In The New Utrecht School, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University and the Utrecht School of the Arts are working together to prepare the new generation of professionals for the complex challenges of the 21st century. Think for example of the climate crisis in relation to the health of humans and the planet.
Connection through openness
The New Utrecht School (De Nieuwe Utrechtse School, DNUS) offers an interdisciplinary platform for urgent discussions on the interaction between society, the arts, and the sciences and humanities.
It is becoming increasingly clear that a structural cross-fertilization between professionals, artists, civil society organizations and scholars is of crucial importance. We stimulate this cross-fertilization through public dialogues, art initiatives, research, and education.
An example of this is the book The New Utrecht School: Historical tradition and contemporary approaches, a collection full of inspiration and creative problem-solving that was created in the context of the 385th anniversary of science in Utrecht. For the occasion of the 2025 farewell of UMC Utrecht dean Arno Hoes, an updated English edition has been compiled.
