450 jaar

Uni-visions 2025

Uni-visions was Leiden University’s creative call to imagine the future together. In celebration of the university’s 450th anniversary, we invited students, artists and thinkers to envision the future of studying.

The voting period for Uni-visions closed on 7 September 2025 at 23:59. We thanked all participants and voters for their contributions.

Discover the winners

Timeline

17 June
Last day to send us your vision of the future
19 June
Invitation to Uni-visionary day
28 June
Uni-visionary day, 12.45 – 17.45 hrs
6 July
Deadline for your final work (or protoype)
From 15 July
Public vote on 10 Uni-visionaries on jury shortlist
Early September
Three winners announced
Sept – Dec
Realise and exhibit/share ideas

What was Uni-visions?

Uni-visions was a call to dreamers, thinkers and makers to imagine what studying at Leiden University might look like 50 years from then, in the year 2075. To celebrate the university’s 450th anniversary, we invited everyone to share their vision of the future in any creative form: a poem, painting, piece of music, video, story or other artistic expression.

From all submissions, 25 uni-visionaries were selected to further develop their ideas during the Uni-vision Day, together with futurists, researchers and artists.

We then reached the exciting final stage: from the ten finalists chosen by our jury, three winners were selected to bring their vision to life. Thanks to the contributions of all participants and the votes of the public, these ideas were given a platform and showed how rich and diverse the future of studying could be.

Uni-visions demonstrated that looking ahead and creative imagination were not only inspiring but also essential: they helped to signal future opportunities and challenges and prepared us for what lay ahead. By dreaming and creating together, we became aware of the possibilities and responsibilities, that the future of studying entailed.

What was Uni-visions?