Organisation
Faculty Board
The Dean has been given a mandate by the Executive Board for the management and administration of the faculty. The Dean carries out the resultant duties in collegial consultation with the Faculty Board, which is chaired by the Dean. The Faculty Board is in charge of the Faculty’s strategy and its everyday operations. The Faculty Board is comprised of three members. Its meetings always take place in the presence of the managing director and the student-advisor and student auditor.
The board can be contacted via the following secretariat:
Mr. Mark Steijns, room B1.120, Bou 3, telephone +31 43 388 2060
Members Faculty Board academic year 2024-2025:
- Jan Smits, dean and chair
- Anke Moerland, vice dean for Research
- Sjoerd Claessens, vice dean for Education
- Brahim Ait Mellouk, managing director and advisor
- Floortje Stijnen, student member
- Mariah Kuijer, student member
- Heidi Gulix, secretary
Mark Steijns, secretary
Faculty Council
The Faculty Council represents the interests of students and staff at the faculty. Please check the Faculty Regulations (PDF) for the Faculty Council’s tasks and powers. The Faculty Council has the right to advise the Faculty Board on all Faculty matters, and the Faculty Board is obliged to respond. The Faculty Board is also obliged to inform the Faculty Council on matters of policy, such as quality assurance, staff policy, the strategic programme and any matters relating to education and research. The Faculty Council has the right of consent with regard to certain key topics – including the Faculty regulations and the annual budget – which implies that the Faculty Board cannot implement policy without the Council’s consent.
The Faculty Council consists of representatives of the academic staff, the administrative and support staff, and students. They are elected by and from their own sections for a period of two years, with the exception of students, who are elected for one year only. The members of the Faculty Council convene together with the Faculty Board about once every four weeks on Wednesday afternoon. These meetings are open to all Faculty staff and students, who can attend these meetings as auditors.
Members Faculty Council academic year 2024-2025:
- Massimo Wolfs, member for support staff
- Mark Kawakami, member for academisch staff
- Jasper Korving, member for academisch staff
- Rick Schumans, member for academic staff
- Agustín Parise, member for academic staff
- Thimon Falch, student member
- Julie Kullok, student member
- Ivor Meštrovic, student member
- Lotte Morsing, student member
- Ayden Müller, student member
- Gabriel Pate, student member
- Marjo Mullers, secretary
Members Programme Committees
Members Programme Committees academic year 2024-2025:
European Law School, including English taught masters
- Pauline Melin
- Lukasz Dziedzic
- Alice Giannini
- Shanay Das Guru
- Natalia Podstawka, student member
- Annefleur Timmermans, student member
- Sara Akbary Allah Teimory, student member
- Diana Pushkar, student member
- Aleksandra Kozlowska, student/back-up member
Sofia Varkulevičiūtė, student/back-up member
- Sjoerd Claessens, vice dean Eduction (advisor)
- Nicole Kornet, programme director (advisor)
- Sarah Schoenmaekers, programme director (advisor)
- Carly Bollen, secretary
Dutch Law, including Dutch taught masters
- Lars van Vliet
- Michelle Scheffers
- Marijn van der Sluis
- Lieke Wilbers, student member
- Merel Janssen, student member
- Livia van der Horst, student member
- Roel Smits, student member
- Tessa Schriders, student/back-up member
- Sjoerd Claessens, vice dean Eduction (advisor)
- Joost Sillen, programme director (advisor)
- Sarah Schoenmaekers, programme director (advisor)
- Carly Bollen, secretary
Tax Law, including master Tax Law
- Frank Nellen
- Manuela Mühl
- Samantha Renssen
- Carolina Cicati
- Anniek Paulssen, student member
- Daan Kreuze, student member
- Marcel Matlok, student member
- Sara Toma, student member
- Sjoerd Claessens, vice dean Eduction (advisor)
- Sarah Schoenmaekers, programme director (advisor)
- Carly Bollen, secretary
Master Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management
To be announcced
Sjoerd Claessens, vice dean Education (advisor)
Sarah Schoenmaekers, programme director (advisor)
Carly Bollen, secretary
Advanced Master privacy, data protection and cybersecurity
Herke Kranenborg
Helena Bossini Castillo
Sofia Santos Ferreira Machado, student member
Clementine Olivier, student member
Sean Milford, student member
Student Council
Composition Student Council
The Student Council consists of 31 members. Each member of the Council is also a member of either a Programme Committee, the Library Committee, the Faculty Council, the Faculty Board or a Study Associaton.
Current members
Faculty Board
Floortje Stijnen
Mariah Kuijer
E-mail: studentenberaadfdr@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Faculty Council
Thimon Falch
Julie Kullok
Ivor Meštrovic
Lotte Morsing
Ayden Müller
Gabriel Pate
Programme Committee for European Law School
Natalia Podstawka
Annefleur Timmermans
Sara Akbary Allah Teimory
Diana Pushkar
E-mail: oc-els@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Programme Committee for Tax Law
Anniek Paulssen
Daan Kreuze
Marcel Matlok
Sara Toma
E-mail: oc-fiscaalrecht@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Programme Committee for Dutch Law
Livia van der Horst
Roel Smits
Lieke Wilbers
Merel Janssens
E-mail: oc-nederlandsrecht@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Programme Committee for Master ECPC
Sofia Santos Ferreira Machado
Clementine Olivier
Sean Milford
Programme Committee for Master IPKM
Due to the one-year format of the Advanced Master IPKM, the members of the OC IPKM will be appointed in October 2024.
Library Committee
Member not yet known
Study Associations
Lena Einhorn (ELSA)
Meike Bakkeren (FIRST)
Cristian Rusu (JFV Ouranos)
Anne-Karen van Ommen (JiB)