International collaboration is essential to research and teaching but it also brings risks. Such as sharing sensitive knowledge and technology or foreign interference in research.
'I love how the university reaches out to the city, involves its residents and shows why the university is so important,' says alumnus Helene Meijer. 'During the European City of Science, for example.'
On 7 February we celebrate our 450th birthday. On the programme of the dies natalis Ahead of the times are: a lecture on academic freedom, a science rapper, the awarding of three honorary doctorates and a quiz.
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