HURRAH! Tech company ORTEC provided laptops to Mandeville. Thanks to this donation, the computing power increases substantially. This is synergy between ORTEC and Mandeville: bringing together super talent and exceptional possibilities for unprecedented end results.

Today Brigadier General Han Bouwmeester, professor of Military Operational Sciences at the Dutch Defense Academy, once again lectured at Mandeville. Topic: geopolitics. Thanks Han, see you next time.

Invitation! Graduation seminar ‘REMCO, RON & HANS. A geopolitical evening ‘aha, that’s how it works!’ With Remco Breuker (professor of Korean Studies), Ron Keller (formerly NL ambassador to Russia & China, among others) and Hans van Koningsbrugge (professor of Russian History & Politics).

In October 2024, prof.dr. J.P. Balkenende opens the academic year of Mandeville Academy. In previous years, the academic year was opened by Mrs. Sigrid Kaag and Vice Admiral Boudewijn Boots (deputy CDS), among others.

Miss Moneypenny, Margreet Tilmans, regularly teaches drawing lessons. Away from the cognitive and casual messing around. Sometimes very nice. Thanks, Margreet!

Today Marc Bruijnzeels, Associate Professor/Educational Director MAS Population Health Management LUMC, lectured at Mandeville. Wonderful lecture, thanks Marc!

This morning Donald Pagrach taught. About a new/different interpretation of May 4 and 5. Donald lost his family in the camps. Despite this, he has a liberal vision: from commemoration, via remembering to inventing. But how? The students are working on that.

This afternoon Margreet Spijker (journalist, talent supervisor and vml presenter RTL Nieuws) taught the first lecture of a series of presentation techniques at Mandeville. Very cool lecture (as always). Thanks, Margreet! Until next week.

Today Dr. Iris van Beuzekom lectured as an external expert for the SHELL project. Good lord, exceptionally giftedness has reached the next level. What brain power and ability to formulate understandably complex topics in an understandable way. Thanks, Iris.

Nico van der Windt taught on Friday. After an extremely impressive career – during which we have stopped counting the number of ‘executive manager’ positions – he now works as an associate at the Business Support Center for Contract Research and Business (EUR).