![Groepsfoto van alumni van BUas](https://www.buas.nl/sites/default/files/styles/header_slider_wide_desktop/public/2026-06/2025_alumnievent_let-24-1.jpg?h=1acec2e1&itok=nID0SzdE) - About BUas - Alumni - BUas 60 years! # BUas Alumni Event Would you like to catch up with former classmates and lecturers? This year marks our **60th anniversary**, and we’d love to celebrate it with you! Join the Alumni Event on **Friday 11 September 2026.** Together, we’ve made history with NWIT, VAT, NHTV and now BUas. Come back to the place where your story began. 11 Sep 2026 BUas Campus, Breda [Click for route & details](https://www.buas.nl/en/contact-and-locations) [Sign up here ](https://shop.weeztix.com/b7f6c489-2e8e-11f1-a9cb-7e126431635e/tickets?shop_code=retxfbgq) ### Programme Would you like to attend the Alumni Event on Friday 11 September? If so, you can choose from three options. You can take part in the afternoon programme organised by your former study/academy and then join the reception with drinks and food. There is also an opportunity to attend the BUas opening of the academic year. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tom Berendsen, will be giving a keynote speech there. It is also possible to simply join the Alumni Drinks at the end of the afternoon and evening. **In short** - Alumni programme of your educational domain and Alumni Drinks - Opening of the academic year and reception - Alumni Drinks only ### Tickets [Sign up here](https://shop.weeztix.com/b7f6c489-2e8e-11f1-a9cb-7e126431635e/tickets?shop_code=retxfbgq) The cost of attending the Alumni Event is 25 euros (this includes some drinks and snacks). ### Programme Opening Academic Year - 14:30 – 15:00 Welcome reception - 15:00 – 15:05 Welcome by host Lauryn Kimani - 15:05 – 15:15 Welcome word by Jorrit Snijder, President of the Executive Board - 15:15 – 15:30 Address by Tom Berendsen, Minister of Foreign Affairs - 15:30 – 16:00 Power Speech Yoy Bergs & Michel Brokke, lecturers BUas ### Programme domains/academies Leisure & Events*Once upon a time in Breda quiz* - 14.00 - 14.30 hrs: Welcome reception with coffee and tea - 14.30 - 14.45 hrs: Word of welcome by Ajay Kapur (Academy Director of Leisure & Events) and Lars Davids (Account Manager & Alumni Coordinator) - 15.00 – 16.30 hrs: Pub quiz - 16.30 hrs: Drinks reception and live music begin Tourism- 14.30 – 15.00 hrs: Welcome reception. Arrive, grab a drink and settle in while a specially curated playlist takes you straight back to your NWIT/NHTV/BUas days. - 15.00 – 15.25 hrs: Opening. The slightly more formal part of the afternoon – our director warmly welcomes you, memories are shared, and if you'd like, you'll have the chance to say a few words yourself. - 15.30 – 16.15 hrs: Pub quiz You studied hard, completed your placements and travelled the world. Now prove you know your stuff; from global cities and hidden destinations to the biggest hits of your student years. From world maps to music charts, from holiday resorts to BUas legends: four rounds will reveal who was really paying attention. Are you up for the challenge? - 16.25 hrs: Prize ceremony Who will be crowned Tourism pub quiz champion? - 16.30 hrs: Party time! The rest of the afternoon and evening is yours – fun, laughter and catching up with fellow alumni, former lecturers and students on the Ceremony Field, where all alumni come together. Media- 14.00 – 14.30 hrs: Welcome with coffee, tea and something sweet - 14.45 – 15.45 hrs: Keynote - 15.45 – 16.30 hrs: *Live Again* - Walk around the building - Radio studio - TV studio - Group photo - Media Lab: current student work - 16.30 hrs: Plenary session, BUas-wide Built Environment- 14.00 - 14.30 hrs: Arrival of our alumni, with coffee/tea provided - 14.30 - 14.45 hrs: Opening by Chantal van der Putten, Academy Director Built Environment & Logistics - 14.45 - 15.15 hrs: Meet your class! - 15.15 - 16.30 hrs: Mini SIMGAME - 16.30 hrs -> Food and drinks Logistics- 14.00 - 14.30 hrs: Arrival of our alumni, with coffee/tea provided - 14.30 - 14.45 hrs: Opening by Chantal van der Putten, Academy Director Built Environment & Logistics - 14.45 - 15.15 hrs: Meet your class! - 15.15 - 16.30 hrs: Workshop - AI Applications for Collaboration in Short Supply Chains - 16.30 hrs -> Food and drinks Hotel and Facility - 15.00 – 15.30 hrs: Welcome - 15.30 – 15.40 hrs: Opening by Academy Director Ms Gienke Osinga - 15.45 – 16.45 hrs: Alumni TED Talks. Speakers: - **Ted Bakker**, Director at State of Football (Facility), [Ted Bakker | LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedbakker/) - **Koen Colmbijn**, Founder and Creative Director at Plugged Live Shows (Hotel), [Koen Colmbijn | LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/koencolmbijn/) - 16.45 – 21.30 hrs: Food, drinks and networking Reconnect with old friends, expand your professional network, and get inspired by alumni who are making an impact in the Hotel and Facility fields. 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