Date: Sunday, December 8th Time: 18.00 onwards Place: STAN Utrecht, 16A Ganzenmarkt, 3512 GD Utrecht
Members Enjoying the Christmas Dinner 2024 at Humphrey’s, Utrecht
The Harvard Alumni Club and the Oxford and Cambridge Society cordially invite their members and guests to: The Harvard & OxBridge Annual Christmas Dinner 2025
The traditional annual Christmas dinner where Harvard, Oxford, and Cambridge alumni and their guests come together is almost around the corner. This year too the dinner will be held in Utrecht, at the restaurant STAN in the heart of the city (a short walk from Central Station). We will start at 18:00 hours with a 3-course meal and drinks. This event is a long-standing tradition between our clubs and is always sold out. So get your tickets soon!
A great way to catch up with our friends from Harvard, ringing in the festive cheer together. Looking forward to welcome alumni and guests!
Ticket Prices: 68 Euro Dress Code: A bit fancy and Christmas colours
Note that this event is open only for Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge alumni, and their guests.For any questions, please email the Oxbridge NL Secretary at secretary.ocnl@gmail.com
Date: Saturday, November 16th Time: 18.30 onwards Place: KIT/Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam
Dear Society Members and fellow alumni it is time to share details on the event we eagerly look forward to. The Oxford and Cambridge Society of the Netherlands would like to cordially invite you to attend our Event of the Year: The Annual Society Dinner. The dinner will be held on the 16th November at the Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen (KIT) or the Royal Tropical Institute – an independent centre of expertise, education and hospitality dedicated to sustainable development. KIT served as the location for our dinner in 2023 too; welcoming us with the grandeur of its Marble Hall (with 12 special types of Marble from Tuscany) for pre-drinks followed by a lovely dinner in a majestic room. The location deserved an encore.
As every year, we welcome alumni and their guest(s) to join us for our traditional society dinner. Pre-dinner drinks will be followed by a delicious three-course meal, including a special wine arrangement and an insightful keynote speaker.
Keynote Speaker – Joe Zammit-Lucia
Joe writes, speaks and advises business leaders on how businesses can be successful in a politicised world. He is the author of “The New Political Capitalism: How businesses and societies can thrive in a deeply politicized world” and a founder of RADIX and the RADIX Centre for Business, Politics & Society – public policy think tanks focused on system renewal in an increasingly volatile world. He has previously had successful careers in multinational corporations and as an entrepreneur. He has been involved in the political sphere for the last decade. He has lived and worked in the UK, USA, Germany, France, Spain, The Netherlands and Malta and speaks five languages.
He will speak on the subject of “Europe in a fast-changing world…and how we can help.”
Agenda
18:30 – 19:30: Networking and Opening Drinks
19:30 – 22:30: Three-course meal including a special wine arrangement; Keynote Speech
22:30: Carriages Await
Optional after party/post-dinner drinks. For those of you who would like to carry on the evening, we will lead a group to a venue to continue conversations and drinks.
Menu Choices & Tickets
Menu choices. This year there are two menu choices. Please indicate your choice, any dietary restrictions and allergies when you are at the check-out while buying tickets.
Menu A – Meat / Fish
Dorade tartare – cucumber | radish | avocado
Tenderloin – seasonal vegetables | pea puree | chimmichurrie
“Scallops” in garlic butter – pea cream | hazelnuts | seasonal vegetables
Carpaccio of various summer fruit
Ticket prices & guest limit. There will be a price advantage for those booking your ticket(s) before October 13th. (More information below). So, do make sure to get your tickets early, if you wish to attend. Members may bring one guest. However, if additional guest tickets are required, please reach out to secretary.ocnl@gmail.com to inquire the possibilities (based on capacity). We will try to do our best to accommodate these requests.
Early Booking Pricing (Until October 13th):
Society Member – 87 EUR |Guest of Society Member – 97 EUR | First-time Attendee – 97 EUR | Student – 70 EUR
Regular pricing will apply for tickets booked after October 13th:
Society Member – 97 EUR | Guest of Society Member – 107 EUR | First-time Attendee – 107 EUR | Student – 70 EUR
Ticket Categories.
