The Minister of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) has appointed Drs Angelique Berg to the Supervisory Board of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). Berg is appointed from June 1st 2024 until May 31 2028. She will serve within the Supervisory Board as member of the Audit Committee.
Berg studied Public Administration at EUR and then held various roles as Advisor and Director at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of VROM, among others. Currently, she is Director General of the Dutch Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS).
'I am very pleased with my appointment to the Supervisory Board of Erasmus University. I graduated from Erasmus myself 31 years ago; I think back to that time with great pleasure. Knowing that an incredible amount has changed in those 30-plus years makes the appointment challenging. I look forward to working with my colleagues on the Supervisory Board and with the Executive Board,' Berg said.
'With Angelique Berg, we have found an excellent supervisor who will use her expertise as a member of the Audit Committee. We look forward to working with Angelique with full confidence,' said Jaap Winter, chair of the EUR Supervisory Board.
Jaap Winter and Ellen Giebels reappointed
Prof Jaap Winter has been reappointed by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Erasmus University Rotterdam for a second period of four years. The reappointment came into effect on 1 June, 2024. Winter is a partner at Phyleon Governance&Leadership and Professor of Corporate Law, Governance and Behaviour at VU University Amsterdam.
The Supervisory Board supervises the Executive Board's activities. The Board's responsibilities include approving the Executive and Management Regulations, the budget, the annual accounts, the management report and the organisation plan. Members of the Supervisory Board get appointed by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science for a period of four years.
Prof. Dr. Ellen Giebels has also been reappointed as a member of the Supervisory Board from 1 June, 2024, for a second period of four years. Giebels, professor of Social Psychology of Conflict and Safety at Twente University, holds the position of Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board and is Chair of the Quality Committee within the Supervisory Board. This committee supervises the quality assurance of education and research within the University. The Committee plays an important role in institutional accreditation and monitors scientific integrity, among other things. Professor Giebels, in particular, enjoys the confidence of the University Council.
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