Wageningen Experience Day: 105 years in the future
On 7 October 2023, we had a fantastic Wageningen Experience Day 2023, with the theme 'WUR 105 years in the future'. During this day, WUR alumni, WUR employees and their family were able to enjoy a variety of activities such as talk shows, tours, live music, shows and expeditions, a book market, food trucks and so much more. The Wageningen Experience Day was part of the festive lustrum programme of Wageningen University & Research.
Futuristic campus
Visit the Wageningen Campus from the future and watch the talk shows from Wageningen Experience Day 2023. You can enter the virtual buildings on campus and watch videos on various themes, like Water, Biodiversity and Climate. In Aurora you can view historical images from Wageningen University & Research.
View the aftermovie
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Shaping sustainable futures
On 7 October 2023, we had a fantastic Wageningen Experience Day 2023, with the theme 'WUR 105 years in the future'. During this day WUR alumni, WUR employees and their family were able to enjoy a variety of activities such as talk shows, tours, live music, shows and expeditions, a book market, food trucks and much more. The Wageningen Experience Day was part of the festive lustrum programme of Wageningen University & Research.
Programme
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How to become even more successful
A cheerful, interactive quiz in which WUR alumnus and comedian Rob Urgert presents the audience with playful questions about the science of success!
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Onder Het Maaiveld (Living Soil)
The creators of The New Wilderness and Wild Amsterdam are going underground. Living Soil makes the unseen visible. The film inspires and amazes audiences as it shows them the world in our soil.
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For the whole family
Your family is also welcome to join this special Wageningen Experience Day. Unleash your curiosity, take a look behind the scenes or join one of our Campus tours.
105 years of WUR
The Wageningen Experience Day is an annual event for WUR-alumni. This year's edition is part of ‘105 years of WUR’, with theme Shaping Sustainable Futures. For 105 years, Wageningen University & Research has focused on shaping a sustainable future, with research and education on climate, biodiversity, nutrition, circularity and healthy living.
Read the stories
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Presenter Sterrin Smallbrugge: I knew when I was still at secondary school that I wanted to go to Wageningen
During the Wageningen Experience Day on October 7, writer, presenter and reptile expert Sterrin Smalbrugge will give a performance for children with... -
Wieger Wamelink on toxins in Martian soils and growing space bamboo
The Wageningen Experience Day is themed ‘105 years into the future’. One researcher whose undivided attention is on the future is Wieger... -
Comedian and WUR alumnus Rob Urgert: Wageningen is where I belong
During the Wageningen Experience Day, 07 October on campus, comedian and presenter Rob Urgert will present a quiz on success. Urgert studied Human... -
Wageningen Experience Day 2023 connects alumni and WUR employees
This year, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is celebrating its 105th anniversary. The annual Wageningen Experience Day (WED) will... -
WUR researchers collaborate on underground film
The nature documentary Living Soil was in cinemas in march 2023. The film takes the audience on an underground journey, to the world of worms, moles... -
This was the Wageningen Experience Day 2022
What is a boviphone? What is the impact of culture when we measure what we eat? And how were Wageningen knowhow and alumni connections used to deliver...
Watch the aftermovie of the Wageningen Experience Day 2022
The 2022 edition was for alumni only. In 2023, the WED is for alumni, employees and their families.
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