Visit to the United Nations Geneva
Evenementdetails
Beschrijving
It has been a while since the last time the University of Groningen (UG) alumni gathered in Geneva. Since then, plenty of new alumni have moved to the city and it is time to meet again in an interesting location: The Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the United Nations in Geneva (PR UN Geneva), where a few of your fellow alumni work at the moment. Together with the Alumni Relations & Fundraising of the UG they warmly welcome you to visit their offices and you may hear about the latest updates about their work. Of course, there will also be time to catch up an talk with the other former Groningers.
Also, there is a great chance to visit the headquarters of the United Nations, Palace of Nations during the day. There will be a guided tour to the most important rooms and halls of the Palace, where many important historical negotiations have taken place.
Event Details
When?
March 15
Visit to the Palace of Nations
15:00 Meeting at Pregny Gate of the Palais des Nations - Please note: the time has changed!
14, avenue de la Paix
16:30 Tour finishes: walk together to the PR UN
Where?
Palace of Nations
Address: Palace of Nations 1202 Geneva
Price?
- CHF 12 pp (cash: to be paid on the spot)
- Please note that in case you cannot come, you need to inform us 48 hours prior to the visit, otherwise we will charge you CHF 12 pp, since it is a tour exclusively reserved for our alumni group, and these are the terms and conditions of the UN Palace tour.
Reception a the PR UN
17:00 Welcome and drinks
17:30 Gerbrand Visser, the director of the Alumni Relations & Fundraising, will give an opening speech
17:45 Presentation and discussion with Maurice Paulussen and the other alumni working at the PR UN, Geneva
18:15 Drinks
19:30 The End
Where?
Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the UN in Geneva
31-33 Avenue Giuseppe-Motta, 1202 Genève
Organisator University of Groningen | Ubbo Emmius Fund
Organisator van Visit to the United Nations Geneva
University of Groningen Alumni Chapters
The University of Groningen (UG) hosts events in cities across the world. From Jakarta to Berlin to San Francisco, alumni meet each other in regions where many Groningen alumni reside. The University has tight knit groups of alumni in some areas, that organize gatherings a few times per year. Some of them have established a local board with objectives. We call them our international alumni chapters. We support international alumni chapters by offering UG representation at events. Traveling staff and board members love to interact with alumni and share UG developments. Moreover, professors and faculty members of the University provide interactive lectures and address some of the world’s most pressing challenges they are working on.
Chapters are established in New York City, Washington DC, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Singapore, Zurich, Berlin, Jakarta, Brussels and there are more to come.
