View from our University Hall 💛

>> Photo by: Kees Rutten
>> Sculpture by: Anton van Wouw

Accurate? You be the judge! 😉

#opendays We hope you feel very welcome & inspired!
>> Open Dagen / Open Days Utrecht University
>> uu.nl/bachelors

Utrecht belongs to the 20 most inspiring cities of the WORLD, according to travel company TravelBird! #hearhear They focused on criteria which are associated with the spirit of creativity, romance, culture & innovation.

Hi there! 👋🐑 #baes

What's happening to Antarctica's Ice Sheets? And how does it affect our climate? Don't miss the lunch lecture by Michiel van den Broeke, tomorrow between 12:00-13:00, at Green Office Utrecht! #sustainability

Meet the brothers Marius, Hendrik, Hans and Arie-Willem de Leeuw – all four UU PhD holders. They grew up on a dairy farm, but they ALL chose to study Physics at Utrecht University. “Our parents encouraged us to finish a good education first. Then we could always decide if the farm was something for us. To them, it was more important for us to follow our own interests.”

>> Read their fascinating story: uu.nl/en/news/four-brothers-one-study-programme

'Autumn is a second spring, when every leaf is a flower' – French philosopher Albert Camus (1913-1960)

Do you travel to Utrecht by train? 🚄 Try to avoid rush hour and start saving points for sweet gifts, with the new app MyOV!

>> Read more: http://bit.ly/UU-MyOV

Meet Marij Swinkels, Hakim Jouana & Hilke Grootelaar. They started the project 'InclUUsion', to give refugees the opportunity to participate for free in all kinds of courses offered by Utrecht University. InclUUsion is now looking for UU-students who want to contribute to the academic integration of these refugee students. Interested? Read more & sign up 👇

Repair the lights on your bicycle FOR FREE, tomorrow at the Uithof (next to The Basket), between 11.00 and 16.00h.

With the placement of more than 8000 panels, we officially launched the largest surface of solar panels in Utrecht! Check out this video for an impression. #sustainability

#UUonTour Greetings from Shanghai! 👋
Next stop: Indonesia! #educationfairs
>> Meet us in your country: http://bit.ly/UUonTour

"And to justify it as ‘locker room talk’, as Trump did, is highly problematic because it reaffirms what feminists have termed rape culture, it suggests that it’s normal to talk about women in violent and denigrating terms", says our American Gender Studies researcher Christine Quinan. #oneweekleft

Our University Council has got your back during this exam period: FREE COFFEE for everyone in our two libraries! ☕️👍

Proud: for the third year in a row we've been ranked as the BEST university of the Netherlands by U.S. News and World Report! With this position we are ranked as #12 on the list of Europe's best global universities.

Award winning travel blog GlobalGrasshopper visited Utrecht! "This is a city that thrives on mixing old and new, urban living and green space, tradition and innovation. [..] A significant student population gives this city a buzzing, youthful vibe."

SCOOP: Utrecht University presents the first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) ever about the European Convention on Human Rights – an international treaty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe. Open enrollment begins today: sign up for fee! 👇

#UUonTour The world is (y)ours! 🙌
What special places have you visited in UU outfit? Pics or it didn't happen.. 😉

As if there weren't enough reasons already to visit Utrecht! ❤️