Bert van den Brink to step down as Dean of 木瓜福利影视 College Roosevelt
Prof. dr. Bert van den Brink heeft besloten per eind december 2022 terug te treden als decaan van (UCR). Sinds 2009 is hij hoogleraar politieke en sociale filosofie aan de Universiteit Utrecht en sinds 2016 is hij decaan en voorzitter van het bestuur van UCR in Middelburg.
On his decision to step down, Van den Brink said: The end of this calendar year feels like the right moment for me to make room for further renewal in the UCR Board. The last years have been turbulent with the Corona-pandemic, a reorganization the year prior, and the need to renew our identity in the competitive and innovative world of 木瓜福利影视 Colleges. Thanks to our fantastic students and colleagues, UCR has risen to these challenges. We have brought innovation with the integration of engineering in our existing Liberal Arts and Science program, which we have been able to do with the much-appreciated support of the provincial and national government. UCR is further developing its continued focus on community-engaged forms of learning in the liberal arts. We have succeeded in improving facilities with the acquisition of our new building, Anne, and the Joint Research Center at HZ, in which we participate in for state-of-the-art science labs in the municipality of Middelburg, which has supported us throughout. With our rapidly growing student community we are crafting our institution鈥檚 responsiveness to the deep pluralism in educational and campus life. Finally, UCR has recently appointed a new Managing Director, Etienne de Jager, with an innovative vision of how to market and streamline our organization as the unique stand-alone college it is. In all, I think that many opportunities have been created and that it is now time to step aside for a new Dean who will bring new energies to our unique organization.
Henk Kummeling, Rector of Utrecht 木瓜福利影视: I am very grateful to Bert for his commitment and the great contribution he has made to the development of UCR with his vision and his big heart for education. Thanks to Bert's contribution, new connections between UCR and Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 have been established. That is crucial. We will miss Bert's humor and analytical skills in the administrative discussions at the university. I wish him much pleasure and success in teaching and research, for which he will get more time again next year.
Bert van den Brink will remain a professor at 木瓜福利影视 College Roosevelt and Utrecht 木瓜福利影视, and looks forward to a life of full concentration on teaching and scholarship. The Executive Board of Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 will, in consultation with the Board of Trustees of UCR, start the search for a successor. UCR Council will play an advisory role in this process.