Hans Johannes Auguste Van Ginkel

Background

Ginkel, Hans Johannes Auguste Van was born on June 22, 1940 in Kota Radjah, Indonesia.

Education

Master of Science cum laude. Doctor of Philosophy cum laude, University of Utrecht, 1979. Doctor (honorary), Universitatea Babes-Bolyai of Cluj, Romania, 1997.

Doctor (honorary), California State University, Sacramento, 2003. Doctor (honorary), University Ghana, 2005.

Career

Teacher Thomas a Kempis College, Arnhem, 1965—1968, University of Utrecht, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, 1968—1985. Chairman National Science and Technology Week Foundation, 1988—1998. Full professor in human geography and planning University of Utrecht, 1980—1985, dean of faculty, 1981—1985.

Board chairman Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, 1986—2000. Rector United Nations University, Tokyo, 1997—2007. Member executive board Utrecht University, since 1985.

Chairman Coordinator Committee of Advisory Council on Science Policy, 1991—1997. Member National Foresight Committee on Science Policy, 1993—1997, European Science and Technology Assembly, 1994—1998. Treasurer Netherlands Foundation for International Cooperative in Higher Education, 1986—1998.

Member, chairman governor board International Training Center, 1990—1998. Member administrative board International Association of Universities, 1990—2008, vice president, 1995—2000. President International Association University, 2000—2004.

Vice chairman board trustees Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok.

Achievements

• Hans Johannes Auguste Van Ginkel has been listed as a noteworthy academic administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: Institute Aerospace Survey & Earth Science, Netherlands (honorary). Member: Social Science Council of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea.

Connections

Married Bep Teepen; 2 children.

Spouse:

Bep Teepen