Activities Agenda

1^st June 2008

Opening of the exhibition at the NIASD at 19H00 of the workshop results of the students who participated in the workshop delivered by Theo de Feyter at the Department of Optical Communication, Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus University. Visitors are welcome to visit the exhibition from the 2^nd of June till the 5^th of June between 16H00 and 18H00.

27^th – 29^th May 2008

NIASD proudly presents the three Dutch films “In Orange”, “Night Ride” and “André Hazes, She believes in me”. For more information, click here.

29^th May 2008

NIASD proudly presents the Dutch films:

                  ►"André Hazes, She believes in me” at 17H00

                  ►"Night Ride" at 20H00

For more information, click here.

28^th May 2008

NIASD proudly presents the Dutch films:

                  ►“Night Ride” at 17H00

                  ►"In Orange" at 20H00

For more information, click here.

27^th May 2008

NIASD proudly presents the Dutch films:

                  ►“In Orange” at 17H00

                  ►"André Hazes, She believes in me” at 20H00 preceded by an introduction by film director John Appel at 19H30.

For more information, click here.

26^th – 30^th May 2008

The Dutch artist Theo de Feyter delivers a workshop for 22 students of the Department of Optical Communication, Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus University.

25^th May 2008

Opening of the joint exhibition "Damascus Ahead!" of the Syrian artist Sawsan Al Zoubi and the Dutch artist Theo de Feyter. The opening takes place at the Al Shaab Hall for Fine Arts in the Fardos street in Damascus at 19:00. Visitors are welcome to visit the exhibition from the 25^th of May till the 5^th of June 2008 from Sunday to Thursday between 17:00 and 21:00. To see the poster, please click here.

29 April 2008

Opening of the exhibition “My image Damascus” at the Faculty of Arts, Department of Visual Communication at 18:00. Visitors are welcome to visit the exhibition from the 29^th of April till the 13^th of May 2008. To see the poster, click here.

20 April – 1 May 2008

Workshop by Mrs. Anita Mizhari Mr. Maarten Rens to 28 students of department of Optical Communication, Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus University. Theme: Video Art, Place: Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus University.

17 – 20 April 2008

The NIASD is present at the Forward Forum, a Job searching, training and education Fair in Beirut, Lebanon to promote Study in Holland. On this occasion NIASD also does a presentation on 'Study in Holland' at the American University of Beirut, Thursday, April 17th at 10:00 am.

6 April 2008

Start of the Beginners course Dutch. This course will run until the 20^th of May, 2008

18 March 2008

Start of the Intermediate course Dutch. This course will run until the 23^rd of April, 2008

11^th – 13^th March 2008

NIASD proudly presents the three Dutch films “I am Mohammed”, “Polleke” and “Kicks”. For more information, click here.

9^th – 17^th March 2008

The NIASD participates in the education fair ETEX (Education and Training Exhibition) in Damascus and Lattakia.

Damascus: March 9^th – 11^th in hotel Le Meridien, from 10am-2 pm and 5pm-9 pm.

Lattakia: March 16^th-17^th in Tishreen University, from 10am – 4 pm.

5^th & 6^th March 2008

Two Lectures "The earliest Pottery in Syria: new discoveries" and “The ‘Painted Pottery Revolution’ and the Origins of the Halaf Culture” by Dr. Olivier Nieuwenhuyse who is associated with the Faculty of Archaeology of Leiden University. Location: Auditorium 7, Department of Archaeology, Damascus University. Time: 15:00. For more information, click here.

2^nd – 6^th March 2008

Course ‘archaeological technological pottery research’ for 11 Master’s students and 5 Bachelor’s students at the Damascus University, Department of Archaeology of the faculty of Literature and Human Sciences. The course will be delivered by Dr. Bram van As, Mr. Loe Jacobs and Dr. Olivier Nieuwenhuyse (Leiden University, the Netherlands).

23 January – 3 February 2008

Study trip of 15 Dutch students and 2 professors of the Department of Political Science of the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences of the University of Amsterdam to Syria for visits to the Faculty of International Relations and Diplomacy of the Kalamoon University in Deir Atiyah, Syria, and several organizations in Damascus, including the UNHCR, Al Watan newspaper, the Syrian Parliament, the Orient Center for Studies, and also the NIASD where on Saturday the 26th of January 2 lectures will take place. The NIASD supported the organization of this study trip.

20 & 21 January 2008

MENA Scholarship Programme Information evenings and lectures at NIASD 19:00. For more information, click here.

10 - 20 January 2008

Study trip of 15 Syrian students and two professors of the Faculty of International Relations and Diplomacy of the Kalamoon University in Syria to The Netherlands (and Belgium) for visits to the Department of Political Science of the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences of the University of Amsterdam, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Peace Palace and the International Court of Justice which is seated there in The Hague, UNESCO-IHE in Delft, research company Interview NSS and the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam and the EU Parliament in Brussels. The NIASD supported the organization of this study trip.

