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knowledge. Apart from the office roomsmany shared facilities have been created,radiating a domestic atmosphere.Completion of the relocation process wascelebrated in October 2010 with a grandparty for all staff and their partners.Not long thereafter we welcomed in ourbuilding 200 former students of ourprogrammes at a seminar-evening for alumniunder the name ‘Zorg voor Kennis’ (Care forKnowledge). Our alumni were veryenthusiastic about the mixture of beingreacquainted with iBMG and with eachanother, and attending seminars jointlypresented by an academic staff memberand an alumnus.IBMG SCULPTUREThe staff party in October 2010 also saw theunveiling of the ‘iBMG sculpture’ designedby Ad Haring. Since then all master studentsreceived upon graduation a miniature modelof this sculpture. It also serves as a farewellgift for iBMG staff upon termination ofemployment. The sculpture symbolicallyrepresents various characteristics of iBMG.At the basis stands the figure of DesideriusErasmus. He is flanked on all sides by cubeshapes that symbolise the multidisciplinarynature and the versatility of researchconducted at iBMG. The build-up of the cubicshapes furthermore is suggestive of thepersonal growth and inquisitivenessobserved in our students and staff. Thecubic shape at the top is transparent as asymbol of the open mind. The side ofErasmus’s head which is visible through thetransparent shape is purple-coloured in linewith the colour purple typical for iBMG.The golden lustre accentuates Erasmus’sfigure and symbolises iBMG’s unique andprominent position in society and notablyin the health care sector.49