Events Tilburg University
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08:30 - 14:00
Coffee tasting
After a tender process, Maas International has been reselected to supply, among other things, the hot beverage vending machines on campus. On Thursday June 1, you are invited to a coffee tasting. Judge the two coffee blends on offer and help decide which coffee will be offered in the vending machines for the next two years.
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To be announced
PhD meeting on Pensions 2023
On Thursday, June 1, 2023, the PhD Meeting on Pensions will take place. A joint initiative of ITEM of Maastricht University and the Competence Centre for Pension research of Tilburg University.
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12:45 - 15:30
Effective Altruism Tilburg Launch Event
Are you looking for a community of passionate people striving to make the world a better place? At Effective Altruism Tilburg, our aim is to build a community of students and researchers that support each other in figuring out how we can most effectively improve the world.
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13:30 - 15:00
PhD Defense A.M.H.M. Bax
The Development of Collective Reparations in International Courts and Truth Commissions
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16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Prof. N.H.H. Kienstra
Caring for ethics education
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13:00 - 14:30
TILT seminar: Eva-Maria Thierjung, University of Greifswald
Energy and Climate Governance in the context of the latest reform (proposals) of the “Fit for 55”-package and “REPowerEU”-Plan: Does the current Governance-System need a system update?
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14:30 - 16:00
YoungUS Workshop Personal Branding
Do you want to learn how to create a powerful personal brand and give the right first impression? YoungUS is organizing a workshop for her members.
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16:30 - 19:00
Educational innovation network event
After successful previous editions, EDUiLAB will again organize an informal face-to-face event for those involved or interested in educational innovation at Tilburg University. At this event, EDUiLAB aims to bring like-minded people together, talk about current innovation projects, and dream about future ones. This while enjoying drinks and bites.
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12:00 - 16:00
Sharing is Caring - donate your household items to the next generation of Tilburg University students!
Are you leaving Tilburg soon, or are you simply having a spring clear-out of your accommodation? Donate your unwanted household items to the new generation of international students in Tilburg!
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13:00 - 18:00
AI for Diversity and Inclusion Workshop
AI for Diversity and Inclusion Workshop
AI4DI
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16:00 - 17:15
Foucault: Seks, Grenzen & Levenskunst
In a dialogue with Michel Foucault and Jacques Lacan, philosopher Marc de Kesel discusses freedom and sexuality. Should we think about sex and eroticism in terms of boundaries and crossing them, or in terms of the art of living? (Dutch)
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13:30 - 15:00
PhD Defense M. Bonani
Essays on Innovation, Cooperation, and Competition Under Standardization
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16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Prof. T. de Leeuw
Inter-Organizational Relations, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: The relevance, current insights and research agenda at portfolio level
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13:30 - 17:00
Kick-off symposium University-wide Academic Collaborative Center for Digital Health & Mental Well-being
Meet, connect and brainstorm with (civil society) organisations and researchers during the kick-off symposium of the University-wide Academic Collaborative Center on Digital Health & Mental Well-being.
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14:00 - 15:30
PhD Defense C.P.H. Peters MSc
The Microfoundations of Audit Quality
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14:00 - 17:30
Beyond Knowledge - TSHD Educational Event 2023
This year’s TSHD Educational Afternoon will take place on Tuesday, June 13, from 14:00 − 17:30 in the Dante building.
Good education is not just about knowledge transfer. Therefore, this time we invited teachers to talk and learn about highlighting other sides of their teaching that they believe are important as well. -
16:30 - 18:00
PhD Defense Dr. I.E. Bayamlioğlu
Transparency for contesting Automated Decisions: Impediments and affordances Under The EU Law
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09:00 - 11:45
PhD Month! Workshop: Making your Poster Presentations Memorable
Instead of people watching your poster and walking on, you want to make sure they stay and listen to your story. How do you capture the attention of someone just walking by? How do you quickly get to the core of your story? Come join this workshop.
