Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Workshop

04 May 2026

Information Literacy 1: what is academic literature?

PhD Defences

06 May 2026

PhD defence W.J. Claassen

Workshop

06 May 2026

Three ways to improve your study Module 1: The negative spiral

PhD Defences

06 May 2026

PhD defence M. Thodé

PhD Defences

06 May 2026

PhD defence K.H. Lam

PhD Defences

06 May 2026

PhD defence A. Sonkosi

PhD Defences

07 May 2026

PhD defence F.O. Sefiloglu

PhD Defences

07 May 2026

PhD defence S.J. Willems

Networking & meeting

07 May 2026

Meet & Match | Community Service Learning

Congresses & symposia

Lectures

07 May 2026

How Does Social Inequality Get Under the Skin? - LEARN! Seminar

Lectures

07 May 2026

Colloquium with Paul Jansen from ASML Research

PhD Defences

07 May 2026

PhD defence N. Abedini

Workshop

07 May 2026

Referencing with EndNote, Mendeley or Zotero

Workshop

07 May 2026

Low volume coding

Inaugural lectures & valedictory speeches

07 May 2026

Inaugural lecture prof.dr. O.O. Versolato

Information sessions

07 May 2026

DLAB Summer Pitch Event

PhD Defences

08 May 2026

PhD defence G.G. Cortez Vazquez

PhD Defences

08 May 2026

PhD defence F. Hoexum

Inaugural lectures & valedictory speeches

08 May 2026

Inaugural lecture prof.dr. A. Thijs

PhD Defences

11 May 2026

PhD defence C.R. Johnson

Information sessions

11 May 2026

Information session on ERC Synergy and ERC Plus Grants

PhD Defences

11 May 2026

PhD defence B.J. Thijs

PhD Defences

11 May 2026

PhD defence G.B. Banava

Courses

12 May 2026

Active Bystander Training - start 09:00

Courses

12 May 2026

Working vitally and menopause

PhD Defences

12 May 2026

PhD defence E.M.J. Lammers

Courses

12 May 2026

Active Bystander Training - start 11.00 uur

PhD Defences

12 May 2026

PhD defence I. Garajová

PhD Defences

12 May 2026

PhD defence A.M. Beukers

PhD Defences

12 May 2026

PhD defence T.M.N. Manshanden

Lectures

Networking & meeting

12 May 2026

Leadership Dialogue: Commitment in the Age of Paradox

Social events

12 May 2026

Book Club: The Fire Next Time #3

Debates & conversations

12 May 2026

The future of freedom

PhD Defences

13 May 2026

PhD defense D.C. Kieslinger

PhD Defences

13 May 2026

PhD defence E. Eigenhuis

PhD Defences

13 May 2026

PhD defence L.P. Silvestrin

Lectures

Debates & conversations

13 May 2026

Book talk: the Zionist Left & the making of the Palestinian Nakba

PhD Defences

13 May 2026

PhD defence B.P. Colgan

PhD Defences

18 May 2026

PhD defence J. Hooftman

PhD Defences

18 May 2026

PhD defence S.H.M. Kremers

Workshop

18 May 2026

Information Literacy 2: setting up a literature search strategy

PhD Defences

18 May 2026

PhD defence R.J.M.H. de Greef

PhD Defences

19 May 2026

PhD defence J.F.M. Smits

Workshop

19 May 2026

Responsible assessment in the age of AI: the Two-lane approach

PhD Defences

19 May 2026

PhD defence A.M. de Haas

Debates & conversations

Presentations

19 May 2026

NRIN-On-Tour: Mental Health in Academia 

PhD Defences

19 May 2026

PhD defence R.G. Bouma

Presentations

Networking & meeting

19 May 2026

KINTalk: Digital Sovereignty — From Strategy to Practice

PhD Defences

20 May 2026

PhD defence T.A. Karagüzel

Workshop

20 May 2026

Three ways to improve your study Module 3: Take action

PhD Defences

20 May 2026

PhD defence H.D. Mendoza

Congresses & symposia

20 May 2026

UNESCO Symposium: We Shall Overcome

PhD Defences

20 May 2026

PhD defence G. Jonker

PhD Defences

20 May 2026

PhD defence S.A. van Eeghen

PhD Defences

21 May 2026

PhD defence U.N. Winardi

PhD Defences

21 May 2026

PhD defence V.H. de Kleijne

PhD Defences

21 May 2026

PhD defence E.M.K. de Wit

PhD Defences

21 May 2026

PhD defence E.M.K. Wit

Festivities & celebrations

21 May 2026

UTQ-BKO Certification Ceremony Spring 2026

Workshop

21 May 2026

Low volume coding

Lectures

21 May 2026

Abraham Kuyper Lecture

PhD Defences

22 May 2026

PhD defence L.N.C. Boyd

PhD Defences

22 May 2026

PhD defence L. Kostense

Inaugural lectures & valedictory speeches

22 May 2026

Inaugural lecture prof.dr. R.J. Allan

Courses

26 May 2026

Impact! Conversations for postdocs

PhD Defences

26 May 2026

PhD defence C.F. Roth

PhD Defences

26 May 2026

PhD defence K.A. Spit

Open days

26 May 2026

Open Evening Thursday 26 May 2026

Congresses & symposia

27 May 2026

Aurora Symposium on Global Citizenship

PhD Defences

27 May 2026

PhD defence V.M. Cozijn

PhD Defences

27 May 2026

PhD defence R.P. Amier

PhD Defences

27 May 2026

PhD defence E. Vermeer

PhD Defences

27 May 2026

PhD defence N.G. Cartier

Networking & meeting

Social events

27 May 2026

Alumni Event MSc Marketing

Courses

Workshop

28 May 2026

Training Annual consultation for new supervisors  

PhD Defences

28 May 2026

PhD defence A. Galakhova

PhD Defences

28 May 2026

PhD defence S. Magaya

Congresses & symposia

28 May 2026

Symposium of the Sector Plan ‘Cultural Heritage And Identity’

