Dies Natalis via Livestream
On 7 February 2017 Maastricht University will celebrate its 41th Dies Natalis. It is going to be a special day as the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, mr. Joachim Gauck will be conferred an honorary doctorate, in presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix.
The title of the Dies Lecture by President Gauck is “Europe Calling”. This lecture is the last international speech of Mr. Gauck.
People who are not able to be present at the academic celebration in the Theater at the Vrijthof can follow this event as of 15.15 hours via a livestream accessible via the homepage of the UM website. You are also invited to follow our Twitter account and join the Social Media discussions via hashtags #UM41 en #DiesNatalisUM
More information about the Dies Natalis and the programme can be found here. Pictures and videos of the Dies Natalis will also be published on the UM website as of Wednesday 8 February.
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