Opening speech ‘Universities 4.0: grand challenges in
a digital society’ by Professor Tim van der Hagen,
Rector Magnificus/President

Reflections on the symposium by Dr. Stef Lhermitte,
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Foundation Day Lecture ‘Forewarned is Forearmed:
Coping with our changing Climate’
by Professor Pier Siebesma, Faculty of Civil
Engineering and Geosciences

Musical Interlude

Honorary doctorates for:
Søren Hermansen, Adjunct prof. Aalborg University,
Denmark (Energiakademi Samsø) Honorary promotor:
Professor Andy van den Dobbelsteen, Faculty of
Architecture and the Built Environment
Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Heriot-Watt University, UK
Honorary promotor:
Professor Paulien Herder, Faculty of Mechanical,
Maritime and Materials Engineering

Speech ‘Climate action in practice’ by Gerrit Hiemstra, Meteorologist - Weather presenter NOS News and co-owner Weather Impact BV

Closing by Professor Tim van der Hagen,
Rector Magnificus/President

Reception