{"id":157200,"date":"2023-07-06T11:49:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T09:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=157200"},"modified":"2026-02-10T16:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:44:10","slug":"farewell-interview-with-inge-hutter-theres-a-lot-of-overlap-between-my-personal-idealism-and-what-iss-does","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2023\/07\/06\/farewell-interview-with-inge-hutter-theres-a-lot-of-overlap-between-my-personal-idealism-and-what-iss-does\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell interview with Inge Hutter: \u2018There\u2019s a lot of overlap between my personal idealism and what ISS does\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

After two terms in office, Inge Hutter, rector of the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), will step down on 1 August. The day after her farewell speech, she took time to reflect. \u201cI\u2019ve become calmer and wiser.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Inge Hutter on the social sofa in front of the ISS building. \n<\/span><\/p>

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How are you doing? Have you had a chance to recover from the ceremony?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still overwhelmed by everything that was done, said and shared yesterday. It was a beautiful and heartfelt ceremony. After eight years, it\u2019s really special to hear both the Executive Board and ISS management and colleagues say that I\u2019ve done a good job.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think you did well?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI think the most important thing is the integration of the institute into Erasmus University Rotterdam. I only now realise that this integration was anything but easy. When I was hired in 2015, ISS had only been part of the university for six years, after being an independent institute for 57 years. When I started, ISS was in the final stages of a reorganisation that had led to a lot of pain and frustration. It was a challenge, but at the same time it was essential for further integration.\u201d<\/p>\n\t

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Inge Hutter (1959) served as Rector of the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) from 1 August 2015. Prior to that, she was Professor of Demography and Dean of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences at the University of Groningen.<\/p>\n

After completing her rectorship, she will continue to work as a professor at ISS. She is taking a one-year sabbatical and will also stay on as academic lead for Erasmian Values in relation to leadership and organisational culture. She will explore ways in which Erasmian values can take shape and be supported within the university\u2019s transformation towards creating more positive social impact.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n

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