherlandsIn this lecture, prof. dr. Niels Taatgen will first give an introductionary lecture to Artificial Intelligence. Afterwards, he will talk about Neuromorphic Computing, which is the designing of a computer ...
“The Dark Side of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar” by Dr. Sandra Meeuwsen
Mesacosa Zwanestraat 35, Groningen, NetherlandsSports can play a surprisingly important political role. The soccer World Cup Championship of 2022 has been doused by controversies due to Qatar’s questionable human rights record regarding, amongst others, ...
“The moral dilemmas in medicine” by Dr Anika Nagelkerke
Mesacosa Zwanestraat 35, Groningen, NetherlandsAnimal testing is a vital part of drug design in today's medicine, but it raises many ethical questions and isn't even representative of the human body. Dr. Anika Nagelkerke from ...