Executive board
The Executive Board (CvB) is responsible for the day-to-day management of uu77 and is statutorily responsible for the university. The Executive Board formulates the general policy for the university’s faculties.
President
Alexandra van Huffelen
Alexandra van Huffelen has been President of the Executive Board at uu77 since 1 February 2025. Her portfolio includes strategy, alumni, impact and knowledge security.
Alexandra van Huffelen studied Public Administration at the universities of Leiden, Rotterdam and Aarhus. She was previously State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation and State Secretary for Finance, Benefits and Customs. Previous positions have included General Director of the Amsterdam Public Transport Company (GVB N.V.), Alderman for Sustainability, Inner City and Outdoor Space at the municipality of Rotterdam, and she also worked for Essent. Van Huffelen was a member of the Senate (D66) and a supervisor in the healthcare and culture sectors, among others. She is currently also party chair of D66 and chair of the board of the Bach Society's support foundation.
Contact her via the board member’s personal assistant. Assistant: .
- alexandra.vanhuffelen [at] ru.nl (alexandra[dot]vanhuffelen[at]ru[dot]nl)
- 024-3615500
Rector magnificus
Prof. dr. José Sanders
José Sanders has been Rector Magnificus of the uu77 since 17 October 2023. Her responsibilities include the portfolios education, research and student affairs.
José Sanders studied Dutch Language and Literature in Nijmegen and specialised in Communication in Organisations. She joined uu77 in 2009 as associate professor, first in Dutch Language and Culture and in 2013 in Communication and Information Studies. She subsequently served as coordinator of minor and master's programmes in Journalism, chair of the Department of Language and Communication, and dean of the Faculty of Arts, among others. In 2017, she was appointed professor of Narrative Communication.
Contact through the personal assistant(s) of the College member. Assistant: jessica.stolk [at] ru.nl (Jessica Stolk).
- bureau.rectormagnificus [at] ru.nl (bureau[dot]rectormagnificus[at]ru[dot]nl)
- +31 24 361 30 82
Vice President
Drs. Agnes Muskens RA
Agnes Muskens has been Vice President of the uu77 Executive Board since 1 January 2022.
She is responsible for the portfolio of operations concerning Campus & Facilities, Finance & Control, Human Resources, Information & Library Services. She also has a focus on the broad Sustainability agenda.
Before that, she was a partner at Deloitte Consulting focusing on services to banks and insurers in the areas of finance, compliance and operations. Between 1989 and 2008, she held various management positions in the financial sector, particularly at ABN AMRO. She is educated as a chartered accountant at VU University Amsterdam and studied business economics at Tilburg University.
Contact through the personal assistant(s) of the College member. Assistant: Esther van Deurzen.
- agnes.muskens [at] ru.nl (agnes[dot]muskens[at]ru[dot]nl)
- +31 24 361 54 90
Secretary
The secretary of the Executive Board is Dorine Gebbink.
Public Decision List
Every week, the Executive Board makes decisions on matters related to education, research, and operations. Here you can find the decisions.
Division of tasks
The Executive Board has divided its tasks or ‘portfolios’ among its members. The portfolio allocation can be downloaded here (in Dutch).
Portfolios Executive Board cvb
Executive Board columns
Spokesperson Executive Board
For questions about administrative or organisational matters at uu77, please contact spokesperson Martijn Gerritsen.