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These three individuals sit and/or meet in the Maagdenhuis on the Spui or on the sixth floor of REC on the Roeterseiland Campus. Peter-Paul Verbeek (left) is currently rector magnificus, Richard Goldstein (right) is vice-chair. The position of chair of the Executive Board (CvB) has been held since May 2026 by Vinod Subramaniam (centre).

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UvA professor Anniek de Ruijter appointed new rector magnificus of the UvA

25 juni 2026 - 15:00

UvA professor Anniek de Ruijter appointed new rector magnificus of the UvA

Professor of Health Law and Policy Anniek de Ruijter will become the new rector magnificus of the University of Amsterdam on 1 September. De Ruijter, who has been a professor at the Faculty of Law since 2022, will succeed Peter-Paul Verbeek in the role.

New UvA chair Subramaniam: a highly engaged leader with a passion for cooking

6 mei 2026 - 07:00

Vinod Subramaniam

He says he “respects” student activism and is said to address large groups of people with visible enthusiasm and a twinkle in his eye. Today marks the first working day of the UvA’s new President of the Board, Vinod Subramaniam. Who is he as a person?

UvA seeks female rector from within its own ranks

27 april 2026 - 16:00

Outgoing rector Peter-Paul Verbeek.

The UvA is looking for a new rector, and it appears that the candidate will have to come from within the organisation itself. That is the conclusion drawn from the advertisement the UvA placed last week.

Activist party says it wants to block appointment of new rector: is that possible?

6 februari 2026 - 08:00

Activist party says it wants to block appointment of new rector: is that possible?

As a protest against the “undemocratic” process by which members of the Executive Board (CvB) are appointed, the Activist Party blocked the Student Council’s advice on the appointment of chairperson Subramaniam. The party also hoped to be able to obstruct the appointment of a new rector in thi...

Vinod Subramaniam new President of the Board UvA

30 januari 2026 - 16:49

Vinod Subramaniam

Vinod Subramaniam has been appointed as the new Chair of the Executive Board of the UvA. With the appointment of the physicist from India, the university has secured the successor to Edith Hooge, who stepped down last year. Subramaniam will officially take up his position on 6 May.

Rector magnificus Peter-Paul Verbeek moves from UvA to KNAW

30 januari 2026 - 15:17

Peter-Paul Verbeek

Rector magnificus of the UvA, Peter-Paul Verbeek, has been elected President of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). On 31 August, during the opening of the academic year, he will hand over his duties to his successor.

Rector seeks solution to eroding public support for science during Dies Natalis

15 januari 2026 - 16:03

Rector Peter-Paul Verbeek during the dies natalis in 2024.

How can trust in universities be restored? In light of declining support for science, Rector Magnificus Peter-Paul Verbeek made a case for academic citizenship this afternoon during the celebration of the 394th Dies Natalis.

UvA student applies for Chair of the Executive Board

20 oktober 2025 - 12:34

UvA student applies for Chair of the Executive Board

History student Carlos van Eck has put himself forward as a candidate for the position of chair of the University of Amsterdam’s Executive Board. According to the student, it is high time the UvA chose someone “from within its own ranks, who actually dares to make decisions that are broadly supp...

New vice-president must steer UvA through difficult financial times

15 oktober 2025 - 11:33

The new vice-president of the UvA, Richard Goldstein.

Since 1 September, the UvA has had a new vice-president. It is chartered accountant Richard Goldstein. Previously, he audited the UvA’s accounts; now he is being audited. “My role at the UvA is structured and covered in such a way that no conflict of interest can arise.”

UvA seeks new president of the Board, with crisis-management skills

25 september 2025 - 14:17

The Maagdenhuis of the UvA.

Sooner than expected, the UvA has been able to place an advertisement to replace UvA Chair Edith Hooge, who resigned last month. Apart from a few details, the job description is the same as the one Hooge applied for. “The president attaches great importance to social safety and non-violence.”

UvA rector magnificus: “I think we benefit more from dialogue than from radicalism”

4 september 2025 - 12:00

Rector magnificus Peter-Paul Verbeek.

The new academic year got off to a good start: the official opening ceremony was disrupted by pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Monday and subsequently cancelled. What now? Five questions for rector magnificus and acting President of the Board Peter-Paul Verbeek.

UvA Rector Verbeek: “Protest may be sharp, but never hostile”

1 september 2025 - 16:36

UvA Rector Verbeek: “Protest may be sharp, but never hostile”

Contrary to tradition, the academic year was not opened today by the president of the executive board, but by the rector magnificus. “These are turbulent times for science.” This statement was confirmed when several pro-Palestinian demonstrators refused to leave the building, prompting Verbeek...

UvA chair Edith Hooge suddenly steps down

13 augustus 2025 - 10:50

Outgoing Board President Edith Hooge.

After one year, Edith Hooge has resigned as chair of the UvA Executive Board. In a statement, the Supervisory Board announced that Hooge is stepping down “for personal reasons”. She will remain affiliated with the UvA as a professor. A new chair has not yet been appointed, which means that the n...

UvA bids farewell to a patient accountant

11 juni 2025 - 08:00

Outgoing Vice-President of the Board Jan Lintsen.

After eight years, Vice-President of the Board Jan Lintsen is leaving the UvA this week. He is leaving his office on the Roeterseiland Campus at a turbulent time, but also looks back on what has been achieved. “The new University Library is an icon for the UvA and the city.”

Former dean André Nollkaemper appointed temporary member of the UvA Executive Board

10 juni 2025 - 15:20

Temporary member of the Executive Board, André Nollkaemper.

