{"id":104284,"date":"2019-10-11T16:28:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T14:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=104284"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:24:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:24:31","slug":"without-special-professorships-it-will-be-harder-to-land-a-full-professorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/without-special-professorships-it-will-be-harder-to-land-a-full-professorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Without \u2018endowed professorships\u2019, it will be harder to land a full professorship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that endowed professorships are being phased out, the transition from being an associate professor to becoming a full professor will become harder to negotiate. How will this affect the careers of academics working at Erasmus University?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/10\/11161206\/hoogleraren-cortege-brug-vijver-2-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-48-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139187\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/10\/11161206\/hoogleraren-cortege-brug-vijver-2-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-48-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139187 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/10\/11161206\/hoogleraren-cortege-brug-vijver-2-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-48-1280x854-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139187 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/10\/11161206\/hoogleraren-cortege-brug-vijver-2-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-48-1280x854-875x584.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139187 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/10\/11161206\/hoogleraren-cortege-brug-vijver-2-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-48-1280x854-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139187 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/10\/11161206\/hoogleraren-cortege-brug-vijver-2-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-48-1280x854-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139187 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Professors, special professors and professors holding endowed chairs cross the bridge on their way to the Auditorium during the official opening of the 2019-2020 academic year.<\/span><\/p> <p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/ronald-van-den-heerik\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Ronald van den Heerik<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-lg md:text-xl\">Lees meer<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/03160434\/hoogleraren-cortege-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-27.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139183\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/03160434\/hoogleraren-cortege-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-27.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139183 2000w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/03160434\/hoogleraren-cortege-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-27-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139183 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/03160434\/hoogleraren-cortege-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-27-875x584.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139183 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/03160434\/hoogleraren-cortege-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-27-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139183 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/03160434\/hoogleraren-cortege-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-27-1600x1068.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139183 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/03160434\/hoogleraren-cortege-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-27-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139183 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/03160434\/hoogleraren-cortege-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-27-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139183 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/10\/10\/eur-plans-to-scrap-endowed-professorships\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tThe endowed professor will (largely) disappear from EUR\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2019-10-10\">10 October 2019<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCareer\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Erasmus University\u2019s endowed professors are a special brand. Typically, endowed professors (<em>bijzondere hoogleraren<\/em> in Dutch) have their chairs funded (\u2018endowed\u2019) by external parties. Frank van der Duijn Schouten, the Dean of the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), likes to refer to them as \u2018sponsored professors\u2019. \u201cEndowed chairs allow parties active in our society to create new research opportunities at universities.\u201d So if a foundation or company working in a particular industry feels that too little research is being conducted on a particular subject, it can choose to endow a chair at a university to ensure that the research does get carried out.<\/p>\n<p>However, Erasmus University also has a different type of endowed professor. Here in Rotterdam, we have a large group of \u2018special professors\u2019 whose chairs are not funded by external sponsors. Rather, these \u2018special professors\u2019 tend to be associate professors on permanent contracts, who are temporarily appointed to a full professorship on top of their regular position, generally for a four-year period.<\/p>\n<p>Whereas regular full professors are usually appointed \u2018for life\u2019, the university can use \u2018special\u2019 professorships to give talented academics the opportunity to present themselves as full professors, without having to give them permanent contracts. Since \u2018special professors\u2019 (like professors with endowed chairs) must be paid by external parties, they are typically formally paid by the Erasmus Trust Fund, with EUR giving the Trust Fund the funding to do so. This construction was unique in the Netherlands. Now the university is abolishing this type of professorship, which is resulting in some fifty endowed professors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/2019\/10\/09\/de-bijzonder-hoogleraar-verdwijnt-van-de-eur\/\">transitioning to regular full professorship<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Harder to climb the next rung\u2019<\/h2><div data-component=core\/image><figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ef03e01acc4&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ef03e01acc4\" class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-thumbnail is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/10\/11161520\/kirsten_rohde_in_adviesraad_van_cpb-199x300.