PThU Events
- Opening of the Academic Year 2026. Festive opening of the JanskerkOn Monday 31 August 2026, the Protestant Theological University will open the new academic year in the refurbished Janskerk in Utrecht. Together with the Janskerk congregation, we will celebrate the reopening of this special place where history, church, theology and academia come together. Following our move into the premises at Jansdam 14 last year, the PThU’s new, fully integrated single location in Utrecht is now a reality.
- PThU Introduction Day for new studentsNew theology students at the PThU: kick off the academic year with the PThU Introduction Day 2026! You are warmly invited to join us on 2 September to get to know your lecturers, your fellow students, and the beautiful city of Utrecht. Expect a day filled with inspiring talks, city walks, and opportunities to connect with others. Join us and register!
- DataverseNL workshop (online)As a researcher at PThU you have access to DataverseNL: a publicly accessible data repository platform for archiving your research. Together with Laura Huis in ‘t Veld from DataverseNL we will present the possibilities that Dataverse offers to you in terms of archiving, sharing and publishing.
- 41st International Barth Conference: “Theologische Existenz Heute” – TodayIt has been over ninety years since Karl Barth introduced the term “theological existence” — a wholehearted, embodied commitment of every theologian to God Himself and to the divine Word. This idea, central to Barth’s work, now forms the focus of the 41st International Barth Conference: “Theologische Existenz Heute” – Today.
- Church and Slavery: Findings, Struggles, Steps AheadWhat has five years of research revealed about church and slavery in the Dutch colonial empire? Where did the major challenges lie, and what steps forward can we take? These questions will be explored during the three-day conference of the NWO project Church and Slavery in November 2027.
