On Wednesday 4 September NIAS will open its doors to the new Research Group, consisting of forty-nine new fellows. Thirty-two fellows will be present during the first semester. The Official Opening of the Academic Year 2013/14, where fellows, together with their families, can get acquainted with each other and with NIAS, will be held in the main hall of the Conference Building. The programme can be found below.
An overview of all fellows at NIAS in 2013/14 can be found here.
Programme
15.30 Arrival, tea and coffee in the Conference Building
16.00 Introduction to NIAS,
by Aafke Hulk, Rector of NIAS
16.20 A Bit of History,
Presentation by Nick den Hollander, Head of Academic Affairs
16.35 “Current Issues in End-of-Life Decision-Making: Advance Care Planning and Palliative Sedation”
Presentation Judith Rietjens, L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellow 2013/14 at NIAS
17.10 Fellows (current and new) will introduce themselves in half a minute
17.40 Group Picture of Fellows
18.00 Drinks and Buffet Dinner
Attendance of the Official Opening of the Academic Year 2013/14 is by invitation only.