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139187\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/10\/11161520\/kirsten_rohde_in_adviesraad_van_cpb-199x300.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139187 199w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/10\/11161520\/kirsten_rohde_in_adviesraad_van_cpb-100x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139187 100w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/10\/11161520\/kirsten_rohde_in_adviesraad_van_cpb.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139187 398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Kirsten Rohde<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>So what will the abolition of the aforementioned route to a full professorship mean for the careers of individual academics? Will it be harder for them to transition from an associate professorship to a full professorship? This is a question Kirsten Rohde of ESE (a former \u2018special professor\u2019 who was just appointed to a full professorship herself) is worried about. \u201cAt the faculty, people are debating whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. For me, personally, it\u2019s a good thing. As a regular full professor, I will no longer be required to prove myself worthy once every four years, and I will be given the liberty to structure my work in whatever way I like. But I do fear it will become harder for associate professors to climb the next rung.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sjoerd van Tuinen is an associate professor at the Erasmus School of Philosophy. He had not yet been informed of the abolition of this next step in his career. \u201cNo one told me anything about that. I think that\u2019s kind of strange, because I think this may affect my career. It\u2019s easier to become a endowed professor than a regular full professor. If you wish to become a regular full professor, you must meet more requirements: more publications, a proven ability to attract a lot of funding.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More temporary appointments in the future<\/h2><div data-component=core\/image><figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ef03e01bcc5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ef03e01bcc5\" class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-thumbnail wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"158\" height=\"219\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/10\/11162054\/Willem_Verbeke_EO.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139187\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/10\/11162054\/Willem_Verbeke_EO.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139187 158w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/10\/11162054\/Willem_Verbeke_EO-108x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139187 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Willem Verbeke<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>Endowed professor Willem Verbeke (ESE) is retiring in January, so his professional title will not be affected by the change in any way. He always considered the \u2018special professorship\u2019 to be a very good thing. \u201cIn America I was often wrongly called \u2018distinguished professor\u2019, which had a very fancy ring to it!\u201d But he also liked the fact that he was required to prove once every four years that his performance had been up to scratch. \u201cIt\u2019s quite common for regular full professors to start hiding in management positions or consultancy gigs. I always had to keep working hard to be able to keep my title, and that\u2019s a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018CEOs of banks such as ING or ABN-AMRO aren\u2019t appointed for life, either. They\u2019re expected to obtain good results, and if they don\u2019t, they\u2019re asked to leave the company.\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"flex mt-6 image:rounded-full image:max-w-[4.375rem] gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mt-[1px]\">&ndash;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-lg font-tiempos-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWillem Verbeke\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Verbeke believes that full professors will no longer be appointed for life in the future. \u201cCEOs of banks such as ING or ABN-AMRO aren\u2019t appointed for life, either. They\u2019re expected to obtain good results, and if they don\u2019t, they\u2019re asked to leave the company. Life tenure is an outdated concept.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Verbeke is already being proved right in some respects: many of the newly appointed full professors are appointed for five years. If their performance leaves a little to be desired at the end of those five years, they are stripped of their full professorships and given the title of associate professor again instead. So, basically, they are subject to the same requirements as \u2018special professors\u2019. They just don\u2019t get to use the word \u2018special\u2019 in their title.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cosmetic change<\/h2><div data-component=core\/image><figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ef03e01e9bd&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ef03e01e9bd\" class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-thumbnail is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/26113051\/Frank_van_der_Duin_Schouten_03_Aysha-2-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139185\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/26113051\/Frank_van_der_Duin_Schouten_03_Aysha-2-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139185 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/26113051\/Frank_van_der_Duin_Schouten_03_Aysha-2-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139185 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/26113051\/Frank_van_der_Duin_Schouten_03_Aysha-2-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139185 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/26113051\/Frank_van_der_Duin_Schouten_03_Aysha-2-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139185 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/26113051\/Frank_van_der_Duin_Schouten_03_Aysha-2-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139185 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/26113051\/Frank_van_der_Duin_Schouten_03_Aysha-2-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139185 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/26113051\/Frank_van_der_Duin_Schouten_03_Aysha-2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139185 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Frank van der Duijn Schouten<\/span><\/p> <p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/aysha-gasanova\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Aysha Gasanova<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>ESE Dean Van der Duijn Schouten acknowledges that the change is mostly of a cosmetic nature. \u201cThe phrase \u2018special professor\u2019 is fraught with confusion in an international context. The English translation we use, \u2018endowed professor\u2019, means something else abroad.