Aagje Swinnen appointed as Endowed Chair at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht

Aagje Swinnen has been appointed as Endowed Chair of International Humanism and the Art of Living at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht per 1 October 2016, for a period of five years. This chair is established by Stichting Socrates.

With her expertise in humanistic aging studies and late-life creativity, Swinnen will contribute to the research into Aging Well, the focus of the research group Humanism and Philosophy of the University of Humanisti​c Studies.

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