D&I Event
Belonging first: in conversation about an accessible university
- Date
- Tuesday 21 January 2025
- Time
- Address
- ECC
Haagse Schouwweg 10
Leiden
The language of the symposium will be Dutch and English. Subtitles will appear on a large screen during the plenary session, and the livestream for online participants will also be subtitled in English.
Being accessible to everyone
At Leiden University, we create an inclusive and engaged learning and working environment and prepare students to tackle societal challenges when entering diverse workspaces. But are we open and accessible enough? Can persons with a disability fully participate? True belonging means you feel part of the community and are non-negotiable just as you are. How do we handle discomfort that will no doubt be caused by this within the community?
Meeting eachother and sharing knowledge
This edition of the annual D&I Event offers an interactive and plenary programme, in which we create an open space for students, staff and alumni to share experience, research and work on inclusion and diversity, especially for people with disabilities, from different perspectives. You are cordially invited to contribute to this. Together, we will take the next steps towards a more inclusive university community.
Programme
- 14:00
- Doors open
- 14:30
- Start
- 16:30
- Closing words/reception
Moderator
Thijs de Lange
Speakers
- Annetje Ottow, president of the Executive Board
- Judith Jansen, sr. plicy advisor D&I
- Paul van Trigt, assistant professor of social history
- Nour al Kuhaili, master's student in medicine
More speakers will be announced later.
Attending the event online or offline
The programme of the D&I event is plenary. Online participants can follow it via a livestream.