\u201d At his own faculty, seven of the current fifteen full professors will be appointed for a period of up to five years, after which period their performance will be assessed. The remaining eight will be appointed to full professorships without a probationary period due to the extensive experience they obtained as \u2018special professors\u2019. Two others will continue to be called \u2018special professors\u2019, because they will soon retire.<\/p>\n<p>The fifteen endowed professors at ESE include three women, meaning the percentage of women professors at the faculty will increase considerably. This is a good thing, because Erasmus University has committed to ensuring that at least 20 per cent of EUR\u2019s full professors will be female by 2020, and the current ESE percentage is too low (2.5 per cent, according to the university\u2019s annual report). \u201cBut that is not why we are implementing this change,\u201d says Van der Duijn Schouten. \u201cPerhaps the university is speeding up the change due to the 20-per-cent-female-professors-by-2020 deadline.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Female talent<\/h2><p>Van der Duijn Schouten is quick to emphasise that he is committed to striking a proper balance between male and female employees at his faculty. \u201cAt the assistant professor level, the faculty is already doing a much better job of creating a well-balanced male-to-female ratio. We keep a close eye on talented female academics and on how we can provide them with additional support and advice, and sometimes we have some funds available to allow them to reduce their administrative workload.\u201d However, it is obvious that ESE will not meet the 2020 deadline. \u201cWe do not intend to externally recruit female full professors. We have our own recruitment policy, and we do not wish to discourage our own people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What consequences will the faculty face if it fails to meet the deadline? \u201cI believe we will receive a reprimand. I think the Executive Board can tell that we are seriously working on it, but that it will take us a little longer to get it all done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018I think the Executive Board can tell that we are seriously working on it, but that it will take us a little longer to get it all done.\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"flex mt-6 image:rounded-full image:max-w-[4.375rem] gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mt-[1px]\">&ndash;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-lg font-tiempos-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVan der Duijn Schouten about &#039;the quota of female professors&#039;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-lg md:text-xl\">Lees meer<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/11\/01\/endowed-professors-are-an-endowment-to-the-university\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tEndowed professors are an endowment to the university\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2016-11-01\">1 November 2016<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tResearch\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/persons\" class=\"mt-6 md:mt-8 lg:mt-10\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">De redactie<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4 md:gap-8 md:items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-person\" class=\"relative flex gap-4 items-center md:gap-8\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"image:rounded-full image:size-20 image:aspect-square image:object-cover md:image:size-36 shrink-0\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Elmer-Smaling_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-1600x1600.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313247\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Elmer-Smaling_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-2048x2048.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313247 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t<div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/elmer-smaling\/\" class=\"absolute-link font-tiempos-headline underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2 text-lg text-current\">Elmer Smaling<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-md\">Deputy editor-in-chief<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts\" class=\"alignfull py-6 md:py-8 lg:py-10 bg-white\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fixed\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-xl md:text-2xl\">Latest news<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"post-grid\" class=\"grid items-stretch grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8 text-zoom-lg:grid-cols-1\n\t\t\n\t\tlg:grid-cols-3\n\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"block-theme-sand hidden lg:flex h-full relative flex bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\tflex-col @xl:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative image:w-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full @xl:w-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" 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inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tLetschert: hundreds of millions more for higher education\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-24\">24 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNieuws\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand lg:hidden relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694 460w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-115x115.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694 115w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-230x230.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/24\/letschert-honderden-miljoenen-erbij-voor-hoger-onderwijs\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tLetschert: hundreds of millions more for higher education\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-24\">24 April 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\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @xl:text-2xl\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/24\/erasmus-universiteit-krijgt-voorlopig-positief-advies-op-instellingstoets\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tErasmus University receives preliminary positive recommendation on institutional review\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-24\">24 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1619w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-875x584.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 300w, 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