Who is Who?

Organisation and Staff of NIHA

The initiator and most important financial supporter of NIHA is the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, politically represented by the Minister and the Undersecretary, professionally represented by Dr. L.J. (Renk) Roborgh (Director-General for Higher Education, Vocational Education and Science), Drs. R. (Ron) Minnée (Director for Higher Education) and Drs. S. (Sabah) Dakika (Policy Advisor Higher Education). The Administrator of the NIHA is the Leiden University.

Because of the regulations of the Turkish law system the “Association for Higher Education Turkey-the Netherlands” had to be founded on behalf of the foundation of NIHA.
The Board of Directors consists of the members of the Executive Board of Leiden University: Prof.mr. P.F. van der Heijden, Prof. Dr. T. van Haaften and Mr. H.W. te Beest.

The Board of the Turkish representation of this Association consists of Mr. Ahmet Yüksel, at the same time Public Relations Advisor of NIHA and Mr. Mehmet Ercan Arıkan, at the same time Legal Advisor of NIHA.

NIHA has an Advisory Council (AR).
The President of the WAR is Prof. Dr. E.J. Zürcher (Leiden University).
Members are: Prof. Dr. Rinus Penninx (University of Amsterdam), Prof. Dr. Wim Groot (Maastricht University), Prof. Dr. Henk van Gemert (Tilburg University), drs. Geri Bonhof (Utrecht University of Applied Sciences), mr. Ricardo Winter (Amsterdam VET College) and mr. Henri Geursen (Dutch Trade Board)..

	Jak den Exter Director jakdenexter@nihankara.org
	Aslı D. Kaymak-van Loo Deputy Director aslikaymak@nihankara.org
	M. Ercan Arıkan Representative and Legal Advisor ercanarikan@nihankara.org
	Ahmet Yüksel Representative and Advisor ahmetyukksel@nihankara.org
	Funda Demir “Study in Holland” Office Manager and Promotion Officer Dutch Higher Education Onderwijs fundademir@nihankara.org
	Ayla Aydoğmuş Management Assistant aylaaydogmus@nihankara.org
	Melek Yücel Internship Coordinator melekyucel@nihankara.org
	Nurcan Taşer Vocational Education Project Coordinator nurcantaser@nihankara.org
	Emine TORUN Project Officer eminetorun@nihankara.org
	Çiğdem Önal External Financial Relations Officer cigdemonal@nihankara.org
	Ilse Naves-Scheidel Trainee  ilsenaves@nihankara.org
	Arzu Yıldız Internship Coordinator arzuyildiz@nihankara.org
	Z. Mehmet Basaran PR & Office Manager mehmetbasaran@nihankara.org

Free Lance Staff: 

Mustafa İzci Accountant mustafaizci@nihankara.org

 

Our Interns

	Candost Aydın candostaydin@nihankara.org
	Özlem Tanoğlu ozlemtanoglu@nihankara.org
	Hüseyin Yiğitsoy huseyinyigitsoy@nihankara.org
	Klaas Poelstra klaaspoelstra@nihankara.org
	Frieda Schaufeli friedaschaufeli@nihankara.org

Advisory Board Chair and Members

Erik Jan Zurcher Leiden University	John Kroes Director ICS Leiden	Geri Bonhof Utrecht University of Applied Sciences	Ricardo Winter Amsterdam VET College	Rinus Penninx University of Amsterdam	Henri Geursen Dutch Trade Board