The Executive Board

The Executive Board is Utrecht University’s highest administrative body. The Supervisory Board appoints the members of the Executive Board after hearing the University Council. 

Margot van der Starre, Acting President

Drs. Margot van der Starre
Margot van der Starre

Drs. Margot van der Starre is Acting President from 1 November 2025 to 31 December 2025. She has been appointed as Vice President since 15 March 2021.

Executive assistant: Radha Ramsingh
Tel. 06-28426789
Email r.ramsingh@uu.nl
Email m.vanderstarre@uu.nl

Areas of responsibility:

  • finances
  • information and communication technology
  • housing
  • facility management
  • integral safety
  • (FHID) Finance, Housing, ICT and Sustainability committee university council
  • coordination, strategy and organisation
  • administrative and legal affairs and representation
  • human resources
  • communications & marketing
  • alumni policy and fundraising
  • valorisation, entrepeneurship and external relations (region, The Hague, Brussels)
  • area development
  • sustainability programme
  • internationalisation
  • (SPO) Strategy, Personnel & Organisation Committee University Council
  • University Labour Representation Board

See also the profile and CV of Margot van der Starre.

Professor Wilco Hazeleger, Rector Magnificus

Wilco Hazeleger
Professor Wilco Hazeleger. Photo: Ivar Pel

Prof. dr. ir. Wilco Hazeleger is appointed Rector Magnificus as from March 27, 2025. 

Executive assistant: Annemieke Hekking
Tel. 06-34128716
Email a.w.hekking@uu.nl
Email w.hazeleger@uu.nl

Areas of responsibility:

  • research and education
  • student policy and student organisations
  • diversity & inclusion
  • professorship policy and Board for the Conferral of Doctoral Degrees
  • academic affairs
  • science and culture
  • university library
  • cooperation in higher education
    • Executive Board TUe/WUR/UMCU/UU Alliance
    • Rectors League LERU
    • Rectors Assembly Coimbra Group
    • Rectors Assembly CHARM-EU
  • (OOS) Education, Research & Student Affairs Committee University Council

See also the profile and CV of Professor Wilco Hazeleger.

Tibbe Klein, Studentassessor Executive Board

Tibbe Klein

Email studentassessorcvb@uu.nl

The studentassessor participates in the weekly meetings of the Executive Board and other meetings relevant to policy development at university level, such as bilateral consultations with the faculty boards and consultations between the Executive Board and deans. The focus is on education and student-related topics. In order to be well informed, the studentassessor maintains close contact with students and, in particular, studentassessoren in the faculties, student organisations and students in the University Council.

Secretary

Secretary to the Executive Board is Els Noorda.