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Alternatieve Opening Academisch Jaar 2026 - Groningen
31 August 2026, 12:45h
Oude Boteringestraat 33, 9712 GD Groningen
Alternative Opening of the Academic Year
Organize the RUG (OtR) and the AOb are organizing the Alternative Opening of the Academic Year (AOAJ) 2026 in Groningen on Monday, August 31.
Investments in education and less precarious contracts. These are – unfortunately – almost standard demands at the AOAJ . The AOb organizes this alternative opening every year on the day that universities officially kick off their own academic year.
The Union for Science, which has been part of the AOb since 2020 , started the tradition of an annual alternative opening of the academic year. Other organizations, such as WOinActie, have also joined for many editions.
The alternative opening of the upcoming academic year
We are hosting the alternative opening of the academic year in Groningen this year, together with the action group Organize the RUG (OtR) . This year, we are focusing on organizing. This is a form of collective action in which people unite for the long term around a common goal. Because only together can we make a difference.
The meeting can be attended both in person (registration required) and online. After the conclusion, everyone is invited to continue the conversation locally about the theme and the application of organizing.
The program
Address: Oude Boteringestraat 33, 9712 GD Groningen
12:45-13:00 Arrival, coffee and tea
13:00-13:05 Opening by the AOb and the OtR
13:05-13:25 Presentation by guest speaker Feyzi Ismail and Q&A
13:25-13:40 Short speeches by WOinActie and the LSVb
13:40-13:50 Presentation on organizing by the OtR
13:50-15:00 Workshop: Let's organize ourselves nationally! (Only the first half of the workshop will be livestreamed; the online event ends afterwards)
15:00-15:30 March/procession, followed by drinks (funded by the AOb) at Café De Sleutel.
To sign up for the event: https://www.aob.nl/actueel/agenda/alternatieve-opening-academisch-jaar-aoaj-2026/inschrijven/
For the livestream: https://www.aob.nl/actueel/agenda/alternatieve-opening-academisch-jaar-aoaj-livestream/inschrijven/
Regular Activities
The Black Dialectics - Reading group
International Institute of Social History - IISH
Cruquiusweg 31,
1019 AT Amsterdam
(room to be confirmed)
January-June 2026
Time: 15h-17h
Dates:
21 January 2026
11 February 2026
4 March 2026
30 March 2026
15 April 2026
6 May 2026
3 June 2026
24 June 2026
Supply Chain Criticism Seminar
Amsterdam – UvA
December 2025-May 2026
https://asca.uva.nl/programme/seminars/political-ecologies/political-ecologies.html
Marxist Quantitative Social Research Discussion Group
Location tbc
starting March 2026
Marxist Philosophy Reading Group: Marx - Grundrisse
Amsterdam - University of Amsterdam / hybrid
Grundrisse from March, preparatory reading of Proudhon from January.
Fortnightly sessions, Tuesday 5-7 starting date 13th January
Capital Volume 2 reading group
Reading Group for Marx's Capital Volume 2
Stuart Hall Reading Group
First session Monday the 23rd of February 11:00-13:00 at the University of Groningen or online.
If you are interested please reach out to Eden: e.m.young@rug.nl
The next 4 sessions will take place every two weeks (Monday 11h-13h)
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You’re a student in the Netherlands and you can’t find a course on Marxist theory, political economy or history of the labor movement in your program? Or are you a researcher who would like to break through the isolation and connect with others who work with Marxist approaches? Or an activist that would like to know what Marxists have to offer for your politics these days?
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Amid global turmoil, the rise of far-right and fascist politics around the world, university budget cuts and political attacks on our institutions during the protests in solidarity with Palestine, we came together as a group of Marxist students, researchers, and teachers active in the Netherlands, to unite and defend our trenches.
We created a platform (marxism-nl.org) and a network (Marxist Research Group), to connect existing initiatives, share resources, and collaborate on new activities.
This website presents the network and the initiatives of the Marxist Research Group.
marxism-nl.org promotes both academic and non-academic events such as public lectures, societal and political debates, reading groups, book launches by members or affiliated groups. It is open to whoever is interested and aims at fostering strategic and practical collaborations within and outside academia.
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If you would like to become part of the network or organize something yourself don’t hesitate to get in touch directly under contact@marxism-nl.org
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