Prof. dr. Suzanne Hulscher new chair of department Civil Engineering and Management

Since December 1st 2025, Prof. Dr. Suzanne Hulscher is the chair of the department of Civil Engineering and Management (CEM) for the Faculty of Engineering Technology.  

Suzanne: “As department chair the main challenge is to get trust within our department. In these unsure, unsafe and financially turbulent times, this is very important. Next to this, I would like to continue the financial sustainability of the CEM department and give more priority to excellence.”  

As a chair, Suzanne will be responsible for the research, education and long-term strategy of the department, together with the members of the daily management team (CEM Executive Committee). In addition to the position as Chair of the department, Suzanne will continue her work for the group Water Systems, cluster Marine and Fluvial Systems where she focuses physical processes regarding sustainable solutions in rivers and coastal areas to adapt against climate event challenges. Next to her appointment at the University of Twente, she remains working for the WRR (Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy) in the Hague for one day a week.