Organisational chart
Management
Director: Lizzy Kok, Lotte Sprengers, Maaike Roozenburg (interim directorship)
Deputy Director Education: Fenna Hup
Academy- and Management secretariat
For an appointment with the director or deputy director education please contact the office manager.
General organisation
Head of Operations: Lizzy Kok
Head of Student Administration: Esther van Oosten
Head of Technical & Digital Services and Library: Bart Vissers
Head of ICT (University of the Arts): Dik van Rhijn
Head of Housing and Facility Services: Lizzy Kok (acting head)
Head of Quality Assurance: Leo Capel
Head of Marketing and Communications: Meher Khan Muztar
Head of International Affairs: Aparajita Dutta
Controller/Head of Finance (University of the Arts): Gerard Zanoni
Head of Human Resources (University of the Arts): Brak Storms
Education
The department heads are responsible for the educational programme of their department. Together they guard the quality of the education and make sure the contents of the programme stay up to date. The department heads are assisted by one or more coordinators and supervise a team of teachers.
The heads of the bachelor programmes are:
ArtScience: Maya Rasker (ad interim)
Fine Arts: Antoinette Vonder Mühll & Carl Johan Högberg
Graphic Design: Lauren Alexander and Chantal Hendriksen
Photography: Lotte Sprengers & John Fleetwood
Interactive Media Design: Janine Huizenga
Interior Architecture and Furniture Design: Herman Verkerk
Textile and Fashion: Sanne Jansen & Gerrit Uittenbogaard
The heads of the master programmes are:
ArtScience: Maya Rasker (ad interim)
Artistic Research: Janice McNab
Industrial Design: Maaike Roozenburg
Interior Architecture: Hans Venhuizen
Non Linear Narrative: Niels Schrader
Photography & Society: Shadman Shahid
Type and Media: Erik van Blokland
Lectorate Art Theory & Practice
Lectorate Design: Prof. Dr. Alice Twemlow
Lectorate Film: Prof. Erik Viskil
Head preparatory courses Fine Art and Design: Zanne Zwart
Voice and participation
Information about the participation bodies can also be found on the website of the University of the Arts The Hague
Malcolm Wamunza (chair), student
Alper Çekinmez, student
Dominic Hughes, student
Yubin Jia, student
Channa Boon, teaching staff
Steef Eman, teaching staff
Hilde Barwegen, non-teaching staff
Co Knol, non-teaching staff
cmr@hdkdenhaag.nl
Steef Eman (vice-chair), KABK (TS)
Hilde Barwegen, KABK (NTS)
Anka Koziel (chair), KC (TS)
Dominy Clements (secretary), KC (NTS)
Kolja Meeuwsen, School for Young Talent (TS)
Dominic Hughes, student KABK
Malcolm Wamunza, student KABK
Sara de los Campos, student KC
vacancy, student KC
contact: l.walcott@kabk.nl
Lisa Walcott, secretary
Members 2024-2025
Cecilia Bengtsson, (chair) teacher BA Fine Arts
Artemis Xeniou, student BA Fine Arts
Asrafun Nahar Ruba, student MA Artistic Research
Christian Kennecke, student BA Interior Architecture & Furniture Design
Daniela Rosca, teacher BA Photography
Ingrid Costan, student BA Interactive/Media/Design
Jaspes Coppes, teacher MA Artistic Research
Laura Flethe, student Master Non Linear Narrative
Shanna Soh, teacher BA Textile & Fashion
The remit of the Study Programme committee (in Dutch: Opleidingscommissie) is to advise on the promotion and safeguarding of the quality of the programme. The Higher Education and Scientific Research Act (The Act) states that the study programme committee has the following tasks:
- to issue advice on the Education and Examination Regulations and to consent to the parts of the Education and Examination Regulations regarding which the faculty council has no right to consent, before the faculty director finalizes the regulations;
- to make an annual assessment of the application of the Education and Examination Regulations;
- to provide solicited and unsolicited advice about all other matters pertaining to the education.
Examination Board 2024-2025
contact: l.walcott@kabk.nl
Lisa Walcott, secretary
Members
Lauren Alexander, Head BA Graphic Design (interim chair)
Jacob Oostwoud Wijdenes, external member (vice-chair)
Yvonne Smeets, Teacher KonCon
Sanja Medic, Tutor Fine Arts
Astrid Korporaal, Tutor Master Artistic Research
Thomas Bragdon, Tutor MAPS, BA Photography
Thomas Buxo, Tutor BA Graphic Design
Nienke Sybrandy, Tutor BA Interior Architecture & Furniture Design
The Royal Academy of Art and the Royal Conservatoire together form the University of the Arts The Hague.