Workshop

28 May 2026

AI Lab – VU Education Lab

PhD Defences

28 May 2026

PhD defence R.S. Weller

Inaugural lectures & valedictory speeches

28 May 2026

Inaugural lecture prof.dr. R.B. Veenhuizen

Social events

28 May 2026

Univers get-together

Presentations

28 May 2026

Buğra Çınar: Dynamic crowdsourced delivery problems

PhD Defences

29 May 2026

PhD defence A.J.M. Bakx

PhD Defences

29 May 2026

PhD defence A. Matano

PhD Defences

29 May 2026

PhD defence L.J.B. van Oudheusden

Inaugural lectures & valedictory speeches

29 May 2026

Valedictory speech prof.dr. A.R.J. Girbes

Courses

01 June 2026

BIP on LOUIS at VU Amsterdam

PhD Defences

01 June 2026

PhD defence Y.A. Belay

PhD Defences

01 June 2026

PhD defence M.J. Klein Haneveld

Workshop

01 June 2026

Referencing with EndNote, Mendeley or Zotero

PhD Defences

01 June 2026

PhD defence F. Maruf

PhD Defences

02 June 2026

PhD defence N.A. Kusmallah

PhD Defences

02 June 2026

PhD defence K. Ratsavong

PhD Defences

02 June 2026

PhD defence M. Beukering

Congresses & symposia

Lectures

02 June 2026

LEARN! Seminar by Guest Speaker Eric Torres

PhD Defences

02 June 2026

PhD defence H. Seddiqi

PhD Defences

03 June 2026

PhD defence M.M.R. Inhulsen

PhD Defences

03 June 2026

PhD defence A. Mak

PhD Defences

03 June 2026

PhD defence M.C. Schröder

PhD Defences

03 June 2026

PhD defence A.P. van Haaps

Information sessions

03 June 2026

Honours Try Out Class VU&UvA Sem 1 courses

PhD Defences

04 June 2026

PhD defence A. Ciaușescu

PhD Defences

04 June 2026

PhD defence M.T. Funke

PhD Defences

04 June 2026

PhD defence M.R. Caanen

Inaugural lectures & valedictory speeches

04 June 2026

Inaugural lecture prof.dr. H. Bachmann

Congresses & symposia

05 June 2026

Babylon, Mirror of the Hellenistic Near East

PhD Defences

05 June 2026

PhD defence K. Hajduk

PhD Defences

05 June 2026

PhD defence R.R. Ramjiawan

Inaugural lectures & valedictory speeches

05 June 2026

Inaugural lecture prof.dr. F. Colombijn

PhD Defences

08 June 2026

PhD defence S. Algül

PhD Defences

08 June 2026

PhD defence M. Illienko

PhD Defences

08 June 2026

PhD defence N.Q. Nguyen

PhD Defences

08 June 2026

PhD defence L.T.W.F. Salemans

PhD Defences

09 June 2026

PhD defence M.M.C. Sobejana

PhD Defences

09 June 2026

PhD defence R. Meer

PhD Defences

09 June 2026

PhD defence R. Meer

PhD Defences

09 June 2026

PhD defence T.F.L. Roedema

Debates & conversations

10 June 2026

The Wisdom Gap: When Experience Meets AI

Workshop

11 June 2026

Using formative dialogue to stimulate engaged learning

Festivals

11 June 2026

Déjà VU Festival

PhD Defences

12 June 2026

PhD defence A. Martinez de Velasco

PhD Defences

12 June 2026

PhD defence C. Braaksma

PhD Defences

12 June 2026

PhD defence M. Oud

PhD Defences

15 June 2026

PhD defence I. Baer

PhD Defences

15 June 2026

PhD defence T. Hoekstra

Information sessions

15 June 2026

NWO-Veni Preproposal Information Session

PhD Defences

15 June 2026

PhD defence N.E. Wijnen

PhD Defences

16 June 2026

PhD defence Y. Mao

PhD Defences

16 June 2026

PhD defence J.J. van Adrichem

PhD Defences

16 June 2026

PhD defence J.E.G. Roet

PhD Defences

16 June 2026

PhD defence A. Spanjaard

PhD Defences

17 June 2026

PhD defence J. Ruwaard

PhD Defences

17 June 2026

PhD defence J. van Hazel-Ruwaard

PhD Defences

17 June 2026

PhD defence D.C. van Dronkelaar

PhD Defences

17 June 2026

PhD defence T.R. de Boer

PhD Defences

17 June 2026

PhD defence T.R. de Boer

PhD Defences

17 June 2026

