Looking back on an amazing conference day yesterday! We ended the day at Brasserie HA' with a delicious dinner, enjoying great conversations with each other. Wishing everyone participating in the final sessions of today a great time at Ghent University!

📸 by Lucas van der Wee

🏆 Last night, the G.A. van Poeljeprijs was awarded by Sanneke Kuipers on behalf of the Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde. The winner was Vivian Visser for her dissertation "Who is invited? A mixed-method study on governments' and citizens' perspectives on invitational governance." Congrats, Vivian!

🚀And we're off! This morning, the 21st NIG Conference commenced at the beautiful Tweekerken Campus at Ghent University. We are looking forward to the interesting, inspriring and diverse discussions that we will have and the wonderful people we will meet during the following two days.

❗️One day left to submit abstracts for the 21st NIG Conference (Feb 6th and 7th 2025) at Universiteit Gent!

⏳ Tuesday October 15, 23:59.

🌟Don’t miss this chance to share your work, connect with peers, and explore diverse topics. More information: www.nigovernance.nl/conference-2...

📢 Reminder! The call for abstracts for the 21st NIG Conference at Ghent University on February 6th and 7th is now OPEN! 🎉

📑 Submit your abstract and join a diverse, dynamic academic exchange!

🔗 More information: www.nigovernance.nl/conference-2...

❗ Submission deadline: October 15th

🌟The Call for Abstracts for the 21st NIG Conference is now officially open!
📣 We invite you to submit an abstract for one of our great number of panels, covering edge-cutting themes.
❗ The deadline for submission is October 15th.
➡️More information: nigovernance.nl/conference-2...

❗️REMINDER: Call for Panels at the 21st NIG Conference!
🚀 We invite public administration & poli-sci scholars, including early career researchers, to submit panel proposals on exciting themes here:https://nigovernance.nl/call-for-panels-conference-2025/

🔜 The deadline for submission is July 31st.

🏆 Jury announces Van Poeljeprijs 2023 candidate-shortlist:
🌟Thijs de Boer @unileiden.bsky.social

🌟Vivian Visser @ Erasmus University Rotterdam

🌟Lars Brummel @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social

The Van Poeljeprijs will be awarded during the NIG-conference in Ghent on 6 & 7 February 2025!

🌞The NIG team wishes you all a wonderful summer break! Enjoy your well-deserved time off 🌞

See you in September!

📑 Two new vacancies!

🎓 PhD-position Resilient Local Governance
@ Erasmus University Rotterdam

📚 Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Public Policy @ Blavatnik School of Government (University of Oxford)

www.nigovernance.nl/vacancies-at...

🚀 NOW OPEN: Call for Panels at the 21st NIG Conference!
📍Ghent University
🎓 We invite public administration & poli-sci scholars, including early career researchers, to submit panel proposals on exciting themes here: www.nigovernance.nl/call-for-pan...

📣Calling all NIG PhDs! Don't miss out on the chance to present your research at our upcoming PhD Research Day on April 26th, 2024! 📆 Share your insights, connect with peers, and pre-celebrate King’s Day on the borrel. ‼️ Apply before March 29th: t.ly/NyuQh

Happy smiles at the last day of the Studying Governance: Questions, Designs, and Methologies course. Many thanks to Merlijn van Hulst, @dtoshkov.bsky.social and Barbara Vis for their insightful contributions! 💐

The NIG PhD Council invites all PhDs to join the PhD Research Day on 26th April, 2024! During this day, you as NIG-PhD researcher, have the opportunity to present your research to your fellow PhDs. Apply now: t.ly/NyuQh

Just started a PhD in Governance? Don't forget to sign-up for this awesome NIG PhD course👇

🎄 We wish all friends of NIG a Merry Christmas filled with joy and laughter!🎅We look forward to seeing you again in 2024! 🌟

Great news 🗞 : We are very pleased to announce that the University of Groningen is now officially a full member of the Netherlands Institute of Governance (NIG). Welcome University of Groningen! 🥂 We look forward to our future collaborations in (PhD) education and research 🎉

The end of the conference is in sight! We want to thank everyone for their enthusiasm and presence. Let's wrap it up together in Building X with a delicious lunch. See you there! #NIG2023 #Lunchbreak

Last night, the Supervisor of the Year Award 2023 was also presented, on behalf of the PhD council, by chairman
@wouterlammers.bsky.social to Associate Professor
Brenda Vermeeren from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Congratulations to Brenda for winning the prize!

Last night, the G.A. van Poeijeprijs was awarded by
Sanneke Kuipers on behalf of the Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde. The 2023 winner of the G.A. van Poeljeprijs was Laura Cleton. Congratulations Laura!

Embracing a fresh day at NIG Conference 2023, it's a joy to reunite with all of you! Our morning panels are scheduled from 9:00 to 10:30, followed by a well-deserved coffee break. ☕🌞 #NIGConference #Reconnect #CoffeeBreak

Time for coffee! At 3:30 PM, we're gearing up for the final panel session of Day 1 at NIG 2023. Exciting evening ahead: Award Ceremony and, of course, a delicious dinner! #NIG2023 #CoffeeBreak

The second round of panels is now in full swing, and we're looking forward to more engaging discussions. Coffee break is scheduled for 3:00 PM! #NIGConference #EngagingDiscussions #CoffeeBreak #NIG2023

We're thrilled to announce that NIG is now on Bluesky 🐦, and we're loving the platform! 🚀 The conference is in full swing, and the atmosphere is buzzing with excitement! Follow us for live updates and engaging discussions! 📢👥 #NIGOnBluesky #NIGConference2023 #NIG2023