Aula
The Aula is located on the ground floor of the University Hall. It is possible to rent this room for bigger groups and has multiple possible seating layouts.
Seating layout and capacity
- The standard layout for the Aula is the theater layout. It has a capacity of 220 people.
- There are multiple possibilities for the seating layout when you are hosting a dinner. The dinner layout with round tables has room for a maximum of 140 people, and the dinner layout with long tables has room for a maximum of 168 people.
- There is also an option for a combination of standing tables and seated tables, with room for a total of 160 people, of which are 100 standing places and 60 seated places.
- Other layout options are available in consultation.
| Layout | Capacity |
| Reception | 300 |
| Dinner | 168 |
| Theater | 220 |
| Meeting | - |
Costs
The half-day rate is €1.499
The booking costs are exempt from taxes.
Booking costs include LCD displays, microphones, a laptop (in consultation) and WiFi.
It is also possible to rent a piano (Yamaha C2, length 1.70) for an additional fee. The piano will be tuned beforehand. There is an additional fee for costs being made in the weekends, this includes security, cleaning services and emergency response services
Would you like to book a room? Please fill in the application form.
Rental agreements apply to all reservations made at the Utrecht University.
Catering
For catering in the Aula, we would like to refer you to our in-house caterer Vineyard.
Accessibility
The Aula is located at the ground floor of the University Hall. The elongated part of the room is easily accessible for people with a physical disability. The podium is accessible by a small step. A wheelchair ramp is available at the front desk if needed
History
Utrecht University has been using the Aula since 1824. The Aula was built in 1460 as Great Chapter House of the Dom Cathedral. This part of the University Hall used to be the meeting room of the five chapters of Utrecht. The provincial councils of Utrecht used to meet here as well. Because of the reformation, the chapter hall lost its original function as meeting hall for the Great Chapter House. In 1634, the Illustre School was founded, shortly followed by the Academy. The 23rd of January 1579 marks an important event in the chapter hall, namely the date of signing of the Unie van Utrecht, the Union of Utrecht, which was later used as a baseline for the Dutch Republic.
