Join us for the NIAS Opening of the Academic Year 2025-26, an important gathering addressing the challenges to academic freedom and democratic principles.
Academic Freedom Besieged: Whose Academy? (And who decides?) – with a keynote by Claudine Gay, former President of Harvard University and Wilbur A Cowett Professor of Government and of African and African American Studies. This year’s NIAS Opening of the Academic Year promises to be an unmissable occasion once again.
We highly encourage you to reserve your seat in advance, as space is limited. Please note that the venue may change if additional capacity is needed, so we kindly ask you to stay tuned for updates.
Live event of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in Amsterdam "*" indicates required fieldsJoin Claudine Gay, our 2025-2026 year group, and many others at the NIAS Opening of the Academic Year on September 3 2025