The Secretary General of the university is responsible for the management and coordination of the policy agenda of the Executive Board and deans, the coordination and organisation of the integrated planning and control cycle, as well as the management and monitoring of the project planning of the administrative staff.

Secretary General: Leon van de Zande

Phone number: +31 (0)6 514 71 804

Email address: l.a.vandezande@uva.nl

The student assessor takes part in deliberations on centrally executed policy at the UvA, with a focus on teaching and student-related matters. The student assessor attends meetings of the Executive Board and advises the Executive Board, and contributes points for discussion to the administrative agenda. The student assessor liaises closely with students inside and outside of the representative advisory bodies, acting as a link between management and the student community.

Personal assistant Edith Hooge: Davinia Dekker
Telefoonnummer: +31 (0)6 280 40 965
Email address: secretariaat-cvb@uva.nl

Personal assistant Peter-Paul Verbeek: Lisenka Holt-Broekman
Telephone number: +31 (0)6 143 30 896
Email address: secretariaat-cvb@uva.nl

Personal assistant Jan Lintsen: Irma Meulenbroeks
Telephone number: +31 (0)6 287 59 523
Email address: secretariaat-cvb@uva.nl 

Personal assistant Leon van de Zande: Connie van Laarhoven
Telephone number: +31 (0)6 514 71 804
Email address: secretariaat-cvb@uva.nl

Management assistant Secretary General of the Executive Board: Marianne Koolhof
Telephone number: +31 (0)6 420 48 955
Email address: secretariaat-cvb@uva.nl

The agendas and minutes of the Executive Board meetings are available online (in Dutch), as well as the expense claims of the Executive Board.

The appointment of members of the Executive Board is based on profiles established by the Supervisory Board.

On November 26, 2020, the Supervisory Board, after approval from the Central Works Council and the Central Student Council, established the profile for the member of the Executive Board with the position of portfolio holder for finance and operations, due to the expiration of the current portfolio holder's first term on September 1, 2021.

Job profile for portfolio holder for Finance and Operations (in Dutch)

On April 5, 2022, the Supervisory Board, after approval from the Central Works Council and the Central Student Council, established the profile for the Rector Magnificus, due to the previous Rector's resignation on July 16, 2022.

Job profile for Rector Magnificus (in Dutch)

On November 22, 2023, the Supervisory Board, after advice from the Central Works Council and the Central Student Council, established the profile for the president of the Executive Board, due to the expiration of the previous chair's second term on June 1, 2024.

Job Profile for President of the Executive Board (in Dutch)

The Executive Board Q&A is an opportunity for both staff and students to personally discuss matters with members of the Board.