Dies Natalis

On Friday 7 March 2025, Wageningen University & Research will celebrate its Dies Natalis. This year's theme is: Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Futures.

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Dies Natalis | Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Futures

7 March 2025 | 15:00-17:00hrs
Wageningen Campus, Orion Building, Bronland 1, Wageningen or online

During our Dies Natalis celebration, we will explore how scientists and students can become responsible change makers and leverage AI to envision a future where a sustainable world becomes a reality.

Artificial Intelligence has the potential to contribute immensely to science by enhancing data analysis, accelerating discoveries, and enabling new research and education methodologies. From optimising agricultural practices to estimating global change impacts, AI can be a powerful tool driving scientific innovation and sustainability worldwide.

The official Dies Natalis celebration will be preceded by the pitches for the Research Award, organised by Wageningen Graduate Schools.

More information about the programme and registration will follow soon.

Previous editions of the Dies Natalis

Dies Natalis 2024: From Globe to Gut: Unravelling the Microbiome

On Friday 8 March 2024, Wageningen University & Research celebrated its 106th Dies Natalis and the transfer of rectorship. This year's theme was: From Globe to Gut: Unravelling the Microbiome.

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Dies Natalis 2023: Blue Transitions, Shaping Sustainable Marine Futures

Wageningen University & Research celebrated its 105th anniversary on Thursday, 9 March. The theme of the celebration was Blue Transitions, Shaping Sustainable Marine Futures.

Dies Natalis 2022: Metamorphoses. Shaping tomorrow’s university education

What are the trends in university education? How do we want or expect higher education to look like in 2030? Will the student of 2030 still follow a full programme at one university? Will education still take place on campus or move to other educational spaces? And what does this mean for innovating education today?

Dies Natalis 2021: Pandemic Prevention, Prediction and Preparedness

The 103rd Dies Natalis took place on 9 March. Online, this time, due to the global outbreak of COVID-19. Wageningen University & Research is also affected by the pandemic and is working on preventing future outbreaks in different ways.