Opening of the Academic Year 2021-2022: Freedom (English)
The Opening of the Academic Year is a gathering for all staff and students, as inspiration at the start of the new academic year. The programme of the 2021-2022 academic year opening is dedicated to the theme of freedom.
Chapters:
00:00 Kick-off
03:10 Opening of ceremony by rector magnificus Han van Krieken
06:30 Awarding of University Teaching Prizes
11:30 Cultural performance by students Ilse Meijer, Hilde Remmers and Ilja Geelen
21:05 Live conversation with winners of the University Study Prizes
34:05 Dancing performance by student dance association Dance Fever
39:31 Live conversation with winners of the University Study Prizes
51:07 Freedom - rector magnificus Han van Krieken
57:15 Performance by Student Big Band Nijmegen
01:03:08 Awarding of University Internationalisation Prize
01:06:07 Contribution by writer Esther Gerritsen
01:17:35 End of ceremony by Han van Krieken
This year the Opening of the Academic Year took place on 6 September 2021 in De Vereeniging, Nijmegen.
🗣 This stream is in English.
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Music credits:
“Laat me”(Ma dernière volonté)
Lyrics & music: Alice Dona & Sylvain Lebel
Dutch lyrics: Herman Pieter de Boer
Publisher: Plein-Soleil Editions sarl/Collect!© Music Publishers B.V.