PhD defence J.M. Zeeuw

Courses

18 June 2026

Training Recognizing social safety

PhD Defences

18 June 2026

PhD defence I.G. Ciobîcă

PhD Defences

18 June 2026

PhD defence L. de Bruijn

PhD Defences

18 June 2026

PhD defence D. van Huijstee

Inaugural lectures & valedictory speeches

18 June 2026

Inaugural lecture prof.dr. H.R. Boeije

PhD Defences

19 June 2026

PhD defence C.J. de Gans

PhD Defences

19 June 2026

PhD defence S. Mobach

Congresses & symposia

19 June 2026

VU Compliance Symposium 2026

PhD Defences

19 June 2026

PhD defence D.D. Wisselink

Inaugural lectures & valedictory speeches

19 June 2026

Valedictory speech prof. D.I. Boomsma

Congresses & symposia

22 June 2026

ICSA 2026

Courses

Workshop

22 June 2026

Dealing effectively with change (Dutch)

PhD Defences

22 June 2026

PhD defence N.A. Bartels

PhD Defences

22 June 2026

PhD defence G.T. Stephen

PhD Defences

22 June 2026

PhD defence Q. Zhao

PhD Defences

23 June 2026

PhD defence A. Ivanina

PhD Defences

23 June 2026

PhD defence A.O. Rydin

PhD Defences

23 June 2026

PhD defence F. Linsen

PhD Defences

23 June 2026

PhD defence N.A.G. Hakkenbrak

Open days

23 June 2026

Open Evening Tuesday 23 june 2026

PhD Defences

24 June 2026

PhD defence L.M. van Dijk

PhD Defences

24 June 2026

PhD defence A.L. Nair

PhD Defences

24 June 2026

PhD defence T.F. Goldschmidt

PhD Defences

24 June 2026

PhD defence A. van Schie

PhD Defences

25 June 2026

PhD defence K. Asimaki

PhD Defences

25 June 2026

PhD defence B.A. Uunk

Workshop

25 June 2026

AI Lab – VU Education Lab

PhD Defences

25 June 2026

PhD defence E.Q.J. de Geus

Inaugural lectures & valedictory speeches

25 June 2026

Valedictory speech prof. Dr. H.Y.M. Jansen

PhD Defences

26 June 2026

PhD defence F. Raichynets

PhD Defences

26 June 2026

PhD defence M.O. Mokhele

Inaugural lectures & valedictory speeches

26 June 2026

Valedictory speech prof. T.N.M. Schuyt

Social events

26 June 2026

Open stage

PhD Defences

29 June 2026

PhD defence E. Uffelmann

PhD Defences

29 June 2026

PhD defence M.B.M.J. Kes

PhD Defences

29 June 2026

PhD defence M.M.P. de Wit

PhD Defences

29 June 2026

PhD defence T.H.R. Stolk

PhD Defences

30 June 2026

PhD defence M. Zhu

PhD Defences

30 June 2026

PhD defence E.M.J. Passchier

PhD Defences

30 June 2026

PhD defence L. Huizinga

Congresses & symposia

02 July 2026

Ethno-Discourse Conference 2026

Congresses & symposia

03 July 2026

Annual LaserLaB Symposium 2026

Courses

04 July 2026

VU Amsterdam Summer School 2026

Courses

05 July 2026

KIN Summer School 2026

Congresses & symposia

08 July 2026

World Congress on Adult Capacity (WCAC) 2026

Workshop

09 July 2026

Complete your VU Canvas course with VU Reading Lists

Festivities & celebrations

31 August 2026

Opening Academic Year

Courses

Workshop

10 September 2026

Training Annual consultation for new supervisors  (September)

Courses

24 September 2026

Training Working vitally and menopause

Debates & conversations

29 September 2026

Psychological Safety Across Cultures and Contexts

Congresses & symposia

23 October 2026

Relational Corpor(e)alities & Multispecies Entanglements

Open days

06 November 2026

VU Bachelor's Day - 6 & 7 November 2026

Festivities & celebrations

19 November 2026

Dies Natalis 2026

Open days

26 November 2026

Online Master's Event - 26 November 2026

Courses

01 December 2026

Time management and work pressure for postdocs

Courses

02 December 2026

Winter School - Serious Gaming for Household Disaster Resilience