Rector and Chair of the Executive Board Joke van Saane is leaving the University of Humanistic Studies

Joke van Saane is stepping down as rector and chair of the Executive Board of the University of Humanistic Studies (UvH). On 1 February, Joke van Saane will take up a post at The Hague University of Applied Sciences as a member of the Executive Board.

Joke van Saane has held the post of rector and chair of the Executive Board at the UvH since 1 July 2019. With the end of her second term of office approaching, Joke is leaving the UvH after almost eight years.

Joke van Saane on her time at the UvH: “I have worked at the University of Humanistic Studies over the past few years with great pleasure and dedication. Significant progress has been made in teaching and research. The establishment of the UvH Academy has laid a solid foundation for the development of our programmes for professionals. Operational processes have been further professionalised. The UvH is a close-knit academic community, which I will miss.”

Han van Krieken, Chair of the Supervisory Board: “We would like to thank Joke van Saane for her valuable contribution as Rector and Chair of the Executive Board. Under her leadership, the University of Humanistic Studies has taken significant steps towards the future in recent years, both in terms of the organisation’s development and in forging new partnerships. We wholeheartedly support her in taking on this new role at The Hague University of Applied Sciences and wish her every success.”

The recruitment process to find a successor to Joke van Saane has begun. View the job vacancy and further information about the procedure (in Dutch).