Organisation
Faculty Board
The Faculty Board is responsible for the overall leadership and strategy of the Faculty of Law (LAW). It oversees education, research, and the daily operations of the faculty. Certain management and administrative powers have been delegated by the Executive Board to the dean, who carries out these tasks in close cooperation with the Faculty Board as its chair.
The Faculty Board consists of three members and meets with the managing director, the student advisor, and student auditor.
Composition 2025–2026:
- 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 advisor
- Mariah Kuijer, student advisor
- Heidi Gulix, secretary
- Mark Steijns, secretary
Contact
The Faculty Board can be contacted via Mark Steijns and Heidi Gulix | T: 043-3885417 | Bouillonstraat 1-3, room B1.114.
Faculty Council
The Faculty Council is the faculty’s representative body, consisting of academic staff, support staff, and students. The council plays an important role within the faculty and represents the interests of all groups. Its members are elected from within their respective groups and represent those constituencies within the faculty. The council also advises the Faculty Board on matters relating to education, research, and the functioning of the faculty.
The council also has important powers, including the right of consent on the faculty budget, faculty regulations, parts of the education and examination regulations, and the adoption of comprehensive policy documents on education, research, internationalisation, and guidelines for academic conduct. In addition, the council has the right to advise on topics such as the appointment of professors.
The council consists of twelve members: five representatives of the academic staff (WP), one representative of the support staff (OBP), and six students. Staff members are elected for a term of two years, students for one year. Meetings with the Faculty Board are held approximately every four weeks and are open to all. Anyone within the faculty may attend these meetings from the public gallery.
Contact
Would you like to (anonymously) propose an agenda item as a staff member or student? You can do so via this link.
Composition of the Faculty Council for the academic year 2025–2026:
- Raoul Spronken, OBP member
- Agustín Parise, WP member
- Anna de Jong, WP member
- Rick Schumans, WP member
- Jasper Korving, WP member
- Nora Vissers, WP member
- Simal Sanli, student member
- Lina Ouakarame, student member
- Angela Nath, student member
- Cecilia Salomoni, student member
- Gaelle Chatelain, student member
- Julie Nijbakker, student member
- Marjo Mullers, secretary
Educational Programme Committees
The Educational Programme Committees (EPC) are representative bodies responsible for monitoring and improving the quality of our programmes. They advise the Faculty Board on all matters relating to education, such as curriculum content, organisation of teaching, and the evaluation of courses.
Each committee consists of an equal number of students and staff members involved in the respective programme.
- EPC Dutch Law: for the bachelor's programme ‘Rechtsgeleerdheid’ and the master's programmes ‘Nederlands Recht’, 'Recht en Arbeid' and ‘Forensica, Criminologie en Rechtspleging’.
- EPC Tax Law: for the bachelor's programme ‘Fiscaal Recht’ and the master's programmes ‘Fiscaal Recht’ and 'International and European Tax Law'.
- EPC European Law School: for the bachelor's programme 'European Law School' and the master's programmes 'European Law School', 'Globalisation and Law' and 'International Laws'.
- EPC IPKM: for the advanced master's programme 'Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management (LLM/MSc)'.
- EPC ECPC: for the advanced master's programma 'Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Management'.
Composition and appointment
Members of the committees are appointed by the Faculty Board. Students serve a one-year term, staff members a two-year term.
Contact
You can contact the committees through their secretary.
Student Council
The Student Council is a platform where student members from various representative bodies, committees, and study associations meet. Its purpose is to exchange information, discuss viewpoints, and jointly bring forward topics to the faculty’s agenda.
The Student Council consists of students who are also active in:
- the Faculty Council
- the Educational Programme Committees
- the Library Committee
- the Faculty Board
- the study associations
The Student Council meets several times a year. This ensures that student representatives stay well informed about developments within the faculty and allows them to jointly strengthen their voice towards the Faculty Board and other bodies.
Read more about what the Student Council does here.
Contact
You can contact the Student Council via studentenberaadfdr@maastrichtuniversity.nl.