Faculty Council
The faculty is governed by the Faculty Council, which is presided by the dean.
The Faculty Council:
- consists of the department chairs, elected representatives of professorial staff members, assistants, administrative staff members and students.
- is charged with the task of organising and coordinating the manner in which tuition is provided and the manner in which science is practised in the various disciplines of the faculty.
- is authorized to perform the following tasks:
- appointing the lecturers
- awarding a shorter study duration
- deciding which years are to be organised on a part-time basis
- advises the university board about:
- the establishment of education regulations and study programmes
- the organisation of continuing academic programmes
- the admission requirements for the academic second-cycle study programmes
- the organisation of certain entrance exams
- the establishment of vacancies for academic staff
- the appointment, temporary appointment and promotion of professors
The Faculty Council reports are available via documentenbeheer (in Dutch).
Meeting dates
2026-2027
(in brackets, the deadlines for the submission of agenda items and preparatory documents: 12:00):
- 7 October 2026 - 10:00 (28 September 2026)
- 4 November 2026 - 10:00 (23 October 2026)
- 9 December 2026 - 10:00 (30 November 2026)
- 27 January 2027 - 10:00 (18 January 2027)
- 24 February 2027 - 10:00 (15 February 2027)
- 24 March 2027 - 10:00 (12 March 2027)
- 5 May 2027 - 10:00 (26 April 2027)
- 2 June 2027 - 10:00 (8 June 2027)
- 15 September 2027- 10:00 (6 September 2027)
Electronic meeting, only for submitting doctorates
- 21 April 2027 (submission date: 12 April 2027 23:59)
- 30 June 2027 (submission date: 21 June 2027 23:59)
- 25 August 2027 (submission date: 16 August 2027 23:59)