First meeting of new Faculty Council

Published on 24 September 2025

The first Faculty Council meeting of the academic year was held on 15 September when the new and current members were introduced to the Faculty Board. Besides new members, the Faculty Council has a new chair: Lotte Baas is succeeding Gelijn Molier. Last year’s vice chair, Floris Jan Boutens, will continue in this role. In keeping with tradition, a photo was taken of new Faculty Council.

From left to right: Dylan Koek, Cole Maclean, Esther van Ginneken, Casper Gilsing, Bastiaan van Ganzen, Lotte Baas Floris-Jan Boutens, Gelijn Molier, Tijs Sturkenboom, Misha Plagis, Robbert Bruggeman, Not in the picture, but also members of the Faculty Council: Kirsten van der Tol, Lobke Jegen, Joep van der Kruijk

What can the Faculty Council do for you?

To see what the Faculty Council can do for you, check out the overview below showing the issues and themes the FR has been working on in the past year.

From left to right: Former Faculty Council with Mert Hover, Carleyn Zengerink, Bodine Kornman, Hannah Hilberink, Cees de Groot, Kirsten van Tol, Cecily Rose, Roel Becker en Gelijn Molier. Not in the picture but members of the former faculty council: Floris Jan Boutens, Symen de Lange, Mojan Samadi, Tim Verdoes, Rachel Gooijer.
Attention for policy on exam review and feedback sessions
Discussed and advised on Kernvisie measures such as: Ateliers; attention for staff and student well-being; and policy on exam participation: registering=participating=success
‘With every decision, we try to reason from the student's perspective and to consider whether the decision is a “good” one for them’, Floris-Jan Boutens: Vice chair and member of the student representation on the Faculty Council
Requested attention for: Evaluation of Kernvisie measures
On the agenda: Scheduling exams in January
A member of the Faculty Council representing staff joined the Working Group Faculty Academia in Motion: Recognising and rewarding academics for research, teaching and management
We agreed with: The main points of the budget
‘The Faculty Council is not just a sounding board, it also provides input and takes initiatives’, Gelijn Molier, Chair of the Faculty Council