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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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Carbon and Cashflow: Barbara Baarsma’s Vision for Sustainable Growth

Carbon and Cashflow: Barb...

October 2, 2024

Lustrum: Utopisch Onderwijs? Een interview met Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf

Lustrum: Utopisch Onderwi...

April 19, 2024

Verkiezingsserie: Ines Kostic, Tweede Kamerlid van Partij voor de Dieren

Verkiezingsserie: Ines Ko...

October 9, 2025

(De) Groot Expectations: Investing in Europe with 
EIB VP Robert de Groot

(De) Groot Expectations: ...

September 16, 2026

Integration or Bust? On European Elections with Simon Hix

Integration or Bust? On E...

March 1, 2024

De Natuur op Instorten: In gesprek met de Minister voor Natuur en Stikstof

De Natuur op Instorten: I...

March 6, 2023

A Tale of Two Americas (at War): Aviva Chomsky on Latin American History

A Tale of Two Americas (a...

March 10, 2026

Show Me the Money! with Tony Murphy, President of the European Court of Auditors

Show Me the Money! with T...

January 14, 2025

Embracing Chaos: A Conversation with Brian Klaas about Chance & Democracy

Embracing Chaos: A Conver...

March 12, 2024

Money Mischiefs: Exploring Financial Crimes with Hennie Verbeek-Kusters

Money Mischiefs: Explorin...

September 20, 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

Amsterdam 750: a Conversation with Mayor Femke Halsema

Amsterdam 750: a Conversa...

October 30, 2025

Knot Your Average Banker: Klaas Knot, President of Dutch National Bank

Knot Your Average Banker:...

November 7, 2024

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

Thinking beyond Patterns ...

June 11, 2024

Interview met Femke Halsema, Burgemeester van Amsterdam

Interview met Femke Halse...

May 30, 2024