The board of NWO has previously established a new international policy and has therefore reorganized the management of international programs. The decision-making regarding international programs has thus come under the board of directors.
To ensure careful decision-making, the board of directors will be advised by the international program committee starting in 2025. The chair and members of this committee were appointed by the board of directors as of February 1. Some of the committee members represent the (domain) boards within NWO. The chair and two societal members operate independently.
The international program committee consists of:
- Prof. dr. Johan Schot – chair – Professor of global history and sustainability transitions at the Centre for Global Challenges at Utrecht University.
- Prof. dr. Peter van Bodegom – member representing the domain board ENW - Professor of environmental biology and circular horticultural systems at Leiden University.
- Prof. dr. Gabriele Jacobs – member representing the domain board SGW – Professor of organizational behavior and culture at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
- Dr. ir. Aimée Sakes – member representing the domain board TTW – Associate professor of biomedical engineering at Delft University of Technology.
- Prof. dr. Carlijn Bouten - member representing the ZonMw board - Professor of cell-matrix interactions in cardiovascular regeneration at Eindhoven University of Technology.
- Drs. Elies Lemkes-Straver – member representing the SIA board – manager and former lecturer at HAS Den Bosch.
- Prof. dr. Dirk-Jan Koch – societal member – Secretary-director of the Advisory Council on International Affairs and network professor of international development practices at ISS of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
- Merei Wagenaar – societal member – Executive director of UN Global Compact Netherlands.
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About International Programs
As of June 1, 2024, the responsibility for coordinating international collaboration programs, including the WOTRO and Merian Fund programs, will lie with a new department International Programs. This will also be the point of contact for international inquiries and requests. The International Programs department can be reached at nwo-international@nwo.nl. The responsibility for the content and execution of the international programs lies with the domains of NWO.