Organisation
Faculty Board
The general management of the faculty is conducted by the Board of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The Faculty Board consists of a dean, an associate dean of research and an associate dean of education.
Dean | Prof. C. Neuhold |
Associate Dean of Education | Dr. P. Bijsmans |
Associate Dean of Research | R.F.J. de Bont |
Advisors | Managing director Constance Sommerey |
M. Gupta (student advisor) | |
Ms Y. Simonis (deputy secretary) | |
Faculty Council
The Faculty Council is an elected council composed of ten members. Of these, four are representatives of the five departments, one is a representative of the support and administrative staff, and five represent the student body. The Faculty Council is a representation body consisting of representatives of the student population, the academic staff and the support and management staff. The council can advise the board, solicited or otherwise, on all faculty affairs and make its positions on educational affairs known.
Council members
Academic personnel | Dr. K. Haagsman (Chair) |
Dr. P. del Hierro | |
J. Ac | |
J. Prinz | |
Support staff | Ms. P. Harbers |
Students | P. Jault S. Todorova T. Thi S. Ward |
Secretary | Ms Y. Simonis |
Departments
A department contributes to the preparation and implementation of teaching and research. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is made up out of five research departments:
Department of History
Department of Literature & Art
Department of Society Studies
Department of Political Science
Department of Philosophy

Educational Programme Committees (PC)
PC Bachelor Arts and Culture
- Chair: Pablo del Hierro
- Academic staff: Simone Schleper, Christin Höne
- Students: A.A. Chrobak, S. Traupe, S. Jonker
PC Bachelor European Studies
Chair:
- Academic staff: Toon van Overbeke, Elissaveta Radulova
- Students: N. Gavalas, A. Cosmatchi, A.D. Shaparenko
PC Bachelor Digital Society
- Chair: Jacob Ward
- Academic staff: Claartje Rasterhoff, Mariëlle Wijermars
- Students: T. Verbert, B. Bertaso, F. Gerke
PC Bachelor Global Studies
- Academic staff: Rowan Saeed, R. Janssen (chair), W. Muller, R. Ruiter, K. Mau, J. van Zijl
- Students: B.V. Rodriguez, M. Vissers, G. Hamacher, I. Gomez de Olea, A. Lares, T. Shahariyar
Graduate PC Europe (and the Globalising World)
- Chair: Clara Weinhardt
- Academic staff: A. Sierp, A. Dandashly,
B. Ditto - Student RMES: A.B. Bolat
- Student ES: N. Erkes
- Student EPA: M. Sandru
- Student GDS: G. Smirnovs
Graduate PC Arts and Culture
- Chair: G. Verbeeck
- Academic staff: M. Meissner, Manuel Stoffers
- Students: T. Arens, S. Adelman, L. de Menten
Graduate PC Media, Technology & Innovation
Chair: C. Papadopoulos
- Academic staff: Karin Bijsterveld, J. Lachmund
Students: C. Scheuch,
E. Logan, J. Pichl
Organisational chart
