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Teun Toebes about his thesis and documentary 'Human Forever'


October 9, 2023


During a trip around the world, Care Ethics student Teun Toebes, together with his good friend and filmmaker Jonathan de Jong, investigated how dementia is dealt with in other countries and what we can learn from each other. The result, Human Forever, premieres this Monday evening at the Tuschinski Royal Theater. A stay in a psychiatric hospital in Moldova made such an impression that Teun decided to write his thesis about it. His thesis is now on the Wall of Fame of Zorgethiek.nu. 


Teun Toebes' mission is to improve the quality of life of people with dementia. That is why he started living in the closed ward of a nursing home more than three years ago. At the same time, he started the master's in Care Ethics and Policy at the University of Humanistic Studies. Teun: "This because I wanted to listen to the voices of people we have forgotten for a long time." The platform Zorgethiek.nu sat down with Teun to discuss his thesis, titled De Verlichting van Samenleven (in Dutch). What did he learn?


  • Read a short conversation with Teun Toebes about his thesis and download his thesis on Zorgethiek.nu (in Dutch)
  • Read more about the film Human Forever (in Dutch)
  • Teun Toebes and Jonathan de Jong told the Dutch television Op1 about the film (Oct. 4, 2023).

During a trip around the world, Care Ethics student Teun Toebes, together with his good friend and filmmaker Jonathan de Jong, investigated how dementia is dealt with in other countries and what we can learn from each other. The result, Human Forever, premieres this Monday evening at the Tuschinski Royal Theater. A stay in a psychiatric hospital in Moldova made such an impression that Teun decided to write his thesis about it. His thesis is now on the Wall of Fame of Zorgethiek.nu.