Organisation
The Utrecht Young Academy was founded in 2016 as a platform for young academics who want to engage with and influence the University and Society. As of now, the Utrecht Young Academy has 40 members.
The Utrecht Young Academy has multiple organisational committees: Governance, Finance, Social, Communication, Interdisciplinary Education and Interdisciplinary Research. The UYA Board consists of one member from each committee. Every two years a new board is assembled. The members elect the chair and vice-chair during the general assembly.
Board during academic year 2026-2027
- Verena Seibel (Chair)
- Andrik Becht (Vice-chair)
- Pavel Sinitcyn (Finance Committee)
- Catalina Goanta (Communications Committee)
- Javanshir Fouladvand (Governance Committee)
- Angelos Krypotos (Interdisciplinary Research)
- Marij Swinkels (Interdisciplinary Teaching)
- Ruud Hortensius (Social Committee)
Project Committees
The Utrecht Young Academy has multiple project committees. They are, among others, centered around projects focused on the three focus points of UYA's mission: academia, policy, and society.
Diversity
Contact Person: Ari Purnama
Members: Baskaran Balasingham, Jorke Kamstra, Silvia Mihaila, Megan Milota, Verena Seibel, Rose Camille Vincent
Sustainability
Contact Person: Andrik Becht
Members: Angelos Krypotos
Open Science
Contact Person: Angelos Krypotos
Members:
UYA Connects
Contact: Board
Public Engagement
The Utrecht Young Academy has a number of projects that engage with the city of Utrecht and society at large. Among these are our collaboration with Studium Generale, our climate help desk (KlimaatHelpdesk), the elementary school project True or False?, the VMBO vlog project, and The Utrecht Film Intervention.
Evaluation Report
In our Evaluation Report 2016-2019, you can find a summary of our history, current structure, past and ongoing projects, and plans for the future.