Former dean of the Faculty of Law André Nollkaemper has been appointed temporary member of the Executive Board with effect from June 15. He will replace the ill chair of the Executive Board Edith Hooge and will remain in office until September 1.

Peter-Paul Verbeek: ‘Not genocide, but genocidal violence’

5 juni 2025 - 15:14

Rector Magnificus Peter-Paul Verbeek.

On second thought, rector magnificus and deputy chair of the Executive Board Peter-Paul Verbeek has decided not to use the word “genocide”. An interview about his dilemmas and his conversations with the protesters this week. “It would be very presumptuous of me to think that I could determine ...

PwC accountant Richard Goldstein to become vice chair of UvA Executive Board

24 april 2025 - 17:05

PwC accountant Richard Goldstein to become vice chair of UvA Executive Board

Richard Goldstein, currently a partner at PwC, will succeed Jan Lintsen as member and vice-chairman of the Executive Board from 1 September. The assignment is for four years.

UvA vicechair Jan Lintsen: “We can prevent layoffs if we make the right choices now”

5 maart 2025 - 12:01

UvA vicechair Jan Lintsen: “We can prevent layoffs if we make the right choices now”

Many universities are now laying off staff due to the budget cuts, but the UvA seems to be able to avoid this by cutting back in other areas, according to UvA Vice Chair Jan Lintsen. “We are generously, or perhaps even too generously, using our square meters. To save on rent, faculties and departm...

UvA administration made (judgement) errors at May 2024 demonstrations

23 februari 2025 - 19:00

Police facing protesters at the REC in May 2024.

The UvA Executive Board has commissioned an external evaluation of the large scale pro-Palestina demonstrations that took place at the UvA in May 2024. The Board itself does not come off too well, it appears.“Empathy, showing emotions and understanding concerns generally helps, but that was little...

Vice-President of the Executive Board Jan Lintsen leaves UvA

17 januari 2025 - 16:34

Outgoing Executive Vice-President Jan Lintsen.

After a new President of the Executive Board, the UvA will now also have a new Vice-President: current Vice-President Jan Lintsen will leave on 1 September.

Rector Verbeek pleads for connection at dies natalis ending with Palestine protest

17 januari 2025 - 10:36

The UvA's Executive Board.

After a year in which togetherness at the university was sometimes hard to find, rector magnificus Peter-Paul Verbeek pleads for “sense of community” during the 393rd dies natalis of the UvA. Some 40 pro-Palestine demonstrators hold a noise demonstration on the Spui.

UvA-president Edith Hooge: “Taking a stand as a university undermines free science”

27 november 2024 - 09:35

UvA-president Edith Hooge: “Taking a stand as a university undermines free science”

At Room for Discussion on Tuesday night, board president Edith Hooge talked a lot about last May’s pro-Palestine demonstrations. “When I came here, I found an organisation that was in shock in its own way.”

Edith Hooge: 'I am both educationalist ánd educational administrator'

1 juli 2024 - 13:00

Edith Hooge: 'I am both educationalist ánd educational administrator'

Edith Hooge has been the new president of the Board of the always turbulent UvA for a month now. In the coming period, she wants to get to know as many people as possible. Today we get a taste of that. “We should try to bring together the different perspectives, away from the extreme views.”

Possible mediation in CSR’s conflict with the Executive Board

10 juni 2024 - 16:21

Possible mediation in CSR’s conflict with the Executive Board

Now that the Central Student Council (CSR) has withdrawn its confidence in the Executive Board, the question arises of how to proceed with the participation process. A mediation process may be forthcoming.

Farewell interview Geert ten Dam | “If you have a big ego, things always go wrong”

29 mei 2024 - 10:40

Farewell interview Geert ten Dam | “If you have a big ego, things always go wrong”

After eight years, Geert ten Dam is leaving as UvA’s President of the Board. We held one last interview with an administrator whose leadership was characterized by constant conversation. “If you have a big ego, you won’t make it in this position.”

3 april 2024 - 10:00

Edith Hooge new chair of Executive Board UvA

18 maart 2024 - 10:32

Edith Hooge new chair of Executive Board UvA

The UvA has found a new president of the Board. It is educationist Edith Hooge, currently chair of the National Education Council. She succeeds Geert ten Dam, who will pass on the gavel to her after two terms on 1 June. Hooge is currently professor of Boards and Governance in Education at Tiburg Uni...

11 januari 2024 - 15:35

UvA is looking for a new Geert ten Dam

16 november 2023 - 08:45

UvA is looking for a new Geert ten Dam

President of the Executive Board Geert ten Dam is entering the final six months of her presidency at the UvA. On 1 June – exactly eight years after she took office – her second and final term as president of the Board will come to an end. Her succession has now been initiated. An advertisement w...

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Chair Executive Board Louise Gunning resigns

19 april 2015 - 09:39

Board president Louise Gunning leaves.

Louise Gunning, chair of the Executive Board of the UvA and of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA), has resigned. The UvA has just announced this. She does not wish to speak to the press.

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University Secretary Zaanen to leave the UvA

18 november 2014 - 17:30

Outgoing University Secretary Mieke Zaanen.

University Secretary Mieke Zaanen will leave the UvA on 1 February 2015. She is to become Director-General of the KNAW. There she will succeed Hans Chang, who is retiring.

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Secretary Van der Toorn also leaves

20 september 2011 - 08:02

Secretary Van der Toorn also leaves

She did not throw in the towel, as her boss Karel van der Toorn did two months ago, but she has nevertheless left the third floor of the Maagdenhuis: Ria Loogman.

4 juli 2011 - 16:34

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