On 19 June 2017, the Executive Board finalized the first phase of the UT2020 restructuring plan. This involves the appointment of the new Faculty Boards, which will start work on 1 September 2017. The appointment of the members of the Faculty Boards represents an important step towards achieving a more integrated management of education, research and operations.
A multi-member Faculty Board has been appointed in each faculty. The aim of introducing these Faculty Boards is to encourage an integrated and coordinated approach of managing research, education and operational support. This will give researchers more opportunities, space and time to pursue science and acquire external funding.
Responsibilities and appointment of the Faculty Boards
The Faculty Boards will be responsible for the general oversight and management of the faculty. This includes structuring the faculty’s activities in teaching and education, the pursuit of science, and contributing to the overall management of the university.
Each Faculty Board consists of:
- a dean
- a portfolio for research
- a portfolio for education
- a portfolio for operations
A student will also be affiliated with each Faculty Board in an advisory role (student assessor).
The Faculty Boards will be collegial bodies, chaired by the dean. All members of the Faculty Boards are appointed by the Executive Board for a term of four years. If the dean steps down before the end of his or her term, the portfolio holders for research and education will also step down.
Members of the Faculty Boards
Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences:
- Prof. Theo Toonen, dean
- Prof. Ellen Giebels, portfolio for research
- Prof. Ciano Aydin, portfolio for education
- Marion Kamp, portfolio for operations
Engineering Technology:
- Prof. Geert Dewulf, dean
- Prof. Bart Koopman, portfolio holder for research
- Dr Marjolein Dohmen-Janssen, portfolio holder for education
- David Korringa, portfolio for operations
Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation:
- Prof. Tom Veldkamp, dean
- Prof. Alfred Stein, portfolio for research
- Prof. Jaap Zevenbergen, portfolio for education
- Prof. Freek van der Meer, portfolio for capacity development
- Erna Leurink, portfolio for operations
Science and Technology:
- Prof. Hans Hilgenkamp, dean
- Prof. Wiendelt Steenbergen, portfolio holder for research
- Prof. Nieck Benes, portfolio holder for education
- Dr Christy Schoonheijt-Oude Veldhuis, portfolio for operations
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science:
The term of office of the current dean of EWI, Peter Apers, will expire on 31 December 2017.
Once a new dean has been appointed, the other members of the Faculty Board will be selected and appointed.
As of September 1, the Faculty EWI will be represented by:
- Prof. Peter Apers, dean and representative research portfolio
- Dr Jan Willem Polderman, representative education portfolio
- Stephan Maathuis, portfolio manager for operations
Recruitment of student assessor
The deans ask the student members of the Faculty Council to nominate a student advisor. In future this request will be made by the Faculty Boards. The Executive Board intends to appoint the student advisors by 1 September recommended by the deans. The appointment lasts for one year.
The Executive Board looks forward to working with the Faculty Boards and shaping the future direction of the university. The Board wishes the members of the Faculty Boards success in their new roles.
Follow-up
From September until December 2017, the Faculty Boards will explore their roles, tasks and their relation with other consultative bodies, Faculty Councils, support services, new style institutes, the Executive Board, and so on. At the same time, new arrangements will be made for mandates and organograms will be modified.
With effect from 1 January 2018, all Faculty Boards will be operating according to UT's 2018 Governance and Management Regulation.
For more information
Visit the website: UT2020 intranet site.
