Ethics professor Sabine Roeser will be taking over duties from Dean Aukje Hassoldt of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM) in mid-November. She will do so in her position as deputy dean. According to a spokesperson, there is no need to appoint an interim dean as the vacancy for dean TBM can be published soon. Rector magnificus Tim van der Hagen is currently drafting the profile, partly based on a draft from the faculty’s management team.
The spokesperson assumes that the search for a successor will be successful. This would be a break with the past. Before Hassoldt was brought in in 2019, TPM had had four different (interim) deans in four years. But the faculty is in a better position now, according to the spokesperson. Rector Van der Hagen confirmed this on intranet, where he expressed his thanks for Hassoldt’s ‘energy and dedication’. ‘The faculty is in an excellent position and she can hand over TPM with confidence.’
‘Boost the bridge’
The Executive Board will ultimately decide on the appointment of the new dean, following advice from an appointment advisory committee. Then, that proposed decision is discussed with the local Workers Council (odc) and the Faculty Student Council.
Aukje Hassoldt is stepping down from her second term as TPM dean for a new job as dean of the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University (EUR). For Van der Hagen, this is not a farewell, he says on intranet. According to him, the move will instead ‘boost the bridge’ between TU and EUR. Between the two organisations, the bond should become increasingly close due to TU Delft’s plans for a Campus Rotterdam. Van der Hagen reports that it is being investigated how Hassoldt can remain involved with TU Delft.
Sabine Roeser’s current positions include department chair of the Values, Technology and Innovation department. A replacement will temporarily take over the tasks involved, but details are not yet known.
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