Programme committees Faculty of Law

Programme Committees of the Faculty of Law: more information

• OLC Criminology

  Each study programme, including the Criminology programme (Bachelor and Master), has a programme committee. A programme committee always consists of one half of students and the other half of teachers. They represent the students and teachers of the Criminology programme and advise the programme director and the Faculty Board on matters related to education.

  What does the PC Criminology do?

  Our main goal is to monitor the quality of the training. We do this by providing solicited and unsolicited advice to the Dean or the Faculty Board. For example, we provide requested advice when changes are due to the composition of the courses of the study programme. For example, we provide unsolicited advice when ideas for improving education and complaints or from students or teachers are reported to us. There are many different subjects on which we can provide advice, such as changes in the curriculum, Education and Examination Regulations (OER), the design and content of subjects, subject evaluations, exams and the timetable.
  
  We meet at least four times a year. We discuss, for example, the evaluations of the courses. We also hold meetings about the programme as a whole, the examination rules and any complaints or personal experiences with the programme. In addition to these meetings, we also regularly consult with the programme management, so that feedback points can be addressed quickly. In addition, we represent the study programme at a visitation or audit committee. At the end of each year, we prepare an annual report, which includes the advice and points for improvement from the past year and the points for attention for the following year. This annual report and the discussions we have with the program management during the year ensure that we can have a lot of influence on the quality of education. For example, on the basis of our advice, courses have been thoroughly modified in recent years and even existing courses have been terminated and new courses started.

  Participation

  Since 1 September 2017, we have become a formal employee participation body with the entry into force of the legislative amendment to the Administrative Power Act. This means that, in addition to the above advice, we have the right of consent on certain aspects of the Education and Examination Regulations (OER). This means, for example, that changes to the learning outcomes of the program can only be implemented if we agree with this.

  Do you want to participate as a student?

  We are the sounding board for the training. Students can contact us with questions, complaints, comments and remarks about the criminology program and the masters or a specific subject. The PC Bachelor Criminology can be reached via BAolccriminologie.rch@vu.nl. The PC Master Criminology can be reached via MAolccriminologie.rch@vu.nl.

  Members 2025-2026 Bachelor

  Lisanne Timmerman

  Lisanne van der Weijde 

  Tom van den Berg (chair)

  Mika Fransen

  Doortje Warmerdam

  Lynn Volkstedt

  Members 2025-2026 Master

  Annika van Baar 

  Tasniem Anwar (chair)

  Fieke Roijmans 

  Nina Kools 

• OLC Notarial Law

  Each study programme has a programme committee. This represents the students and teachers from the study programme and advises the study programme director and the faculty board on matters related to education. This can be requested or unsolicited. A study programme committee always consists of one half of students and the other half of teachers.

  Activities and powers

  The programme committee monitors the quality of the programme by providing solicited and unsolicited advice on all subjects related to education. This includes changes in the programme, Education and Examination Regulations, the design and content of courses, course evaluations, exams and the timetable. It is possible that the study programme committee advises on complaints from students or on issues that its members experience themselves. Important points are passed on to the programme director or to the Faculty Board.
  
  A study programme committee meets at least four times a year. Other activities include reading documents, consulting with third parties, writing reports and advice and representing the study programme at an assessment panel or audit committee. At the end of each year, the programme committee prepares an annual report, which includes the recommendations and points for improvement from the past year and the points for attention for the following year.

  Participation

  Since 1 September 2017, the study program committee has become a formal employee participation body with the entry into force of the legislative amendment to the Administrative Strengthening Act. This means that she not only has the right to advise, but also the right of consent to certain parts of the Education and Examination Regulations.

  Appointment of committee members

  All members are appointed by the Faculty Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Student Council resp. the programme management.

  Sounding board

  The programme committee is the sounding board of the programme. You should therefore send complaints or suggestions for improvement to one of the student members, the secretary or the chairman of the programme committee.

  Luuk Admiraal 

  Marcel Kremer (chair)

  Alfonso Cavalle Medina 

  Emma de Bont

  Barry Goemans

  Stefan van Bemmel

• OLC Law

  Each study programme has a programme committee. This represents the students and teachers from the study programme and advises the programme director and the faculty board on matters related to education. This can be requested or unsolicited. A study programme committee always consists of one half of students and the other half of teachers.

  Activities and powers

  The study programme committee monitors the quality of the study programme by providing solicited and unsolicited advice on all subjects related to education. This includes changes in the programme, Education and Examination Regulations, the design and content of courses, course evaluations, exams and the timetable. It is possible that the study programme committee advises on complaints from students or on matters that its members experience themselves. Important points are passed on to the programme director or to the Faculty Board.
  
  A study programme committee meets at least four times a year. Other activities include reading documents, consulting with third parties, writing reports and advice and representing the study programme at an assessment panel or audit committee. At the end of each year, the programme committee draws up an annual report, in which the recommendations and points for improvement of the past year and the points for attention for the following year are included.

  Participation

  Since 1 September 2017, the programme committee has become a formal employee participation body with the entry into force of the amendment to the Administrative Power Act. This means that she not only has the right to advise, but also the right of consent to certain parts of the Education and Examination Regulations.

  Appointment of committee members

  All members are appointed by the Faculty Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Student Council resp. the programme management.

  Sounding board

  The programme committee is the sounding board for the study programme. You should therefore send complaints or suggestions for improvement to one of the student members, the secretary or the chair of the programme committee. Contact us through our olcrechtsgeleerdheid.rechten@vu.nl email.

  Cecile Wijnen (chair)

  Senem Özkul 

  Tessa van der Rijst

  Delphine Sirks 

  Stijn Jonasse 

  Saïd Yagkoubi

  Annouschka Jansen 

  Janice Waterberg 

  Jacintha Boender

  Aleyna Tingaz

• OLC Tax Law

  Members 2025-2026

  Martin de Graaf (vz)

  Wouter Blokland

  Mieke Schrijnemakers 

  Merle Engelen 

• OLC International Crimes Conflict and Criminology

  Members 2025-2026

  Annika van Baar (chair)

  Adina Nistor 

  Alice Zanoli 

  Carlijn Müller

• OLC International Business Law

  Members 2025-2026

  Clemens Kaupa (chair)

  Emmeline Appel 

  Omar Ghandour

  Caterina Ecclesia

• OLC Law and Politics of International Security

  Members 2025-2026

  John Hogan (SSc)

  Tanja Aalberts

  Emma Weiss (vz)

  Ioulianos (Julian) Kotsios

• OLC Law in Society

  Members 2025-2026

  Jessica Hill (chair)

  Suzanne Schot

  Noy Dragushansky 

  Noor Iich

• OLC Corporate Law

  Members 2025-2026

  Wino van veen (chair)

  Albert (A.F.) Verdam

  Hugo Neefjes 

  Hanna Cohen Jehoram