International UU Alumni Network in the Netherlands
Are you an internationally oriented Utrecht University alum and do you currently live in The Netherlands? We have started a special UU Alumni Network to represent you and organise English speaking activities. This will be a great opportunity to tighten your bond with our Alma Mater and meet colleagues with similar backgrounds.
The kick off meeting will be on Tuesday evening 26 November 2024 in the University Hall at the Domplein, where we will outline our plans and Prof Dr Walter Immerzeel will hold a talk on the climate change impact in the Himalaya. There will be ample time to (re-)connect with drinks and finger food and discuss what you want to get out of this group.
Please forward the invitation to your own network!
Who are we?
We are Cha-Hsuan Liu and Roland Spuij, two international UU alumni based in the Netherlands, who have taken the initiative for the International UU Alumni Network in the Netherlands.
Cha-Hsuan Liu
Dr. Cha-Hsuan Liu is a passionate social scientist with extensive expertise in education, management, healthcare, innovation and social policy. She is an Associate Professor at Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, specializing in Strategic and Change Management, Leadership, World Economy. A multicultural wordbook “Asian Diaspora in The Hague” is on publishing in autumn 2024 to illustrate the miscellaneous facets of lives through words and images. Her works beyond academia address the global challenges related to wellbeing equality and equity in our contemporary society. Advocating the Inclusive Prosperity, including Healthcare and Quality Education for All, she is actively engaging in public speaking and cross-border training sessions, and is involved in community initiatives on an international scale.
Roland Spuij
Roland recently retired and returned to The Netherlands. In 1983 he acquired a doctoral degree in Geology from Utrecht University. During his working life in the energy industry, he spent 30 years away from The Netherlands and lived and worked in 11 different countries in 5 continents. He has always been passionate about education and was involved with universities abroad as visiting lecturer, campus ambassador, member of the education board and as alumni ambassador of Utrecht University in Australia. After retirement still heavily involved with geological organizations and societies in The Netherlands and abroad.