The Faculty Club of... board member Hajo Reijers
In this section, our members tell something about themselves and why they are members of the Faculty Club. Hajo Reijers is a Professor of Information and Computing Sciences at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视.
On 10 June 2025, Prof. Hajo Reijers joined the board of the Faculty Club. Hajo is a professor of Computer Science at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视, where he heads the Process Science group. He is also a part-time professor in the Process Analytics group of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Eindhoven 木瓜福利影视 of Technology (TU/e). His research and teaching focus on Business Process Management, process mining and Robotic Process Automation.
Hajo works closely with organisations in the service and healthcare sectors, as well as with international scientists. He strongly believes in the importance of the Faculty Club as a connecting place for an internationally oriented university.
What motivates him to join the board of the Faculty Club?
The Faculty Club is such a beautiful place to meet, right in the historic centre of Utrecht.
I enjoy coming here for lunch with colleagues or business associates, or just for a drink. I feel particularly privileged when sitting in the garden on a sunny day. Membership also gives me access to a network of faculty clubs worldwide, including in England and Canada. That's a nice bonus, because I regularly visit universities abroad.
I have been a member of the Club since I was appointed to Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 on 1 January 2019. As a professor of computer science, I focus on how organisations can improve and automate their work processes. Rapid digitisation makes this a dynamic and fascinating field. Although my workplace is located at Utrecht Science Park, I regularly seek out the (historic) atmosphere of the city centre and the Faculty Club.
Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 has a strong international focus. Many of my colleagues come from all over the world to conduct research here. It is therefore great when there are activities that are accessible to people who do not (yet) speak Dutch. This makes the Faculty Club even more inclusive and diverse. I look forward to working with the other board members and the programme committee to further develop this.
With his commitment and broad academic perspective, Hajo brings valuable experience and perspective to the Faculty Club board.
Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 Hall is such a beautiful place to meet, right in the middle of the historical centre of Utrecht.
What is your most fun memory of the Faculty Club?
My most fun memory is a visit with a very good friend of mine, whom I already know since my college years. He already lived in Utrecht for over 30 years at the time, but he had never been inside Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 Hall before. He was very impressed! Every time he walks through the Achter de Dom now, he sends me a text or a photo of the entrance of the Faculty Club.
What are you looking forward to the most?
Like many others, a year of working from home because of the Corona pandemic made me realise even better how great it is to meet people physically. I'm really looking forward to arranging meetings with people in the Faculty Club again. I'm considering making it a ritual: to catch up with PhD candidates on their research every week.
Do you have any suggestions for activities for the Faculty Club?
Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 is a very internationally-oriented university. That also means I have colleagues who came to Utrecht from afar to do research here. That's why it's good to have activities that are accessible to people who don't speak Dutch very well. That makes the Faculty Club a little bit more inclusive and diverse if possible.