dja-a-beginners-guide.pdf
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… the University of Twente (UT), Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Tilburg University (TiU), and Maastricht University (UM). Finally, there is the Open University in the Netherlands (OU), which specialises in online (part-time) education and research. Of these fourteen universities, three have a religious background (VU Amsterdam, Radboud University Nijmegen, and Tilburg University). There are eight university medical centres (UMCs): Erasmus MC (Rotterdam), … universities Fig. 1: Standard organisation chart of a Dutch university (may differ from one university to the next) The supervisory board (raad van toezicht) of Dutch universities is a board of trustees that oversees the executive board (college van bestuur or CvB) and monitors its annual reports, strategic plans, etc. The supervisory board is Dutch minister of education, culture and science Supervisory board Executive board (President, Rector, Central financial officer, Director of administrative … may represent the university staff as a whole (universiteitsraad) or the staff of a particular faculty (faculteitsraad). ‘Generally, the Dutch are known to be more informal; coming from a more formal society, I struggled a lot to find the right tone when talking to senior colleagues, for instance the difference between jij/u, the quick use of first names, etc.’ 1 At the VU, members of the supervisory board are elected by the association members council. 2 In Leiden and Delft, the rector …