15-18 January 2008

Work visit of Dr. L.J. Roborgh, Director General for Higher Education, Professional Education and Science, of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science to the NIASD. The agenda of this visit includes: meeting with the Dutch staff of NIASD, meeting with the Vice Minister of Technical Affairs of the Syrian Ministry of Education, Dr. Fouad Ghalloul, and a work lunch at the residence of the Dutch Ambassador for which various representatives of the Syrian Ministry of Higher Education as well as other important players in the field of education are invited. Theme of this work lunch is the internationalization of higher education.

5 - 9 January 2008

Dutch Film Week in the city of Homs. After 10 years the Cinema Club Homs is brought to live again, notably with a Dutch Film Week which was organized in cooperation with the NIASD. During the film week 5 Dutch movies are screened with Arabic subtitles (Northern Light, The Polish Bride, Dutch Light, The Sea That Thinks and Schnitzel Paradise). The Film Week takes place in the local cultural centre. Click here for the programme.

12^th & 13^th December 2007

NIASD proudly presents the Dutch feature film ”Off Screen” by Pieter Kuijpers. For more information, click here.

10^th  December 2007

Lecture "How do we deal with history to create drama on television?" by the Syrian Arabist Mr. Muhammad Ali Bahri at NIASD at 19:00. Mr. Bahri is a teacher at the Faculty of Education of Damascus University. For more information, click here.

6^{th -} 8^th December 2007

The NIASD will be represented at the educational fair JETE (Jordanian Education & Training Exhibition). This fair takes place in Zara Expo Amman, Jordan.

28^th & 29^th November 2007

With the financial support of the NIASD, the Syrian Arabist Mr. Muhammad Ali Bahri participates and gives a lecture in Egypt in the Workshop "Fictionalizing the Past: Historical Characters in Arabic Popular Epic" organized by the Netherlands-Flemish Institute (NVIC) in honor of Prof. Dr. Remke Kruk. This year Prof. Kruk is not only retiring from her chair of Arabic Language and Culture at Leiden University but also from her chair of the Scientific Board of the NVIC. For more information, click here.

28^th & 29^th November 2007

NIASD proudly presents the Dutch documentary film ”Pretpark Nederland” by Michiel van Erp. On Thursday 29 November Mrs. Monique Busman will be present to introduce the film to you, and to answer questions. Mrs. Busman has done the research for "Pretpark Nederland". For more information, click here. For a photo, click here.

25^th – 28^th November 2007

In cooperation with the Media Department of Damascus University, the NIASD presents the workshop programme “FACE2FACE – Interviewing Across Cultures” for 16 Syrian and 2 Dutch students of journalism. For more information click here. To see the pictures, click here.

25^th November 2007

Lecture "Identity and Diversity: Muslims in the US and Europe" by Mr. Youssef Azghari, M.A. teacher at Avans University in Breda and "s-Hertogenbosch". Location and Time: 19:00 at NIASD. For more information, click here.

23^rd November 2007

Institutes Day 2007

Visit the NIASD or one of the other Netherlands Institutes Abroad during the Institutes Day. For more information, click here (in Dutch only).

23^rd November 2007

Institutes Day 2007

Visit the NIASD or one of the other Netherlands Institutes Abroad during the Institutes Day. For more information, click here (in Dutch only).

18^th – 20^th November 2007

The NIASD will be represented at the educational fair Academia Syria. This fair takes place in the Sheraton Hotel in Aleppo, Syria.

18^th November 2007

Opening of the exhibition of the Dutch painter “Theo de Feyter” at NIASD at 19:00. Visitors are welcome to visit the exhibition from the 18^th of November till the 18^th of December from Sunday till Thursday between 09H00 and 17H00. To see the invitation, click here.

14^th & 15^th November 2007

NIASD proudly presents the Dutch feature film ”Ochtendzwemmers” by Nicole van Kilsdonk. For more information, click here.

5^th November 2007

Lecture “Getting IT right: Seven Principles for aligning IT and strategy in an uncertain world” by Professor Dr. Hans P. Borgman, Professor of business administration and information management at Leiden University School of Management (LUSM). Location & Time: NIASD at 09:00. Language: English. For more information, click here.

4^th November 2007

Lecture by Dr. Reinoud Leenders, Faculty Member at the Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Location: University of Kalamoon in the framework of the Academic Conference “The Middle East and the West – Dialogues and Perspectives on International Relation”. Time: 09:00. For more information, click here. To see the invitation, click here.

Note:

The following bus connections will bring you to the university and back:

Meridien Hotel Damascus – University of Kalamoon, Deiratiyah: 7.45 AM – 8.45 AM

University of Kalamoon, Deiratiyah – Meridien Hotel Damascus: 2 PM – 3 PM and 3.30 PM – 4.30 PM

4^th November 2007

Lecture by Dr. Maurits Berger, Senior Fellow at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations “Clingendael”, The Netherlands. Location: University of Kalamoon in the framework of the Academic Conference “The Middle East and the West – Dialogues and Perspectives on International Relation”. Time: 09:00. For more information, click here. To see the invitation, click here. To see the picture, click here.

