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Events for students
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14:15 - 16:00
Willem Witteveensymposium
Ten years ago, flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine. One of the victims was Member of the Senate and professor Willem Witteveen. A symposium in The Hague on his scientific, political and cultural legacy.
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11:30 - 16:30
Lustwarande - Platform for Contemporary Sculpture
Lustwarande – Platform for Contemporary Sculpture annually exhibitions of contemporary sculpture at De Oude Warande park in Tilburg. You can visit the exhibitions and tours from July 7 until October 6.
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10:00 - 17:30
MAK Summer School University of Applied Sciences pre-Master's TiSEM
Are you starting your University of Applied Sciences pre-master's program at Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM) in September with the course 'Mathematics for pre-master'? Then take part in the MAK Summer School for Mathematics this summer and brush up your knowledge so that you are well prepared to start your premaster!
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12:00 - 23:59
Call for Papers - Third Sofia Conference for Early Stage Researchers & Young Scholars of ENGAGE.EU
Join the ENGAGE.EU Conference and present your work in progress or completed research in an international forum with predominantly peer participation. Deadline for abstracts are open until July 12, 2024.
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09:00 - 17:00
Registration Days 2024
During our Registration Days, we will welcome you to Tilburg and provide several services to make sure you have a pleasant and well-prepared start in Tilburg. On August 15 and 16, 2024 we will organize two Registration Days for students starting end of August.
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09:00 - 20:00
Sport try out week
In week 35 and week 36, SAM and FOSST, in collaboration with the student sports associations, organize 2 weeks in which you can try out the sports of all student sports associations.
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21:00 - 22:50
SG Open Air Cinema #1: Mamma Mia!
On four Wednesdays, you can enjoy the best movies on big screen on our green campus. We start with serving up a healthy dose of feel-good fun with the screening of the hit musical, Mamma Mia! And of course you’re allowed to sing a long!
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15:00 - 17:30
Opening Academic Year 2024-2025: How are you doing and how are we doing?
Monday, September 2, we will usher in the new academic year in a festive way. The program of this edition is on the theme of mental health and happiness. It is a subject that is of concern to many of us, and rightly so because research suggests that there is cause for concern. Register here.
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21:00 - 23:11
SG Open Air Cinema #2: Nope
Watch ‘Nope’ on big screen on our green campus. What starts as a story about a brother and sister maintaining the family business as horse trainers, morphs into a combination of sci-fi and horror thriller. Directed by Oscar winner Jordan Peele.
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12:00 - 17:00
Rondleiding Lustwarande
Unique sculptures in the campus backyard! Is it a rocket, totem, or phallic symbol? Interpreting sculptures can be challenging. Join Studium Generale for a guided tour of the Lustwarande exhibition in the forest next to the campus.
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20:30 - 22:50
SG Open Air Cinema #3: Poor Things
The first four weeks of this semester, you can enjoy the best movies on the big screen on our green campus. In the black-comedy Poor Things, Bella Baxter (Emma Stone) frees herself from the confines of her creators and fights for her liberation.
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10:00 - 17:00
Call for Applications: 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 September 2024 (on-site only).
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20:30 - 22:33
SG Open Air Cinema #4: Inglourious Basterds
On four Wednesdays, you can enjoy the best movies on big screen on our green campus. We end the series with Quentin Tarrantino’s spectacular wartime comedy ‘Inglourious Basterds’.
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12:00 - 13:30
TAISIG meets TiSEM Lunch meeting
Title: to be announced
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14:45 - 16:45
No Home sweet Home
Join us at this symposium about homelessness. From employed individuals without homes, to couch-surfers and those sleeping on sidewalks, we will explore legal, social, and psychological aspects for a deeper understanding of what it means to have no home. (English/SG certificate*)
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12:00 - 13:00
Guided Tour Lustwarande
Unique sculptures in the campus backyard! Is it a rocket, totem, or phallic symbol? Interpreting sculptures can be challenging. Join Studium Generale for a guided tour of the Lustwarande exhibition in the forest next to the campus.
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12:00 - 12:00
ENGAGE.EU incubator seed funding call for teaching initiatives now open
Academic teachers can now apply for seed-funding for the development of joint teaching initiatives. Admissions can be submitted by 25 September, 2024.
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13:00 - 18:00
ANTU Aging Symposium
The Aging Network Tilburg University (ANTU) is organizing an afternoon dedicated to research on topics related to aging and lifespan development. We are more than excited that Prof. Dr. Philip Taylor, Professor at the Institute for Employment Research at the University of Warwick, will give a keynote address entitled ‘Essential Capabilities for Managing the Aged Care Workforce’.
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19:30 - 21:25
SG Film: The Banshees of Inisherin
Once a month you can enjoy the best movies on the screen of the auditorium. The first film we are screening inside this academic year is the tragicomic fable about the rift between two lifelong friends (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson).
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19:30 - 22:00
SG Open Mic Night
Discover the talents of students and staff of Tilburg University at the Open Mic Night. Music, comedy, spoken word; everything is possible as long as it fits in the Esplanade café! Sign up as a performer or take a seat in the audience. (English & Dutch)
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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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15:00 - 16:30
What a Circus!
