AIS is the winner of the Student DJ Contest 2026. AIS, a 22-year-old rising DJ and producer, takes listeners on a journey through a high-energy mix of hard house and euphoric trance. As a Chemical Engineering student at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, she knows better than anyone how to combine all the elements perfectly for the Liberation Festival.
Bouncy grooves
The competition was strong. Six DJs delivered impressive performances and each proved to be a talent in their own right. Yet AIS managed to convince the jury with her super-positive interaction with the audience, sublime mixing style and natural stage presence. The jury believes she has the talent and energy to completely electrify the crowd of 60,000 visitors at the Malieveld. Get ready for a set full of bouncy grooves and an explosion of AIS energy.
See and hear
AIS will appear at several festivals in The Hague this year, including the Liberation Festival The Hague at the Malieveld and Clubhopping. The other finalists will perform on 5 May at the HI The Hague Student Experience during the same festival.
Student DJ Contest as a flying start
The Student DJ Contest is about more than just winning. It is about celebrating new talent, connecting creative communities and sharing the energy that only music can bring. Every year the professional jury, made up of programmers from leading clubs and festivals, looks forward to discovering and meeting new talent.
Want to take part?
The Student DJ Contest has produced sensational new talent for many years. Each year, emerging DJs show what they are capable of. The prize is special: becoming famous in The Hague and surrounding region in one go. See you next year?
The Student DJ Contest is an event organised by HI The Hague
The Hague is an attractive student city with around 50,000 full-time students from the Netherlands and abroad. For the coming years, The Hague will be the place where they continue to develop themselves. To welcome students to the city, HI The Hague organises activities throughout the year to help them meet each other and discover the great places The Hague has to offer.
Festivals, parties, music, art, theatre, film, drinks and shared meals. But also language, sport and health. And this Student DJ Contest. In short: fun and serious.
HI The Hague is an initiative of Platform Student & Stad. This platform is a collaboration between educational institutions, the Municipality of The Hague and student organisations. Its aim is to optimise the student climate and facilities for all students in The Hague.