Society Member. Requires current membership for 2024 ( get membership here)
Guest Ticket. Guest of current member who is attending. State the name upon check-out.
First-time Attendee . If this is your first time attending an OxBridge NL Event, use this category
Student. Student members can choose this category.
Dress Code: Black tie is preferred.
Transport. The KIT is easily accessible by public transport, only a 15 min tram ride away from Amsterdam Centraal. There are also parking garages in proximity. More information can be found by visiting https://www.kit.nl/contact/ and scrolling down to “How to Visit Us”.
Booking deadline & cancellation policy. The last day for obtaining tickets is November 6th . Please note that ticket cancellation is also only possible until this date for a refund. Tickets may well be cancelled after, however, there will be no refund. We will operate a waitlist, so these types of cancellations may be refunded if a suitable replacement is found.
Date: Saturday, October 26th Time: Doors Open 14:00, Event Starts 14:30 (Duration – 2hrs.) Place: Kerkzaal, De Thomas (Near Amsterdam Zuid Station) Prinses Irenestraat 36 1077 WX, Amsterdam
Looking for a unique cultural experience? Let’s immerse ourselves in the beauty of Bloemen Rhapsody—a mesmerizing fusion of classical music and flower arrangement. This one-of-a-kind event blends the artistry of floral design with the elegance of live classical performances, creating a multi-sensory celebration of beauty and creativity!
A floral journey will be guided by our floral artist, Yen, and accompanied by classical music performed by Chamber X Chamber.
Upon your arrival, you’ll receive a package of 5 – 10 flowers, carefully selected by Yen. With her guidance, you’ll learn the basics of flower arrangement and further use the flowers in hand to contribute to a main floral visual, co-created by you and our floral artist.
What to Expect:
Breath taking live classical music performances paired with stunning floral artistry.
Explore the meanings behind flowers and experience how music enhances their beauty.
Create your own floral work and take home a small bouquet to remember this day!
Why Join Us?
Be part of a magical, relaxing day surrounded by art, music, and nature.
Great opportunity to unwind and meet like-minded individuals who appreciate beauty and creativity.
No prior knowledge required—just bring your enthusiasm and enjoy the experience!
We will attend the event as a group from the society and tickets can be directly below via the Bloemen Rhapsody website below. As it is a popular event with novel concepts for classical music, please get your tickets before they are sold out!
Date: Saturday, October 5th Time: 10am Place: Alpaca Farm Breda
Have you always wanted to walk with an alpaca? Do you want to get away from the city and are you looking for a fun but relaxing activity in nature? Join us for our Fall Walk with some special guests. This year’s version involves walking with some fuzzy and friendly Alpacas close to Breda.
We will enjoy a relaxing walk through the nature as we adapt ourselves to the pace of the alpacas. They are sweet, gentle and sensitive animals. Along the way there will of course be opportunities to take pictures of you and your cute alpaca friend. At the end of the walk you will have built a bond with them and you will know more about the character of your new cuddly four-legged friends (two alumni per one cute alpaca). The total duration of the walk will be around 1.5hrs. Size of the group is limited so sign up now before tickets sell out and enjoy spending time with these fuzzy animals. For those wishing to stay on, there are lovely walking routes along Breda as well or you can also enjoy the city on a lovely autumn afternoon.
We will meet at 10am at Breda Train Station and will go the farm from there together (via bus or shared car, with some walking). Breda is reachable from in about an hour by train from Amsterdam Centraal, Den Haag Centraal and Utrecht Centraal for alumni based in these cities while alumni in Rotterdam need less than 30min to reach Breda station.
Unfortunately tickets for the walk have been sold out! Tickets may be refunded until one week before the event. The Ticket Tailor fee is non-refundable. For further questions or to be added to the waiting list contact us via info@oxbridge-nl.
NB: This event requires membership to the Society, so please make sure to purchase a membership. More information can be found here if you have yet not done so yet. Membership allows us to run and subsidize our events throughout the year. Any member tickets held without active membership may be cancelled and refunded. For any questions, please email the Oxbridge NL Secretary at secretary.ocnl@gmail.com
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