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10:00 - 11:30
PhD Defense F.N. Izza MA
Reciting the Qur’an in the life cycle, calendrical, and occasional rituals (The Aisyiyah and Muslimat NU women: Their position of religious authority, agency, and role within the patriarchal organization)
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13:30 - 15:00
PhD Defense J. van den Boom LLM
Regulating Competition in the Digital Network Industry - A Proposal for Progressive Ecosystem Regulation
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16:00 - 17:30
PhD Defense I. Mannheim BA MA
Ageism in the Use and Design of Digital Technology
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09:00 - 18:00
3rd TSHD Digital Humanities Symposium: Changing minds online
When we go online, our minds are subject to a variety of mechanisms, influencing our browsing behaviours, emotions, and beliefs. Search engine optimization, misinformation, echo chambers, filter bubbles, recommendation systems, and other algorithmically generated choice architectures nudge us to follow specific epistemic paths.
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15:00 - 17:00
Demo Day at the Faculty Club
On Thursday, June 15, we will organize within Tilburg University the first Demo Day for early stage (student) startups looking for funding in the near future!
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19:30 - 21:00
Science Café XL: De kunst om klein te bouwen
Chemist and Nobel Prize winner Ben Feringa takes you on his personal journey of discovery deep into the nano world. What fascinating innovations will his art of building small lead to? (Dutch)
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16:15 - 17:15
Valedictory address Prof. M.A. Loth
Voices through time
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10:00 - 11:30
PhD Defense P.A. Blomsma
Building Embodied Conversational Agents
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13:00 - 14:30
TILT seminar: Dr Xavier Tracol (Eurojust)
The Joined Cases of Dwyer, SpaceNet and VD and SR before the Court of Justice of the EU: the judgments of the Grand Chamber about data retention continue falling on deaf ears in Member States.
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19:30 - 22:30
Bedenkingen: Philosophical variete evening
Philosophical variete evening in Dutch
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09:45 - 12:30
PhD month! Workshop: Taking Your Message Beyond the Ivory Tower: Communicating about Research to a More General Audience
In this single-session workshop, you are provided with some tricks of the trade in how to make your scientific writing more accessible and engaging to the general public.
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12:30 - 12:30
Brabant Tour for all Tilburg University staff (bike tour)
Also on behalf of the Executive Board, we invite all staff (so also non-members) of Tilburg University and affiliated institutes to participate in the annual Brabant Tour. Everyone can participate free of charge in this sportive and fun cycling treasure hunt, work permitting. The tour will be concluded with a BBQ on campus.
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15:30 - 23:59
TSHD Lustrum Event
On Thursday June 22 we will celebrate together TSHD’s 15th anniversary. The Faculty of Humanities was officially established in 2007, after we had already started as an experimental literature Faculty back in 1981. Another name change followed in 2018: we became the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences (TSHD). Of course, the anniversary is above all a good occasion to do something fun and enjoyable together!
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16:15 - 17:15
Valedictory address Prof. E.E.C. van Damme
The Beauty and the Beast; het Spel en de Knikkers (in English)
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13:30 - 15:00
PhD Defense R.I. Bogaers
Stigma as a barrier to sustainable employment and well-being of workers with mental health issues and illnesses: A mixed methods study in the Dutch military
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16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Prof. P.J.J. Herings
Competition and Cooperation
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10:00 - 11:30
PhD Defense Mr. J.R.K. Asarfi MPA LLM
The Caribbean Court of Justice at a Crossroad. The Caribbean reference procedure of the CCJ in light of the preliminary reference procedure of the CJEU
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12:45 - 14:30
PhD month! Workshop: “Who says?!”: Introduction to referencing and your “authorial voice”
This workshop will (re)introduce you to APA referencing and how to make clear “who is speaking” in your writing. We will briefly discuss the latest edition of APA and then use texts to analyze how the author’s voice is or is not “heard” by the reader.
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16:00 - 17:30
PhD Defense E.E.C. Gielens
From Crackpot Idea to Mainstream Debate: The Public Debate and Popular Support for Universal Basic Income in the Netherlands
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16:15 - 17:15
Valedictory address Prof. A. van Lenning
Academic Education in the Rapids of our Time
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10:00 - 11:30
PhD Defense F.B. Ize
The role of transparency in fairness and reciprocity issues in manager-employee relationships
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13:30 - 15:00
PhD Defense G.M. van Hees MSc
Supporting employees with common mental health problems at work: a realist approach
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16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Prof. T. Gosens
Quality of life in orthopedics: Moving Care.
