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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:11.0pt">Events registration will open soon : <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:11.0pt">INFO
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/more-about/dies-natalis"><span lang="NL" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dies Natalis - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam</span></a></span><span lang="NL" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:11.0pt">Calender :
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://vu.nl/en/events/2025/dies-natalis-2025"><span lang="NL" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dies Natalis 2025 - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam</span></a></span><span lang="NL" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">On Thursday, 20 November 2025, VU Amsterdam will celebrate its 145th Dies Natalis. This year's theme is
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A Broader Mind in a Divided World</span></em>. We are honoured that political scientist Séverine Autesserre will deliver the Dies lecture. She is a professor at Columbia University and an international expert
in conflict resolution and peacebuilding.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">During this academic celebration, we will reflect on the role of the university in a time where moral, social, and ecological challenges are becoming ever more pressing worldwide.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">• Date: Thursday, 20 November 2025</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">• Time: 15:30 – 17:30 </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">• Venue: Aula, VU Amsterdam</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Please save the date! You will soon receive a formal invitation with the full programme and registration details. I would be thrilled to see you at the 145th birthday of our university.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Kind regards,<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">on behalf of the Executive Board,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Jeroen Geurts</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Rector Magnificus | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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