Akademydei 2023
Our 85th dies natalis will be a festive event. Are you coming as well?
Date and time: Friday, 8 September, 2023 | 14.00-16.30
Location: Westcord WTC Hotel, Heliconwei 52 (8914 AT), Leeuwarden (NL)
Invitation and programme: Click here for the program (pdf)
Registration: Attending the Akademydei is free of charge. Registration is necessary.
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Programme Akademydei 2023
1.30 pm
Walk-in, reception with coffee/tea
2.00 pm
Opening and welcome by Marit Bijlsma
Speech by dr. Nelleke IJssennaggervan der Pluijm, director-manager Fryske Akademy
Music – Frisian singer Marcel Smit
2:30 pm
Lecture by Dr. Han Nijdam 'Freeska Landriucht (sirka 1485): in wichtige Aldfryske boarne en it âldste printe boek yn it Frysk'
3.00 pm
Break with coffee/tea
3.30 pm
Presentation of the Undersyksaginda Fryske Akademy by dr. Jelske Dijkstra and dr. Simon Halink
Music – 2nd part performance Marcel Smit
Appointment of new members
4.30 pm
Closing, followed by discussion with a snack and a drink
You can register here for Akademydei 2023
Akademydei 2022
Date and time: Friday 16 September, 2022 | 14.00-16.30 hrs CET
Place: Westcord WTC Hotel, Heliconwei 52, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Invitation and programme: click here for the programme (pdf).
Working language: Frisian and Dutch
Frisian Humanities: Of course, you can also attend one or more days of our Frisian Humanities conference, which takes place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning at the same location (14-16 September 2022). More about this conference can be found at https://frisianhumanities.frl/.
Akademydei 2022
Date and time: Friday, September 16, 2022 | 14.00-16.30
Location: Westcord WTC Hotel, Heliconweg 52, Leeuwarden
Invitation and programme: click here for the program (pdf).
Language: Frysk and Dutch
Frisian Humanities: You can of course also attend one or more days of our Frisian Humanities conference, which takes place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning at the same location (14-16 September 2022). More about this congress can be found at https://frisianhumanities.frl/.
Akademydei 2021
- Date and time: Friday, September 10, 2021 | 13.30-17.30
Location: Westcord WTC Hotel, Heliconweg 52, Leeuwarden
On our 83rd Dies Natalis, our CEO gave a speech, there was a lecture by Rev. Dr. Simon Coupland of the University of Cambridge on the traces of the Scandinavians in Fryslân, there were short project presentations by Akademy employees on various aspects of multilingualism; multilingual literacy; the Dutch-Frisian dictionary and the inclination to the north in the 19th century. There is also a book offer of prose and poetry by Jouwert Jouwertsma. Sytske de Boer, Siebren Dyk, Stéphane Lebeck and Steven Sterk were appointed as new members.
Academy December 2020
The 2020 Akademydei has not been held due to the corona situation.
Akademydei 2019
- Date and time: Friday, September 13, 2019 | 13.30-17.00
Location: Oranje Hotel Leeuwarden, Stationsweg 4, Leeuwarden
On our 81st dies natalis there were lectures by Han Nijdam, Jan Hallebeek and Hylkje de Jong on the legal history of early modern Friesland and by Anne Merkuur on the changing Frisian. The program was interspersed with performances by Wiebe Kaspers and Arjan Hut. Freark Smink, Klaasje Postma and Hindrik ten Hoeve were appointed as new members.
Academy December 2018
- Date and time: Friday, September 14, 2018 | 13.30-17.00
Past: Oranje Hotel Leeuwarden, Stationsweg 4, Leeuwarden
On our 80th dies natalis, interim director Willem Smink gave a speech about the state of affairs at the Fryske Akademy, there was a presentation by Marjoleine Sloos about 'The Boarnsterhim Corpus: synchrony and diachrony in language' and a presentation by Jelske Dijkstra about language change in Frisian. Grytz & Grize gave a beautiful musical performance and the thesis prize was awarded. The following were appointed as members of the Fryske Akademy: Bootsma, Sytse Buwalda, Douwe Draaisma and Joop Koopmans.
Akademydei 2017
- Date and time: Friday, September 15, 2017 | 13.30-17.00
Location: De Fontein Church, Goudenregenstraat 77, Leeuwarden
On our 79th Dies Natalis, Gilles de Langen gave a lecture on ' Terps, churches and farms. Interdisciplinary research into settlement development in full medieval Frisia ' and Hans Mol about ' HisGIS Fryslân: de útwreiding mei it projekt Persoanen en perselen 1750-1900 yn it ramt fan it Deltaplan ErfguodDigitalisearring fan de provinsje. Stân fan saken and perspectives '. Broer de Witte performed with music by Popma van Oevering. And as usual, this year too, people have been appointed members of the Fryske Akademy for special merits: Foppe de Haan, Rienk Wegener Schleswijk and Cisca Wijmenga.