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The Gerrit Rietveld Academie is an independent university of applied sciences with approximately 850 students. The Rietveld Academie offers the degree programme Art & Design which incorporates the various specialisations. The specialisations are led by coordinators who are responsible for the study programme and day-to-day affairs.
In addition, the academy offers two master's degrees and a variable number of temporary master's programmes provided by the Sandberg Instituut.
Some two hundred lecturers are affiliated with the academy. Lecturers all work on a part-time basis and are also independent artists or designers.
Executive Board
Maaike Lauwaert is chairperson of the Executive Board.
The chairperson of the Executive Board works together with the Management Team that consists of three directors: Miriam Bestebreurtje (director Bachelor's education / Rietveld Academie), Ruby Hoette (director Master's education / Sandberg Instituut) and Judith Kroon (director Operations).
The Executive Board is supported by a compact support organisation, consisting of a secretarial department, policy officials and the departments of Human Resources, Financial Affairs, Facility Services and Student Affairs.
Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board consists of:
Judith van Kranendonk (since 2016), supervisor and director, chairman & member Renumeration committee
Martijn Groep (since 2023), independent advisor, chairman & member Audit committee
Roosje Klap (since 2024), general and artistic director Noorderlicht in Groningen, mixed media artist and researcher, member Education and Research Committee
Wayne Modest (since 2020), director of the Research Center for Material Culture (RCMC) and professor of Material Culture and Critical Heritage Studies (by special appointment) in the faculty of humanities at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (VU).
Jeroen van Kooten (since 2025), Programme manager Dutch Media Authority (Commissariaat voor de Media)
Ancillary functions of supervisory board members March 2025
The Supervisory Board acts in accordance with the sector code of Goed bestuur en toezicht in het hbo.
Participation Council
The Participation Council consists of seven student members and seven staff members, democratically elected by the community. Nagaré Willemsen is chair of the Representative Council.
Organogram
Find the organisational structure of Gerrit Rietveld Acadamie in an organisational chart here.
Institutional Plan 2020-2025
The Institutional Plan contains the mission and vision of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, as well as the priorities that guide its policy. You can find the Institutional Plan 2020–2025 (pdf) here. Read more about the philosophy of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie here and about the position of the academy in the world here.
Regulations governing the board
Articles of association (only in Dutch)
Supervisory Board assessment framework (only in Dutch)
Sector code Goed bestuur en toezicht in het hbo (only in Dutch)