In this event we will explore the contemporary circus and its audience. Contemporary circus focuses more on the story, the characters and the form, combined with life-threatening tricks, breathtaking stunts and incredible body movements. (*SG certificate)
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12:30 - 17:45
Closing symposium “Novel digital technologies for measuring and changing consumer food choices”
Please mark your calendars for Thursday October 17th (12:30-17:45)!
To commemorate the completion of two Tilburg University research projects (NudgeMe and Smell-e Technology), we will host a symposium on novel technologies to promote healthy food choices in an increasingly digitalized world. -
16:45 - 18:00
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Imagine this: in a distracting world filled with TikToks, Insta Reels and adorable cat videos, you discover an oasis of calm and focus. Sounds appealing? Then come listen to Professor and attention expert Stefan van der Stigchel, who will enlighten you on the art of attentive observation. (Dutch/SG certificate*)
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To be announced
Bachelor's Open day
Find out everything about studying in Tilburg in the Netherlands during the Bachelor's Open day on November 2. Check out our offer of international Bachelor's programs and talk to students, teachers and study advisors.
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19:30 - 21:35
SG Film: Perfect Days
Once a month you can enjoy the best movies on the screen of the auditorium. Perfect Days is a bittersweet drama by Wim Wenders about a cleaner of public toilets in Tokyo, who serenely and diligently completes his daily round.
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14:30 - 17:00
Get Inspired | GEW 2024
Get inspired by well-known entrepreneurial speakers! This event is all about getting inspired by the stories of several entrepreneurs.
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15:00 - 17:00
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024
Each year in the third week of November, the Global Entrepreneurship Week takes place. A week filled with inspiring events focussing on (social) entrepreneurship.
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12:00 - 13:30
Workshop Social Business | GEW 2024
This workshop is given by Kerry Forrester, a dedicated lecturer who inspires to make a positive impact on society through social entrepreneurship.
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19:30 - 22:00
SG Open Mic Night
Discover the talents of students and staff of Tilburg University at the Open Mic Night. Music, comedy, spoken word; everything is possible as long as it fits in the Esplanade café! Sign up as a performer or take a seat in the audience. (English & Dutch)
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16:00 - 19:00
Super Bowlr | GEW 2024
As startups and student entrepreneurs we will network and go bowling and compete against entrepreneurs from Den Bosch, Breda or Tilburg
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14:00 - 17:00
Dragons Den | GEW 2024
Seven promising startups, each one from a different knowledge institution (TU/e, Tilburg University, JADS, Avans, Fontys, BUas, and HAS), are set to light up the stage and dazzle the dragons.
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Master's Open day
Are you interested in doing a Master's program? Do you want to specialize or are you looking for a Master that broadens your possibilities? Join us at the Master's Open day on November 16 to find out which (pre-)Master's program suits you best. Learn all about our (pre-)Master’s programs and tracks, and ask teachers, students, and education coordinators your questions.
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08:45 - 17:00
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) from November 20 until 28. Together with our students you can attend a variety of mini-lectures and discover whether the study program suits you.
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16:00 - 18:30
Dies Natalis '97
On Thursday November 21 we will celebrate the Dies Natalis of our university.
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19:30 - 21:45
SG Film: The Holdovers
Every month, you can enjoy a movie in the auditorium. This year’s Christmas pick is the dramatic comedy, The Holdovers. A grumpy teacher must stay on campus over the holidays with a mourning cook and a troubled student who has nowhere else to go.
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19:30 - 22:05
SG Film: Anatomy of a Fall
The first film of the Spring semester is the French legal drama Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d’une chute). Sandra is suspected of murder following her husband’s death, and her visually impaired son is the only witness.
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19:30 - 22:00
SG Open Mic Night
Discover the talents of students and staff of Tilburg University at the Open Mic Night. Music, comedy, spoken word; everything is possible as long as it fits in the Esplanade café! Sign up as a performer or take a seat in the audience. (English & Dutch)
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20:00 - 22:00
SG Film: The Sound of Metal
Once a month you can enjoy the best movies on the screen of the auditorium. Two-time Oscar winner (best sound, best editing) Sound of Metal portrays a metal drummer whose nomadic rock life is turned upside down when he suddenly goes deaf.
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19:30 - 21:15
SG Film: Ema
Every month, you can enjoy the best movies on the big screen of the auditorium. In April, we will be showing the Chilean drama film Ema. A couple copes with the aftereffect of an adoption that goes south as their relationship crumbles.
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19:30 - 22:00
SG Open Mic Night
Discover the talents of students and staff of Tilburg University at the Open Mic Night. Music, comedy, spoken word; everything is possible as long as it fits in the Esplanade café! Sign up as a performer or take a seat in the audience. (English & Dutch)
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19:30 - 21:29
SG Film: Birdman
Once a month you can enjoy a movie on campus. Birdman tells the story of actor Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton). Once world-famous for his role as an iconic superhero, he is now struggling to perform in a play on Broadway.
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Night University
Night University is Tilburg University’s ultimate campus and science festival! This annual festival is free and open to everyone, young and old. There's plenty to do and experience at Night University, including lectures, performances, workshops, quizzes, tours, and much more!