Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences
Research and education at the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences (TSHD) has a unique focus on humans in the context of the globalizing digital society, on the development of artificial intelligence and interactive technologies, on their impact on communication, culture and society, and on moral and existential challenges that arise.
Strategy 2022-2027
TSHD has a unique combination of disciplines: philosophy, cultural studies, communication and information sciences, cognitive sciences and AI, the University College, and the Tilburg Center of the Learning Sciences (TiCeLS). From this strong foundation, we join forces to work on the challenges that people, organizations, and society are faced with. TSHD focuses on the further development of digital sciences, with strong roots in the humanities and social sciences, and on the further development of the humanities and social sciences with digital sciences.
Read more about our vision, ambition, and goals in our Strategy 2022-2027: Shaping our Future Society Together.
News
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Open to Complexity: Symposium on Open Science in the Social Sciences and Humanities
21st September 2023In the thought provoking ‘Open to Complexity: Symposium on Open Science in the Social Sciences and Humanities,’ Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences successfully brought together various scholars and policy makers to reflect on the creation and implementation of open research practices based on openness, transparency, and trust.
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Speech Boudewijn Haverkort during Opening Academic Year 2023-2024
20th September 2023As Dean of the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences and Academic Lead of Tilburg University’s Digital Sciences for Society program, Boudewijn Haverkort delivered a speech during the Opening Academic Year on the theme ‘The Art of Digitalization'. Read his speech!
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Tilburg graduates popular among employers
20th September 2023According to Magnet.me, an online service that connects students and young professionals with employers, Tilburg graduates are in demand in the job market. Tilburg University has nine programs in their top 50 most popular studies among employers, with Finance (#2) and Data Science and Society (#4) leading the way.
Upcoming events
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19:15 - 21:15
Live Q&A with OpenAI: AI and the Future of Humanity
With AI advancing faster than ever, how long do we have before it definitively surpasses our cognitive abilities? And how do we stay in control of systems smarter than ourselves? Experts are increasingly concerned that civilizational collapse and even extinction are not fringe possibilities. How do we steer away from disaster and safeguard humanity’s future?
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14:00 - 15:30
PhD Defense F. Tian
Competition and Compromise of Chineses in a globalizing City: An Emerging Common LA Chinese
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16:00 - 17:30
Lecture series “Data Science in Society”
The Master Data Science and Society and MindLabs are organizing an open lecture series “Data Science in Society” to highlight societal partners who are using cutting edge data science in their operations. This lecture series is open to the partners of MindLabs and the public.
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13:00 - 23:59
ALL too HUMAN festival
What does diversity mean? How can we manage to make our history more inclusive? And what role do philosophers hove in doing so? These are the kind of questions that will be central during ALL too HUMAN, a one-day festival organized by MAP (Minorities and Philosophy) from Tilburg University. A day full of philosophy, art and – not to forget – celebration, all of which will revolve around themes of diversity and inclusion.