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16:00 - 17:30
PhD Defense N. Lize
Food is more than nutrition
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10:00 - 11:30
PhD Defense K.M. de Nobrega
Cyber Defensive Capacity and Capability: A Perspective from the Financial Sector of a Small State
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13:30 - 15:00
PhD Defense F.C. Kirschner
Conic Optimization with Applications in Finance and Approximation Theory
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16:00 - 17:30
PhD Defense Drs. H.J.G. Aalbers
Digital Traces of the Mind: Using Smartphones to Capture Signals of Well-Being in Individuals
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10:00 - 11:30
PhD Defense X.M. Kavelaars
A Bayesian multivariate framework for analysis and decision-making with multiple binary outcome variables
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13:30 - 15:00
PhD Defense E.D. D'Urso MSc
Safeguarding Psychological Measurement
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16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Prof. L.A.M. van de Goor
Prevention revisited: Healthy behavior requires a healthy living environment
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15:30 - 17:00
Meeting for researchers interested in the Academic Collaborative Center Wellbeing (Brede Welvaart)
Would you like to help build the Academic Collaborative Center for Wellbeing (Brede Welvaart) and are you interested in creating social impact together with partners? You are welcome to join the meeting on 10 July for Tilburg University researchers and receive more information about what the center is and may offer to you.
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13:30 - 15:00
PhD Defense C. Atik LLM
Data Access Problems in the Emerging Digital Agriculture Sector: What role for EU Competition Law Enforcement and Regulatory Intervention?
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To be announced
ENGAGE.EU Summer School 2023
The ENGAGE.EU Summer School is an intensive, two-week undergraduate summer program taught by professors and lecturers from ENGAGE.EU universities. In line with the general ENGAGE.EU goals, the program aims to provide a forum for interdisciplinary academic exchange and learning on current societal challenges.
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10:00 - 17:00
International Summer School on Business & Human Rights Practice
Tilburg Law School, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights and the Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg co-host an international summer school on business and human rights practice in Nuremberg in July 2023 (on-site only).
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13:30 - 15:00
PhD Defense O. Hrynkiv
NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTIONS: A SHIELD OR A WEAPON? Balancing States’ Autonomy to adopt Security Measures and International Economic Law
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16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Prof. J.J.P. Mathijssen
Title: to be confirmed
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16:00 - 17:00
Save the date: Opening Academic year 2023-2024
Save the date! On Monday, September 4, 2023, we will open the new Academic Year in the grand auditorium. More information about the program will follow later.
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09:00 - 17:00
Open to Complexity: Symposium on Open Science in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Open research practices are encouraged in academia today. Research needs to become more ‘open’ for interaction with stakeholders within and outside the protective walls of the university.
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13:30 - 15:00
PhD Defense Mr. Drs. N.L.N. van Dijl
Dealing with Asymmetric Dependency in Buyer–Supplier Relationships: A Small and Medium-Sized Supplier Perspective
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16:15 - 17:15
Valedictory address Prof. J.H.J. Einmahl
Title: t.b.a.
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To be announced
YoungUS Sports event
Date is still subject to change. More information will follow.
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16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Prof. Mr. P.W.A. Huisman
Title: t.b.a.
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16:00 - 17:30
PhD Defense Z. Su
Essays on Equity Incentive and Share Pledging in China
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13:30 - 15:00
PhD Defense M.L. Meijerink MSc
Who, when, and how long? Time-sensitive social network modeling using relational event data
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16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Prof. K. Schelkens
Title: t.b.a.
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12:00 - 17:00
Businessrun Tilburg Ten Miles
Sunday, September 24 is the day! This is the day of the Businessrun Tilburg Ten Miles. This year the Health & Lifestyle Program makes it possible again for employees of Tilburg University to participate in this festive run.
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14:45 - 20:00
City trip Istanbul
We are going on a 5 day (4 nights) city trip to Istanbul with the employee association this year! Dive into this mystical city that is the only one in the world that spans 2 continents. So you stand at a colorful spice bazaar and marvel at former palaces of the influential sultans. Only to take a boat ride on the Bosporus a little later and then enjoy shopping. As you can see, this fascinating metropolis has a lot to offer.
