Theme: an inviting prospect

In 2018, Friesland has found ways to find a lasting relationship with its surroundings. A province with a reliant character, respecting the existing core qualities. And of course we've been able to make ourselves energy neutral. And we have been able to develop among other care concepts with great connectivity with the culture, language and identity our life colors. It has deepened and enriched our culture with an open and accessible look at the world. Fryslan is like Europe and the world an inspiring place and the inspiration for the world around us. The Europe of the regions.

Ruiterskwartier 4
Leeuwarden, Fryslân (fy), 8911 BB
Netherlands

Daan Levy

Artist

As an artist he creates playgrounds together wit the users. His ideas come from playing, because you play games together. He will not be hindered by traditional conventions and obstacles. He wants to stimulate the senses and thus provide mutual inspiration. Constructive, positive, realistic and achievable. From concept to realization.

Eddy Wymenga

Researcher

Ecological Researcher

Elmar Kuiper

Poet

Lenze Hofstee

Director

My experience comes from co-creating and co-managing organisations, companies and associations / coalitions. Those I use as tools in positive change. My focus is on 1) creating structural solution for both the actual need for fitting & decent, payable housing: in strong combination with the solving / ending, regional organised, of temporarily emptyness of real estate; 2) enhancing global actual insight in biodiversity-developments; 3) re-creating the rich seas, capable of sustaining both nature and economy; 4) feeding enthusiasm - in youth first - for nature, (sub)culture and ecological / scientifical research.

Marco Florijn

Elderman

In 2002 he was elected councilor for the Labour Party to Leeuwarden. From 2006 to 2011 he was there councilor, first of Social Affairs, Labour, Leisure & Tourism, Sports, Business Management and Public Services and later Deputy Mayor and Councillor of Finance, Health, Social Affairs and Sports. In 2011 he became the Labour Party appointed alderman for Work, Income and Care of the municipality of Rotterdam. In 2014 he decided to quit being alderman after 8 years and he started a company that promotes socially responsible entrepreneurship.

Martin Kuipers

Lecturer

Ever since primary school I loved to explain very complicated matter to other people. Once during a 'show-and-tell' I drew the inside of steam engine on the chalkboard to explain the inner workings of the machine. And now, reflecting on my career and current work, I am still doing the same. Figuring out how complex things work and explain them to other people.

Nynke Rixt Jukema

Architect

Nynke-Rixt Jukema (1979) has a passion for the Frisian landscape. Besides her work as an independent architect in NRJ Architecture in Leeuwarden, she is involved in numerous initiatives. Nynke then studied at the HTS Leeuwarden and TU Delft.

Tjeerd Andringa

Associate Professor

Tjeerd Andringa is perception researcher at the department of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Groningen and senior researcher at INCAS3 . He focusses on Auditory Cognition, which comprises all the processes between receiving a sound and responding to it. He builds models of sound processing and uses these to understand and reduce sound annoyance and to improve well-being. He is deeply interest in the role of psychology in geopolitics and is reads contemporary history avidly.

Willem Wouda

Teacher

Willem Wouda is a teacher and principal of a primary school. His passion for education is to ensure ambition and motivation among children, parents and teachers. He does this by, in addition to the 'normal' literacy and numeracy, organising many projects in which the school cooperate with companies from the region. This makes the job perspective visible for students and the learning meaningful.