Academia Vitae Institute brings together people from the arts, sciences, trade and industry, government and politics to study and discuss important texts pertaining to culture, moral philosophy, literature, and the arts. Lectures by visiting scholars, artists and leaders in political, social and commercial life are important to the Academia Vitae experience.

Moderators:

	Prof.dr. Arjo Klamer Dean of Academia Vitae and professor of cultural economics (Erasmus University, Rotterdam), thinker in the field of art and culture, specialist in American issues.
	Dr. Ruud Welten Ruud Welten, PhD, (1962) teaches philosophy at Tilburg University and Academia Vitae. His thesis treats the phenomenologies of Emmanuel Levinas, Jean-Luc Marion and Michel Henry. He is the author of a number of books and articles on French phenomenology and the political philosophy of Camus, Merleau-Ponty and Sartre. See also www.ruudwelten.nl

Faculty (in alphabetical order)

	Prof. dr. Jos de Beus Professor of Political Science (University of Amsterdam), authority on The Netherlands and Europe
	Prof. dr. Antoon Van den Braembussche
	Christien Brinkgreve Professor of Sociology (Utrecht University), specialist in the sociology of daily life.
	Miko Elwenspoek Professor of Physics (Twente University)
	Maydo van Marwijk Kooy
	Deirdre McCloskey Professor of Economics (University of Illinois at Chicago), combines Chicago School Economics with the study of virtue.
	Dr. Sijbolt Noorda Theologian, Governor of the Association of Dutch Universities.
	David Rijser Classicist (University of Amsterdam), who knows more than anyone about the relevance of the classics for contemporary culture.
	Arjo Vanderjagt Professor in the History of Ideas (University of Groningen).
	Louke van Wensveen Associate Professor Ethicist, Sustainable Development [Video]