Teun Dekker

Teun J Dekker (1980) is Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences Education at University College Maastricht, where he teaches courses on the intersection of the Social Sciences and the Humanities, including History of Political Thought and Distributive Justice in Contemporary Political Philosophy. 

As Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences Education, his main duties are: conducting theoretical and empirical research concerning the nature of Liberal Arts education in the European context; promoting Liberal Arts education in the Netherlands, by developing and contributing to national initiatives in cooperation with other Liberal Arts programs and by liaising with policymakers; and furthering Liberal Arts education in Europe, by sharing expertise with Liberal Arts programs throughout Europe and by consulting for universities on matters relating to Liberal Arts education.