28^th October – 3^rd November 2007:

Upon the request of the Royal Netherlands Embassy, the NIASD organizes a lecture series and film series in Aleppo on the ocassion of 400 year Dutch consulate in Aleppo. Location: all lectures take place at the Directorate of Culture in Aleppo (close to the Sheraton). The films will be screened at the Directorate of Culture at 15:30 and at the Chahba Cham Cinema at 18:30. Languages: one lecture will be given in Arabic with English translation, all other lectures will be given in English, translated into Arabic, either by power point projection or simultaneously. All the films are screened with Arabic subtitles.

For more information on the lecture series, including synopsises of the lectures in English and Arabic, click here.

28^th October 2007

NIASD presentation “Study in the Netherlands” at University of Aleppo, Faculty of Medicine, Abu Bakr al Razi Hall. Time: 11H00.

25^th October 2007

NIASD presentation “Study in the Netherlands” at Tishreen University, Lattakia at 11H00.

 

24^th & 25^th October 2007

NIASD proudly presents the Dutch feature film ”Beat” by David Verbeek. For more information, click here.

 

24^th October 2007

NIASD presentation “Study in the Netherlands” at Baath University, Homs at 12H00

23^rd October 2007  

NIASD presentation “Study in the Netherlands” at the Arab European University at 12H30.

23^rd October 2007  

In cooperation with the Archaeology Department of the Faculty of Arts of Damascus University: Lecture “The Role of Technological Ceramic Research in Archaeology” by Dr. Bram van As, a lecturer in material culture studies, specializing in the technological analysis of pottery. Location: Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, Damascus University. Time: 10H00. For more information, click here.

22^nd October 2007

NIASD presentation “Study in the Netherlands” at University of Kalamoon at 12H00.

22 October 2007

Lecture “The Dialects of Bedouins in the Sinai Desert of Egypt” by Dr. Rudolf de Jong who has been working on dialect research of the Sinai Desert since 1993. Language: English, Location and time: NIASD, 19H00. For more information, click here.

21^st October 2007

NIASD presentation “Study in the Netherlands” at Damascus University, Higher Institute for Languages, Conference Room. Time: 11H00.

10^th October 2007

NIASD will be present on the study abroad fair “Buitenlandmanifestatie” at UvA-HvA at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 12:00h-1600h.

2^nd October 2007

In cooperation with the Faculty of Architecture of Damascus University: Lecture “New Approaches to Urban Planning: Need, Demand and Capacity” by Mr. Forbes Davidson. Location: The Red Hall, Faculty of Architecture, Damascus University. Time: 12H00. For more information, click here.

1^st October 2007

In cooperation of the Faculty of Architecture of Damascus University: Lecture “The Forces for Change in Urban and Regional Planning” by Mr. Forbes Davidson, followed by a round table discussion. Location: The Red Hall, Faculty of Architecture, Damascus University. Time: 11H00. This lecture is for invited persons only.

30^th September 2007

5^th & 6^th September 2007

NIASD proudly presents the Dutch feature film ”Wilde Mossels” by Erik de Bruyn. For more information, click here.

25^th & 26^th July 2007

NIASD proudly presents the Dutch Documentary film ”Hollands Licht” by Pieter Rim-de Kroon and Maarten de Kroon. For more information, click here. This documentary film will be introduced by film director Mr. Maarten de Kroon. To see the pictures, click here.

1^st  July 2007 -  26^th July 2007

NIASD Summer Course Arabic. This summer course will this year be delivered on four levels (beginners 1, beginners 2, intermediate, advanced) for, in total, 28 course students. The summer course will run until the 26^th of July 2007.

1^st July 2007

Opening of the exhibition of the Dutch painter “Theo de Feyter” in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For more information, please click here.

27^th & 28^th June 2007

The NIASD is present at the “European-Syrian Project Days” in both the cluster “Higher Education” and the cluster “Culture”. You are welcome to visit us at Karim Rida Said Hall at the University of Damascus from 11:00 to 13:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00. To see the invitation card, please click here.

27^th & 28^th June 2007

NIASD proudly presents the Dutch feature film ”De Poolse Bruid” by Karim Traïdia. For more information, click here.

4^th June 2007

In cooperation with the Archaeology department of Faculty of Arts, Damascus University: NIASD Workshop Archaeology (V) for 7 selected Syrian students of the Faculty of Archaeology of Damascus University. Theme: Isotopes and their application. Teacher: Prof.dr.ir. Hans van der Plicht, Associate Professor at the Center for Isotope Research at Groningen University, The Netherlands, and professor in Isotope Archaeology at the Faculty of Archaeology at Leiden University, The Netherlands. Location and time: NIASD, 20:00.

30^th & 31^st May 2007