University Ceremony

Opening Academic Year 2017-2018

• Merijn Tinga
• Carel Stolker
• Hester Bijl

Date

4 September 2017

Time

15:00 - 18:00  hrs

Address

Pieterskerk
Pieterskerkhof 1A
2311 SR Leiden

The Executive Board of Leiden University is pleased to invite you to attend the opening of the 2017-2018  Academic Year.

Merijn Tinga will deliver the Opening Address

Programme

• Procession of students and professors
• Welcome by Professor Carel Stolker, Rector Magnificus and President of the Executive Board
• Opening Address by Merijn Tinga, Leiden alumnus Biology, Plastic Soup Surfer and forerunner of a sustainable world, in which we recycle everything
• Musical interlude performed by the Choir of the Leiden Student Choir and Orchestra Collegium Musicum
• Learning@LeidenUniversity by Professor Hester Bijl, Vice-Rector Magnificus
• Presentation of the 2017 Leiden Teaching Prize by Ghislaine Voogd, Chair of the Leiden University Student Platform
• Conferral of the 2017 Gratama Science Prize
• Closing remarks by Professor Carel Stolker
• Reception

You are kindly requested to be seated before 14:55 hrs. The programme will commence at 15:00 hrs promptly. The ceremony will be followed by a reception in the Pieterskerk, at approximately 16.30 hrs.

• opening academic year