Limitless Encounters

How can we connect the educational country inside and outside the Netherlands and Flanders and let them find each other on the theme “education in an international perspective”? And how do we simultaneously make the added value of this global network visible to the Netherlands?

The Reunion

We found the solution in the concept of a Reunion. As the van Dale says: a meeting of people who know each other from the past. During this Reunion, we look back and look ahead, listen to personal stories, look at different interests, discover answers to contemporary issues and seek interaction with all participants. Because one thing is certain: from a distance, we are now closer than ever.

The Anatomy Building (Utrecht) was the classroom where borders and time zones were bridged. Participants from three time zones participated in this online event. They followed presentations, interviews and shared their views to which the online expert panel responded. The video message from Her Majesty Queen Máxima was surprising. She thanked teachers, students, parents “and all those others who help make education possible”.

What results! An average viewing time of no less than 01:06:01 and a lot of media attention, such as in the Blauw Bloed broadcast. The online event resulted in a lot of digital content, valuable for now and in the future. And, of course, many happy and proud faces from the network, partners and stakeholders. A reunion like a reunion should be!