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An exciting and thought-provoking introduction to islands and island research! #islands #islanders #islandness #Serbia #USA #Ireland #Peru #Netherlands #Germany #Aruba #Canada #Lebanon #England #Taiwan #Ecuator #Argentina #Nigeria #Ukraine

He welcomed the new cohort with the important but challenging questions: What is an island? What is not an island? We also discussed the meanings behind the word 'island' in the different languages spoken by our students 🏝

We are thrilled to have Prof. Thanasis Kizos, our Islands MSc coordinator at the University of the Aegean, visiting the University of Groningen - Faculty of Spatial Sciences, to kick off the Islands, Insularity, and Islandness course!

Here's to another exciting year ahead! 🏝 🌿 #islands #islanders #islandness #Serbia #USA #Ireland #Peru #Netherlands #Germany #Aruba #Canada #Lebanon #England #Taiwan #Ecuator #Argentina #Nigeria #Ukraine #Greece #FaroeIslands

We also extend a warm welcome to our returning students who have arrived back in Groningen after their mobility semester at their island universities Háskóli Íslands 🇮🇸 University of the Aegean 🇬🇷 Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 🇪🇸

We are thrilled to welcome our new ISLANDS MSc and Research Master students to the start of a new semester at University of Groningen - Faculty of Spatial Sciences! 🇳🇱 As tradition, we created a human map with our new cohort — and we nearly covered the whole world!! 🌍 🌎 🌏

We are immensely proud of our first-ever @islands_msc students to have defended their theses earlier this week! 🎓🎉 Big congratulations to Meixu, Sarita, Viola, and Yulita who conducted their research with @uni_iceland🏝 #islands #islanders #islandess #research #master #thesis

Last week, our ISLANDS MSc students Ena, Hannah, and Jody attended an event in Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, focused on reducing plastic waste in local hotels and resorts. Check out their insightful blog post about this experience! 🏝 📷 islandsmaster.eu/caponlitter/

#islands #islanders #islandness #summerschool #universityofgroningen #bali #education #research #academia #sustainability #happiness #wellbeing #spatialsciences

Want to learn more about the Islands as Laboratories for Sustainability (ISLAs) Summer/Winter School 2024⁉️Watch the promotional video about the summer school🏝 🌿🎓 youtube.com/watch?v=iaUqwh… The application deadline is April 15th 🚨

You can read more and apply at: rug.nl/education/summ…

Join them for a five day sailing trip with lectures by leading experts on themes of cultural heritage; coastal tourism; landscape stewardship; regional food production; and sustainable entrepreneurship ⚓⛵

We are happy to share another great Summer School opportunity: Sustainable Landscapes - The Wadden Experience! 🏝 This summer school is organised by The Sustainable Landscapes team of the University of Groningen in cooperation with the Waddenacademie🌊 rug.nl/education/summ…

Want to learn more about Islands MSc? 🏝️ You can now watch or re-watch the ISLANDS Information Webinar from February 29th! Applications are open until April 1st! 📣 youtube.com/watch?v=qT1Mec…

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first Webinar of today! 🎉 If you missed out, don't worry - we have another session coming up from 19:00 to 20:00 CET 🏝 You can read more about the webinar on our website: islandsmaster.eu/webinar/

📣 Remember, the Webinar for anyone interested in ISLANDS will take place online tomorrow, February 29th, at 11:00 – 12:00 CET, and again at 19:00 – 20:00 CET ‼️ Read more about the Webinar and @ISLANDS_MSc on our website islandsmaster.eu/webinar/ 🇳🇱🇬🇷🇮🇸🇪🇸

📣 Applications for the Islands as Laboratories for Sustainability (ISLAs) Summer/Winter School 2024 are now open! 🏝️📚 Learn more and apply at: rug.nl/education/summ…

📣Join our Webinar for prospective students and learn more about our Erasmus Mundus Research Master program Islands & Sustainability, ISLANDS! 📣 Joins us online on February 29th at 11:00 – 12:00 CET or at 19:00 – 20:00 CET 🏝 Read more on: islandsmaster.eu/webinar/ 🇳🇱 🇬🇷 🇮🇸 🇪🇸