“Somewhere to Belong: Birmingham meets Amsterdam”: Join the conversation on inclusive cities and universities

24 January 2022 | From our Members

“Somewhere to Belong: Birmingham meets Amsterdam”: Join the conversation on inclusive cities and universities

Story highlights

– University of Amsterdam and University of Birmingham organise joint festival on equity, diversity and inclusion
– Festival takes place during the whole month of February
– Event is organised by student ambassadors

The UNICA member University of Amsterdam and the University of Birmingham invite UNICA universities to embrace the diversity of their communities and ignite broader conversations about how to foster a more inclusive city, university and student community.

Embedding equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), student ambassadors of the two institutions are organising the second iteration of the yearly virtual EDI festival and this year’s theme is Somewhere to Belong: Birmingham meets Amsterdam.

Over the course of a month, student ambassadors of both institutions will host 5 interesting webinars with inspiring speakers from 20+ organisations representing a wide variety of expertise, views, and experiences:

  • 3 February – Challenges in Embedding EDI on Campus: a Work in Progress
  • 10 February – LGBTIQ+ Students with a Refugee Status
  • 17 February – Enabling Global Mobility for Disabled Students
  • 24 February – Legislating Conversion Therapy
  • 3 March – Financial Inclusion for Social Mobility

Check the full programme of the festival and register at the website of University of Amsterdam.

About the EDI festival

The University of Amsterdam and the University of Birmingham intensified their collaboration in 2019 with a strategic partnership focusing on the areas of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). This collaboration should inspire new opportunities for students and staff to work together and create new synergies. In light of this strategic partnership, the Birmingham Student Ambassadors and Amsterdam Cultural Exchange Ambassadors are currently organising their second iteration of the virtual EDI Festival.


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