Netherlands Institute for Higher Education Ankara

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. Roborgh (Director-General for Higher Education, Vocational Education and Science), Mr. J.P. van Ham (Director for Higher Education) and Mrs. E. Dankert (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 eijden, 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 a Scientific Advisory Council (WAR). The President of the WAR is Prof. Dr. E.J. Zürcher (Leiden University). Members are: Prof. Dr. Rinus Penninx (Universiteit van 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). Currently, 14 proffesiionals and 4 interns are working at NIHA.