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In: Wetenschap
31 May 2011In his annual science lecture, KNAW President Robert Dijkgraaf presented a passionate plea to respect the fundamentals of science. On this occasion, he presented a new science agenda consisting of 49 scientific challenges to state secretary Halbe Zijlstra, who accepted the agenda emphasising his view that the research pipeline is broken. Dutch research excells in [...]
We were honoured today by a visit from a delegation from the Association of Indian Universities. The AIU is seeking to establish connections with European universities, and EUR hosted a morning meeting (that included representatives from Groningen and Nijmegen). It is fascinating to hear the growth projections for India. Today, there are roughly 500 universities [...]
In: Wetenschap
9 Feb 2010Voor de commissie de Wit werd mij gevraagd wat ik vond van de bonuscultuur in de financiele wereld. Ik sprak daar vooral uit eigen ervaring, gebaseerd op bijna 2 jaar als DG bij ABN AMRO. Het verheugde mij om te leren dat deze eigen waarneming ook gestaafd wordt door onderzoek, uitgevoerd door onze universiteit. Het [...]

Pauline van der Meer Mohr is president of the Executive Board and is responsible for general administrative matters, such as the relationship with the Board of Trustees and the University Council. She focuses on the strategic policy, international affairs and external contacts, including the Rotterdam region, industry and other knowledge institutions.