The Space Between

The fifth official event of TEDxVUAmsterdam took place on the 24th of April 2025 and focused on the theme 'The Space Between'.

The Space Between explores the dilemmas and trade-offs that shape the choices we make every day, calling us to look closely at the areas where boundaries blur and values conflict. In a world where rapid advancements, social shifts, and ethical questions are ever-present, The Space Between calls on us to reflect on the choices we make and the boundaries we draw. Through this theme, we take a look at a range of perspectives that will shed a light on these spaces and inspire us to find common ground, fostering a thoughtful, connected, and resilient future.

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Student Pitch Night

We look back on a successful Student Pitch Night event on Tuesday the 14th of January 2025. This evening took place ahead of our main TEDx VUAmsterdam event, which took place on April 24th 2025.

During this evening our student speakers got the chance to showcase their ideas and originality to a wider audience and jury by delivering a 5-minute speech on a personally chosen topic of interest.

The goal of the Student Pitch Night was to find a creative and highly-driven student speaker from the VU, who could present their topic alongside other speakers during the main TEDx VUAmsterdam event in April with this year's theme: The Space Between. The chosen student speaker for our main event in April was provided with speaker coach Michela Quilici to ensure he was ready to speak on the big stage.

Congratulations to the winning student speaker Ian van der Loo!