Bart van de Laar MSc - Head International Affairs

Bart van de Laar (1966) oversees the university's international strategy, including strategic partnerships and networks and reports to the board of the university. He was appointed in 2020 to lead the now finalized four-year strategic programme Internationalisation. 

He’s an inclusive innovator at the interface of science and society with a keen eye for international collaboration and brings more than twenty years of experience in national and international projects. Impact-driven and skilled in strategy development, programme management, science engagement and education. Background in Biology and Environmental Sciences. Has a strong belief in individual choice, learning and growing.

Van de Laar is the university representative for international affairs (UPI ) for Universities of the Netherlands. 

Van de Laar is the university representative for the Coimbra Group.

Management assistant: Isabelle de Gooijer (i.degooijer@uu.nl), available on Monday / Wednesday / Friday.