Background
Ginkel, Johannes Auguste Van was born on June 22, 1940 in Kota-Radjah, Indonesia. Arrived in the Netherlands, 1950. Son of Gysbert and Anna Sipkje W. (Westra) van Ginkel.
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Ginkel, Johannes Auguste Van was born on June 22, 1940 in Kota-Radjah, Indonesia. Arrived in the Netherlands, 1950. Son of Gysbert and Anna Sipkje W. (Westra) van Ginkel.
Master of Science in Geography and History cum laude, Utrecht University, Netherlands, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in Social Sciences cum laude, Utrecht University, Netherlands, 1979. Doctorate (honorary), Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, 1996.
Doctorate (honorary), State University California, Sacramento, 2003. Doctorate (honorary), University Ghana, Accra, 2005. Doctorate (honorary), Technology University Zvolen, Slowakia, 2006.
Doctorate (honorary), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 2007.
Professor geography and history Thomas à Kempis College, Arnhem, Netherlands, 1965-1968. Associate professor geography Utrecht University, 1968-1980, professor human geography & planning, 1980—2001, dean of faculty, 1980—1985, member board governors, 1985-1997, rector magnificus, 1986-1997, honorary professor, faculty geo-science, since 2008. Rector United Nations University, Tokyo, 1997—2007.
Chairman Netherlands Trilateral Advisory Council of Scientific Policy, 1991-1997. Board directors European Association Universities, 1989-1998, vice president 1994-1998. Member council United Nations University, 1992-1997, vice president, 1995-1997.
Board directors International Association Universities, 1990-1995, vice president, 1995-2000, president, 2000-2004. Member European Science and Technology Assembly, 1994-1997. Member advisory group higher education United Nations Educational, 1995-1998.
Steering group World Conference on Higher Education, Paris, 1996-1998, follow-up committee, 1998-2007. Vice chair board trustees Asian Institute of Technology, 1997—2006. Chair science advisory board Institute Social Studies, The Hague, since 2007, chair Center for Development Studies, Bonn, since 2006.
Member board supervisor, University Applied Sciences, Utrecht, since 2009, member, board trustees Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 2009. Chairman organizing committee 28th International Geography Congress: Land, Sea and the Human Effort, The Hague, The Netherlands, 1996.
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Author: a. O. Zicht op de Stad, 1977, Die Randstad Holland, 1979, Suburbanisatie en Recente Woonmilieus, 1979, Algemene Sociale Geografie, 1984, Nederland in Delen, 1989, University 2050: the Organization of Creativity and Innovation, 1994, Networks and Strategic Alliances within and between Universities and with the Private Sector, 1999, In Quest of Human Security, 2000, Citizens Participation and Informed Consent in Urban Environmental Management, 2000, Variety and Impact: Differences that Matter.
Some Thoughts on the Variety of University Governance Systems and their impact on University Policies and Strategies, 2001, Reflections on Human Development and the Environment, 2002, What Does Globalization Mean for Higher Education?, 2003, Asian Urbanization and Local and Global Environmental Challenges, 2005, Responsibilities, Challenges, Opportunities and Governance - Rethinking the University for the 21st Century, 2006, Institutional and Political Challenges of Accreditation at the International Level, 2007. Editor: Geografisch Tijdschrift, 1970-1979.
Fellow Academy of Sciences Developing World (associate), International Training Center Geo-Information Sciences and Remote Sensing. (honorary, board directors 1986-1994, chairman 1994-1998). Member Royal Netherlands Academy Arts and Sciences (social science council 1993-2001), Academia Europea, Foundation for Fundamental Research in Geography and Environmental Sciences (chairman 1982-1991), Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (chairman science committee 1986-1995, board governors 1995-2008, chairman 1995-2000), International Geography Union (chairman Netherlands branch 1988-1992), Royal Netherlands Geography Society, Netherlands' Institute Urban and Regional Planning and Public Housing, Rotary, Sports Council Hoevelaken Municipality (chairman, 1969-1973), Hockey Club Amersfoort (member technical committee 1970-1975), Sports Club Kampong, Utrecht (chairman youth division 1976-1982).
Married Anna Maria E. Teepen, August 25, 1965. Children: Auke Gysbert Heino, Mapje Ank Marit.