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Room for Discussion, UvA & SEFA

Room for Discussion is the interview platform of the University of Amsterdam. We organise interviews with professors, entrepreneurs, economists, politicians, philosophers, CEOs and journalists to discuss relevant economic topics and recent events.

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Money Mischiefs: Exploring Financial Crimes with Hennie Verbeek-Kusters

Money Mischiefs: Explorin...

September 20, 2024

Thinking beyond Patterns with Arend Lijphart: Democracies & Decline in the Twenty-First Century

Thinking beyond Patterns ...

June 11, 2024

Lustrum: Utopisch Onderwijs? Een interview met Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf

Lustrum: Utopisch Onderwi...

April 19, 2024

The Fight for Climate Justice with Director of Milieudefensie Donald Pols

The Fight for Climate Jus...

October 11, 2023

Limitarianism: An interview with Philosopher Ingrid Robeyns

Limitarianism: An intervi...

March 18, 2024

Wouter Bos

Wouter Bos

October 8, 2014

Startups in The Netherlands with Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau & Alexander Ribbink

Startups in The Netherlan...

March 7, 2016

Ernst Kuipers: Minister of Health – A Conversation About the Future of Healthcare in the Netherlands

Ernst Kuipers: Minister o...

February 23, 2023

Integration or Bust? On European Elections with Simon Hix

Integration or Bust? On E...

March 1, 2024

Moving beyond Migration Myths: On Rhetoric and Reality with Hein de Haas

Moving beyond Migration M...

April 22, 2024

Warfare beyond technology with Yehor Soboliev, AV unit commander & Former Ukrainian MP

Warfare beyond technology...

April 9, 2024

Inside Asset Management: An Interview with Erik Van Houwelingen & Ronald Wuijster

Inside Asset Management: ...

October 31, 2024

Greek Fiscal Fables: A Conversation with Georgios Papacostantinou, Minister of Finance during the Euro Crisis

Greek Fiscal Fables: A Co...

January 26, 2024

Lustrum: Super League or Superfluous? Football Controversies with Bernd Reichart, CEO of A22 Sports, The Super League.

Lustrum: Super League or ...

June 11, 2024

Lustrum: Interview with Sir Nick Clegg, President, Global Affairs, Meta

Lustrum: Interview with S...

March 11, 2024