Program 2024
The Sharing Days will take place from Wednesday June 5 to Saturday June 8. Book your favorite activities below for free and create your own festival program! Scroll down to take a look at the activities organized for alumni abroad.
Wednesday June 5
All activities take place in and around the Botanical Gardens, on the Utrecht Science Park. Here you will also find the cozy festival heart: the place to meet other alumni and settle down with a luxurious drinks box. Activities are also organized for alumni abroad.
Yoga on the grass (5pm) 17.00 - 18.00
A greener campus: how to achieve that? 17.00 - 18.00
How do you look at a horse? 17.00 - 18.00
Visit the storehouse of science 17.00 - 18.30
Climbing workshop (5pm) 17.00 - 18.30- Yoga on the grass (6pm) 18.00 - 19.00
Smart plants tour [EN] 18.00 - 19.00
[in English]- Climbing workshop (6.30pm) 18.30 - 20.00
Tour rock garden 19.00 - 20.00
Tour discovery garden 19.00 - 20.00
Tour evolution garden [EN] 19.00 - 20.00
[in English]
Plant Swap: Utrecht's historical seed archives [NL] 19.30 - 21.00
[in Dutch]
Online alumni talk “What if Trump wins?” [EN] 20.00 - 20.30
[in English]
What we knew back then: the history of the climate crisis [NL] 20.00 - 21.00
[in Dutch]
Thursday June 6
All activities take place in the City Center of Utrecht. Also visit the fesitval heart in the Faculty Club and meet other alumni during the Happy Hour or Shared Dining dinner.
The future of Europe [NL] 17.00 - 18.00
[in Dutch]
Filmvertoning: ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou? 17.00 - 19.00
[introduction in Dutch, movie in English, Dutch subtitles]
Discover the strength of Design Thinking [NL] 17.00 - 18.15
[in Dutch]- Discover the strength of Design Thinking [Livestream] [NL] 17.00 - 18.15
[in Dutch] 
Join the debate on the future of democracy [NL] 19.30 - 21.00
[in Dutch]
Blue zones lecture [NL] 19.30 - 21.30
[in Dutch]
Interview with Niki Korteweg by Utrecht Union [NL] 20.00 - 21.30
[in Dutch]
Vertoning documentaire ‘Sprekende stenen’ 20.30 - 22.00
[movie in Dutch, English subtitles]
Saturday June 8
All activities take place in Utrecht's city center. Also visit the fesitval heart in the Old Hortus: the hidden garden of the Utrecht University Museum (UMU). Find a spot in the grass or in the cozy tent and enjoy a picnic basket full of local goods.
University museum: scientist for 1 day! (8+) 10.00 - 17.00
Oude Hortus: Yoga for young and old! (8+) 11.00 - 11.30
Street poetry walk 11.00 - 12.30
Street poetry cycle tour 11.00 - 12.30
Oude Hortus: Botanical drawing (5+) 11.00 - 14.00
Continuous program
Oude Hortus: Little beasts in the pond (8+) 11.00 - 16.00
Continuous program- Oude Hortus: Yoga for young and old! (8+) 12.00 - 12.30
Oude Hortus: Tour through the garden (8+) 13.00 - 13.30- Oude Hortus: Tour through the garden (8+) 14.00 - 14.30
Walk through Utrecht's LGBTIQ+ history 14.00 - 15.30
[in Dutch but can also be done in English]- Oude Hortus: Tour through the garden (8+) 15.00 - 15.30
International get-togethers
Especially for our international alumni, UU professor James Kennedy will give an online talk on June 5 at 8 p.m. CET about the upcoming U.S. election: "What if Trump wins?" Our alumni networks in Boston, Singapore and Jakarta will meet in the following days to watch the talk together, followed by a networking reception.
