Welcome to the Netherlands - Groningen - Utrecht

Drs. Cor Jansen

Director Communications & Marketing, Utrecht University

March 2017

PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES: STUDYTOUR GRONINGEN

1ST OCTOBER World 100 Members taking part in the Study Tour arrive Groningen and stay at NH Hotel de Ville 2ND OCTOBER Study Tour at the University of Groningen. Topics: Strategic Developments and Challenges, Future of Science, Leadership in the next decade, Internationalisation, 2016 Nobelprize winning exposure approach etc. 3RD OCTOBER Study Tour at the University of Groningen, then travel to Utrecht by train mid- afternoon. Discover Utrecht PROGRAMME

4th October member’s Day

10:30 BoatTour 12:30 Lunch at Paushuize (House of the pope) 14:00 Walking tour guided by students in the old medieval centre, University Quarter 16:00 Free time 19:30 World 100 Members’ Dinner at Museum Speelklok Boat Tour

4TH OCTOBER – MEMBER’S DAY Walking tour guided by students

4TH OCTOBER – MEMBER’S DAY Lunch at Paushuize

4TH OCTOBER – MEMBER’S DAY Free time

4TH OCTOBER – MEMBER’S DAY Museum Speelklok: unique self-playing instruments World 100 Member’sDinner

4TH OCTOBER – MEMBER’S DAY University buildings

UTRECHT CITY CENTRE UU-professors will cycle to primary schools.

MEET THE PROFESSOR, MARCH 2016 Dom Tower

UTRECHT CITY CENTRE Historical building, former palace of Napoleon

UTRECHT UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Aula, University Hall

UTRECHT CITY CENTRE ▶ Circles of Influence: Universities at the PROGRAMME heart of the conversation 5th October Conference Day 1

09:30 Welcome & overview 10:00 Plenary, key note Prof Bert van der Zwaan, 12:45 Lunch 13:50 Workshops 15:00 Research cafés 17:00 Drinks reception in the Botanic Gardens 20:00 Conference dinner in the Aula (University Hall) nr 2 most competitive region of Europe

UTRECHT SCIENCE PARK Botanic Gardens

UTRECHT SCIENCE PARK ▶ Circles of Influence: Universities at the heart of the conversation 6th October Conference Day 2

09:30 Welcome & overview 10:00 Plenary 12:45 Lunch 13:50 Workshops 15:00 Big finale plenary 16:00 W100 Annual Conference 2018 16:30 Closing reception in De Pandhof University Hall

UTRECHT CITY CENTRE University Hall

UTRECHT CITY CENTRE De Pandhof

UTRECHT CITY CENTRE UTRECHT SCIENCE PARK Giro d’Italia 2010 Grand Départ Tour de France 2015 Utrecht: Vuelta 2020 Bicycle Rush

UTRECHT CITY CENTRE Conference Hotel Grand Hotel Karel V

HOTELS UTRECHT Apollo Hotel

HOTELS UTRECHT Mother Goose Hotel

HOTELS UTRECHT