BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21104@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Fixing Academia: The University of the Future DTSTAMP:20260422T184811Z DTSTART:20260518T150000Z DESCRIPTION:Are our universities still fit for purpose? While academia stru ggles to meet\nexpectations in times of rapid political and technological change\, the “ivory\ntower” critique sadly still hits home. Also internall y\, universities are under\nimmense strain: the publication model is crack ing\, the academic funding\nlandscape has become a rat race that leads to more losers than winners\, and\nsystemic inequalities profoundly restrict access to higher education.\n\nThe Amsterdam Young Acadamy\, the independe nt platform of young scientists from\nthe University of Amsterdam and the Vrije Universtiteit\, presents their book\nFixing Academia: Reflections fr om a New Generations of Scholars. Fixing Academia\nis a timely and provoca tive collection of essays by ten young scholars. In a\nseries of sharp\, e vidence-based\, and constructive reflections on a selection of\npressing t hemes\, they diagnose some of the structural flaws in 21st-century\nDutch universities. They also offer the tools for repair – tackling everything\n from the influence of Big Pharma on scientific integrity to the urgent nee d for\nbetter work-life balance for academic parents. Actionable yet visio nary\, this\nbook hopes to stimulate conversations on how to “fix” academi a and help\nuniversities strengthen their bonds with society.\n\nThis even ing\, two of the book authors will pitch what they think needs to be\nfixe d in academia: Gea Dreschler\n[https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/gea-dresc hler/] (writing in times of AI) and\nYusuf Çelik [https://research.vu.nl/e n/persons/yusuf-%C3%A7elik/]\n(first-generation students). Berend van der Kolk\n[https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/berend-van-der-kolk/]\, one of th e editors\,\nwill share how the book came into being and highlight key mes sages from the\nbook\, and Callista Mulder\n[https://pure.amsterdamumc.nl/ en/persons/callista-mulder/]\, also an author of\nthe book\, will present and moderate the panel discussion.\n\nConfirmed panelists include: Marilee n Dogterom\n[https://www.knaw.nl/leden/dogterom] (President\, KNAW)\, Feli enne Hermans\n[https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/felienne-hermans/] (Profe ssor\, VU Amsterdam)\nand Jeroen Geurts\n[https://vu.nl/nl/verhalen/prof-d r-jeroen-j-g-geurts-rector-magnificus] (Rector\nMagnificus\, VU Amsterdam) .\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\nDr. Gea Dreschler is Assistant Professor of English Lin guistics at the School of\nHumanities at VU Amsterdam\, and director of th e VU’s Academic Language\nProgramme. She is a researcher of written langua ge\, from the earliest English\nmanuscripts to Generative AI\, as well as a writing teacher and coach.\n\nDr. Yusuf Çelik is Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities & Islam at the\nFaculty of Social Sciences and Humaniti es of VU Amsterdam. His research explores\nthe history of ideas and mental ities through a computational analysis of sources\ndrawn from various reli gious traditions.\n\nDr. Berend van der Kolk is Associate Professor of Man agement Accounting and\nControl at the School of Business and Economics of VU Amsterdam. His research\nand teaching activities relate to performance measurement in organizations.\n\nDr. Callista Mulder is Assistant Profess or and Principal Investigator at\nAmsterdam UMC. Her line of work focuses on the development of novel fertility\ntreatments to help people with infe rtility conceive.\n\nProf. Marileen Dogterom is President of the Royal Net herlands Academy of Arts\nand Sciences (KNAW) and Professor of Bionanoscie nce at TU Delft. Next to her\nresearch on the physical principles that gov ern the organization and dynamics\,\nshe is a strong advocate for early-ca reer researchers and better conditions for\nyoung academics.\n\nProf. Feli enne Hermans is Professor of Computer Science Education at VU\nAmsterdam. Her research focuses on how people understand code and how technology\ncan be designed to be more accessible and more human-centred. She is a widely \nrecognized expert in the conversation on AI and education.\n\nProf. Jero en Geurts is Rector Magnificus of VU Amsterdam and Professor of\nNeuroscie nce. His work and leadership focus on academic excellence\, societal\nimpa ct\, and strengthening the position of universities in a rapidly changing\ nworld. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/fixing-academia-the-university-of-the-f uture GEO:52.3685931;4.8896879 LOCATION:SPUI25 - Spui 25-27\, 1012 WX Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,books,discussion,performance,repair,spui X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Are our universities still fit for purpose? While academia struggles to meet expectations in times of rapid political and technological change, the “ivory tower” critique sadly still hits hom e. Also internally, universities are under immense strain: the publication model is cracking, the academic funding landscape has become a rat race t hat leads to more losers than winners, and systemic inequalities profoundl y restrict access to higher education.

The Amsterdam Young Acadamy , the independent platform of young scientists from the University of Amst erdam and the Vrije Universtiteit, presents their book Fixing Academia : Reflections from a New Generations of Scholars. Fixing Academia is a timely and provocative collection of essays by ten young scholars. In a series of sharp, evidence-based, and constructive reflections on a selecti on of pressing themes, they diagnose some of the structural flaws in 21st- century Dutch universities. They also offer the tools for repair – tacklin g everything from the influence of Big Pharma on scientific integrity to t he urgent need for better work-life balance for academic parents. Actionab le yet visionary, this book hopes to stimulate conversations on how to “fi x” academia and help universities strengthen their bonds with society.

This evening, two of the book authors will pitch what they think needs to be fixed in academia: Gea Dreschler (writing in times of AI) and Yusuf Çelik (first-generation students). Berend van der Kol k, one of the editors, will share how the book came into being and hig hlight key messages from the book, and Callista Mulder, also an author of the book, will present and moderate the panel discussion.

Confirmed panelists include: Marileen Dogterom (President, KNAW), Felienne Hermans (Professor, VU Amsterdam) and Jeroen Geu rts (Rector Magnificus, VU Amsterdam).

Speakers

Dr. Gea Dreschler is Assistant Professor of English Li nguistics at the School of Humanities at VU Amsterdam, and director of the VU’s Academic Language Programme. She is a researcher of written language , from the earliest English manuscripts to Generative AI, as well as a wri ting teacher and coach.

Dr. Yusuf Çelik i s Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities & Islam at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of VU Amsterdam. His research explores the history of ideas and mentalities through a computational analysis of sourc es drawn from various religious traditions.

Dr. Berend van der Kolk is Associate Professor of Management Accounting and Control at the School of Business and Economics of VU Amsterdam. His research and teaching activities relate to performance measurement in orga nizations.

Dr. Callista Mulder is Assista nt Professor and Principal Investigator at Amsterdam UMC. Her line of work focuses on the development of novel fertility treatments to help people w ith infertility conceive.

Prof. Marileen Dogterom is President of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science s (KNAW) and Professor of Bionanoscience at TU Delft. Next to her research on the physical principles that govern the organization and dynamics, she is a strong advocate for early-career researchers and better conditions f or young academics.

Prof. Felienne Hermans is Professor of Computer Science Education at VU Amsterdam. Her research focuses on how people understand code and how technology can be designed to be more accessible and more human-centred. She is a widely recognized e xpert in the conversation on AI and education.

Prof. Je roen Geurts is Rector Magnificus of VU Amsterdam and Profess or of Neuroscience. His work and leadership focus on academic excellence, societal impact, and strengthening the position of universities in a rapid ly changing world.

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