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Amsterdam School of Historical Studies ASH

Bridging Wor(l)ds: Future-proofing the Languages and Cultures Sector in Dutch Higher Education

This is the first National Conference of the sector plan Languages and Cultures, jointly organised by the Dutch faculties in Arts and Humanities and hosted by the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The conference is intended for all staff (research and teaching) working within the field of Languages and Cultures.
Date
24 October 2025
Time
10:00 -16:30
Room
C1.04

At the conference we will take stock of our sector and identify future directions and (collaborative) opportunities. A varied and interactive programme has been put together, providing ample opportunities to discuss how to future-proof the languages and cultures sector. There will be plenty of time to meet colleagues and explore collaboration. The conference includes lunch and there will be drinks afterwards. Attendance is free of charge.

You can register now via the registration form below. Registration closes on 15 October. If the maximum number of participants is reached earlier, we will close registration earlier. We therefore encourage you to register as soon as you can.

The sectorplan coordinators for Languages and Cultures:

  • Sible Andringa (UvA)
  • Joanna Chojnicka (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)
  • Marion Elenbaas (Universiteit Leiden)
  • Daan Hovens (Universiteit Maastricht)
  • Merel Keijzer (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)
  • Eva Knopp (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)
  • Gerrit Jan Kootstra (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)
  • Bert Le Bruyn (Universiteit Utrecht)
  • William Marler (Universiteit van Tilburg)
  • Diederik Oostdijk (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • Rozanne Versendaal (Universiteit Utrecht)

If you want to remind yourself what the sector plans are, you can read more about them on the SSH website.

Preliminary conference programme

10:00

Registration and coffee

10:30

Welcome (Marieke de Goede, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Amsterdam)

10:40

How to future proof the languages and cultures – Perspectives from NWO and SSH-board (Antal van den Bosch, Utrecht University)

11:00

Where would we be without language? – Interactive session (Annemarie Nuwenhoud, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

11:30

Looking back and looking ahead: taking stock of the sector (Diederik Oostdijk, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

12:15

Lunch Break

13:15

Best practices to future-proof our sector - Perspectives on

 
  • Impact (Sharon Unsworth, Radboud University)
 
  • Teaching (Marije Michel, Groningen University)
 
  • Research (Els Stronks, Utrecht University)

14:45

Coffee break

15:00

Subpanels on Impact, Teaching and Research

16:15

Feedback and wrap-up of the day

16:30

Drinks

Venue

All sessions will take place at the Roeterseilandcampus of the University of Amsterdam, Building C (Nieuwe Achtergracht 127). We start in room C1.04.

We look forward to seeing you in Amsterdam!

Roeterseilandcampus - building B/C/D (entrance B/C)

Room C1.04
Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
1018 WV Amsterdam