Events for alumni
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18:00 - 19:00
AI Forward Forum Talk Series: Professor Melanie Mitchell
Professor Melanie Mitchell, Davis Professor of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute Melanie Mitchell, will give an online talk at AI Forward Forum
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20:00 - 22:00
Kan geo-engineering het klimaat redden?
If we can't reduce our energy consumption sufficiently to limit global warming, we may have to resort to other solutions. How realistic are such geoengineering interventions? (Dutch / SG-Certificate)
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20:00 - 21:30
Book presentation of the Dutch edition of Luigi Giussani's latest text, Giving Your Life for the Work of Another
Prof. R.M. Wibier, professor of Private Law at Tilburg University, and university chaplain Fr Michael Peeters, who translated the book, will present the Dutch edition of Luigi Giussani's latest text, Giving Your Life for the Work of Another.
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20:00 - 21:30
De eeuwige Russische beer
The tension between Russia and the West is high. Summit talks falter and a military invasion threatens Ukraine. Military historian Christ Klep sets the playing field and draws parallels with the past. (Dutch / SG-Certificate)
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13:00 - 14:15
The Economics of Languages
How does an economist look at languages? Is learning a (second) language a good investment? What are the economic effects of multilingualism? What should be the official language(s) of the European Union? (English / SG-Certificate)
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16:45 - 17:45
The Impact of Big Data
Using smart algorithms to analyze data trails that we generate through our interaction with digital environments is booming business. How exactly does the increasing use of Big Data influence our modern society? Does it even go so far as altering the way we think and act? (English / SG-Certificate)
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13:00 - 14:15
Grotius and the Invention of Modern Law
The Dutch humanist Hugo Grotius, a.k.a. Hugo de Groot, (1583-1645), known for his spectacular escape in a book chest, also ranks among the intellectual giants of European legal history. In this lecture, Professor Randall Lesaffer will explain his significance for the development of modern law in Europe and the West. (English / SG-Certificate)
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10:00 - 16:30
Conference for teachers and school leaders secondary school
Tilburg Center of the Learning Sciences is hosting a professionalization conference for secondary school teachers and school leaders on March 16, 2022.
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18:00 - 01:00
Night University 2022
Night University is the annual science festival of Tilburg University.
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To be announced
De kunst van veranderen: de psychologie achter een nieuwe maatschappij
After an eventful year and a half, we will meet again on November 25 for the Friends of Cobbenhagen Lezing 2021, this time at the Concert Hall in Tilburg. With the theme 'The art of change: the psychology behind a new society' Professor Margriet Sitskoorn and composer, conductor and cultural entrepreneur Merlijn Twaalfhoven will each shed their light on the changing society from their own field of expertise. (Dutch / Certificate*)
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09:00 - 15:00
Agents of Change: Moral Conversion and Social Transformation
International Virtual Conference, Utrecht, NL
Organized by The Franciscan Study Center and The Thomas Institute at Tilburg University
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