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16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Prof. R.J.J. Gobbens
Title: t.b.a.
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09:00 - 17:00
Emotions 2023 Conference
Tilburg University hosts the Emotions 2023 Conference from October 4 until 6. We aim to showcase cutting-edge empirical research, theoretical contributions and methodological innovations in the tremendously fascinating field of emotion research.
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10:00 - 12:00
Study Information Day Theology study programs
Come and find out what it is like to study Theology in Utrecht,
meet a teacher and student, follow a trial lecture and ask all your questions!
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10:00 - 11:30
PhD Defense Drs. E.E. van Lieshout-van Dal
Dynamic Light and Dementia
The impact of dynamic light exposure on sleep and well-being in care and home setting -
16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Prof. E. Sengers
Title: t.b.c.
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16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Prof. N.E. Groeneveld-Tijssens
Title: t.b.a.
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To be announced
YoungUS Coffee break
Date is still subject to change. More information will follow.
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16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Prof. L. Mulotte
Title: to be confirmed
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09:15 - 17:00
Bachelor's Open day
Do you want to know which Bachelor's program suits you best? Sign up for the Bachelor’s Open day on Saturday, October 28. Get to know more about our international Bachelor's programs and ask our students, teachers and study advisors all your questions. You can join our Open day on campus or online!
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To be announced
Language and culture afternoon
Save the date! On Thursday 2 November 2023, the Language Center is reviving its Language and Culture Afternoon. Check out our website for more information and registration.
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16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Prof. P.W.J. Verbruggen
Title: t.b.a.
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14:00 - 15:30
PhD Defense Drs. T.I. Bootsma
Using the patient perspective to personalize psycho-oncological care for chronic cancer-related fatigue
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13:00 - 16:00
Class of '96
In November, the university will celebrate its 96th anniversary during the Dies Natalis. We would like to invite all alumni who graduated in 1996 to celebrate with us. Return to campus and reminisce with your fellow students.
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16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Prof. J.W.M. Weggelaar-Jansen MCM
Title: t.b.a.
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09:15 - 17:00
Master's Open day
Interested in doing a Master's program? Find out which Master's program suits you best during our Master's Open day on November 18. Learn all about our (pre-)Master’s programs and tracks, and ask teachers, students, and education coordinators your questions.
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To be announced
Student for a day Bachelor's programs
Do you have a specific study program in mind or are you still considering various options? Join one or more of our Student for a day event(s) this fall, 2023. Together with our students you can attend a variety of mini-lectures and discover whether the study program suits you.
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14:00 - 15:30
PhD Defense M. Lupi
Insolvent merchants and royal jurisdictions in Early Modern Lyon (1600-1660): the role of royal notaries and the Conservation des privilèges royaux des foires
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To be announced
YoungUS Pub Quiz
Date is still subject to change. More information will follow.
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16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Mr. A. Trouwborst
Title: t.b.a.
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16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Prof. E.L.O. Keymolen
Title: t.b.a.
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16:15 - 17:15
Valedictory address Prof. P.H.J. Essers
Title: t.b.c.
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16:15 - 17:15
Inaugural address Prof. S.H. Ranchordás
Title: t.b.a.
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16:15 - 17:15
Valedictory address Prof. T.E. Nijman
Title: t.b.a.
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09:00 - 17:00
Inspire (Y)ourself Week: Balance your life and Boost your career!
SAVE THE DATE! From 22 until 26 November, Tilburg University is organising the Inspire (Y)ourself Week. A week full of activities in the areas of relaxation, health, lifestyle and career. All the ingredients needed for your happiness at work. Reserve some time in your schedule and make some time for yourself, individually or together with colleagues. Keep an eye on this website for the program, registration and more information.
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16:15 - 17:15
Valedictory address Prof. Arnoud-Jan Bijsterveld
Title: t.b.a.
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09:00 - 17:00
International Conference June 19-20, 2025 Leiden University Wijnhaven Campus, The Hague
Grotian law and modernity at the dawn of a new age 400 years of De jure belli ac pacis 1625-2025 - Call for papers