Education Programme Committee Health
Within the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, the study programmes are grouped under three educational domains: ‘Health’, ‘Medicine’, and ‘Biomedical Sciences’. Each domain has its own Education Programme Committee (EPC). Programmes that fall within the scope of the EPC Health include the bachelor's programmes in Health Sciences and European Public Health, as well as the master's programmes in Epidemiology, Global Health, Governance and Leadership in European Public Health, Health Promotion, Health and Digital Transformation, Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management, Human Movement Sciences, and Occupational Health and Sustainable Work.
The EPC Health consists of six student members and six staff members, all of whom are actively involved in one of the programmes within the Health domain. Both delegations have an equal saying. The committee provides advice—either upon request or on its own initiative—on all matters related to the quality of education within its domain. This includes, among other things:
- Providing advice on improvements and content-related innovations in the programmes based on internal or external evaluations, such as programme evaluations, accreditation reports, or curriculum revisions.
- Providing advice on the Education and Examination Regulations (EER) and how these regulations are implemented in practice. The EPC has a statutory right of consent and/or advisory authority on specific parts of the EER.
The advice issued by the EPC is usually directed to the Management Team of the Health domain, the Board of the Institute for Education, and/or the Faculty Board. In addition, the EPC always sends its advice and proposals to the Faculty Council for information.
The EPC Health meets on average ten times per academic year.
Applications for the position of EPC staff member run via the BROS Management System
Applications for the position of EPC student member run via the Student Council Health and Life Sciences
Members EPC Health, academic year 2025-2026
| Chair | Department |
| Kenneth Meijer | Nutrition and Movement Sciences |
| Members | |
| Anke Wind | Precision Medicine |
| Kathelijne Bessems | Health Promotion |
| Niels Janssen | Neuropsychology |
| Felicitas Biwer | Educational Development and Research |
| Nynke de Jong | Health Services Research |
| Student members | Study programme |
| Alexandra Kočišková (vice-chair) | European Public Health |
| Mariam Abdulla | Health Sciences |
| Stephanie van Zijl | Health Sciences |
| Dana Shehadeh | Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management |
| Vacancy student member | |
Contact details secretariat
Y. (Yvonne) Sinsel, LL.M.
Institute for Education FHML
Universiteitssingel 60, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht
yvonne.sinsel@maastrichtuniversity.nl
+31 43 38 85788
Middle row: Niels Janssen, Stephanie van Zijl, Kathelijne Bessems
Front row: Mariam Abdulla, Alexandra Kočišková, Yvonne Sinsel