The annual SIA conference will take place on November 20, 2025, the ultimate meeting place for anyone involved in or interested in applied research at universities of applied sciences. Nearly 600 people will gather to share knowledge, follow new developments, and discuss research. This year's theme is: The World Enlarged.

The World Enlarged

The 2025 SIA Congress will focus on the interplay between the world and practice-based research. We'll look back and forward, and SIA will showcase how collaboration, education, impact, and professionalization are advancing the field with the following topics:

• Collaboration expands your world – Practice-oriented research flourishes through strong, sustainable collaborations, both locally and internationally. This theme revolves around joining forces. Consider sessions on consortium formation, transdisciplinarity, collaborating on societal issues, and building lasting partnerships.
• The best of both worlds – Education and research reinforce each other and together prepare the professionals of the future.
• A world of impact – External factors shape research, and research delivers tangible solutions back to society. Consider geopolitics, social movements, or policy choices that raise new research questions, such as increased investments in defense or human capital.
• Worldwide work – Professionalization, recognition, and practical tools strengthen the profession and the researchers themselves.

For whom

Anyone involved in or interested in practice-oriented research within universities of applied sciences, such as lecturers, researchers, students, and representatives of professional partners.

Programme

• 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM: reception
• 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: plenary opening
• 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM: session round 1
• 11:50 AM - 12:40 PM: live interviews and Impact Tours
• 12:45 PM - 13:45 PM: lunch
• 13:20 PM - 13:40 PM: live interview with Mariska van der Giesen
• 13:45 PM - 15:45 PM: session round 2
• 13:50 PM - 14:40 PM: live interviews and Impact Tours
• 14:45 PM - 15:15 PM: break
• 15:15 PM - 16:00 PM: plenary closing
• 16:00 PM - 17:00 PM: drinks

When and where

• Date: 2 November 2025
• Time 09:30 AM - 17:00 PM
• Location: DeFabrique, Westkanaaldijk 7 Utrecht

Registration 

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