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Participation

Educational institutions in the Netherlands are obliged to include some form of employee participation in their organisational structure. This is meant to ensure that the interests of the staff are reflected in decision making. However, DAE believes it is essential to give students, lecturers and staff a clear seat at the table. This is referred to internally as DAE Participation.

Institutional Participation Council

The Institutional Participation Council (IPC) brings together an elected group of tutors and students to form one representative body. The IPC will be complemented by course committees for the BA and MA programmes.

The IPC can influence decision-making within the Academy on many issues but is particularly involved with the strategic policies that govern the organisation of the Academy, the working conditions at DAE, and the employee-employer relationships. It might examine proposals from the Executive Board on which consent or advisory rights rest, as well as more general matters about the running of the Academy.

The IPC consists of a maximum of eight members. Four are chosen from and by the staff, and four are chosen from and by the students (one member is from the Student Council). The aim is to achieve a balanced representation of the various organisational units within the BA and MA programmes. The members are appointed for a period of two years. Members must be employed by DAE or a registered student, meaning that freelancers and exchange students cannot participate. Members are required to commit to around two hours’ work a week.

IPC Secretary → Fay Kortleven

Current IPC members:
→ Yolande Hezemans (employee) | 1 January 2024 - 1 January 2025
→ Niek van der Heijden (employee) | 1 January 2024 - 1 January 2026
→ Carri Harwig (employee) | 1 April 2023 - 1 April 2025
→ Griet Menschaert (employee) | 1 April 2023 - 1 April 2025
→ Adi Romanski (BA student + Student Council) | 1 April 2024 - 1 April 2025
→ Macarius Eng Chern Yu (BA student) | 1 April 2023 - 1 April 2025
→ Patrick Zhang (MA student) | 1 January 2024 - 1 January 2026
→ Saskia Hartog (MA student) | 1 January 2024 - 1 January 2026

Contact the IPC via ipc@designacademy.nl.

IPC members from left to right: Macarius Eng Chern Yu, Griet Menschaert, Yolande Hezemans, Carri Harwig, Fay Kortleven (Secretary), Rupert Jasper (now replaced by Adi Romanski), Patrick Zhang, Saskia Hartog, Niek van der Heijden. Photo by Sean Fisher.

Student Council

The Student Council (SC) is the representative body run for and by students. Through acting as the voice of the student body, initiating and collaborating on various community building events, SC’s mission is to ensure the student experience at DAE is exciting, meaningful and accessible.

Current SC members: → Lena Kamińska (3rd year BA) → Benji Sheppard (3rd year BA) → Adi Romański (3rd year BA)

Have good ideas for a community event? want to start a student club and have something to say about student life at DAE? Contact them at student.council@designacademy.nl !

Bachelor + Master Course Committee

The Bachelor Course Committee(BCC) and the Master Course Committee(MCC) are the advisory bodies that concern the quality of education within the respective programmes. Each made up of two student representatives and two tutor representatives, the committees consult with students and tutors regularly, and work with the Student Council and the Executive Board to address, discuss and formulate advice on improvements to the education at DAE.

The course committees give solicited and unsolicited advice on all aspects of the educational programmes and check if changes are in line with the Teaching and Examinations Regulations (TER, in Dutch: OER). The course committee can also propose improvements and put issues on the agenda of the Participation Council.

The course committees strive to contribute to an attitude of transparency within the school and to enable students to take the lead in their education and their development as designers. It aims to be a safe space that encourages discussions of course-related topics relevant to the education at DAE.

The BCC and MCC meet around eight times a year. Students and teachers remain members for two years. Each member will be compensated for 42 hours on a yearly basis.

BCC Secretary → Joyce van Wanrooij

Current BCC members:
→ Shell YangShell (student) | 1 January 2024 - 1 January 2026
→ Hanna Matera (student) | 1 April 2023 - 1 April 2025
→ Marc van Dijk (teacher) | 1 September 2024 - 1 January 2026
→ Marie Caye (teacher) | 1 January 2024 - 1 January 2026

If you have any questions or topics you would like raise with the BCC please contact them at BachelorCourseCommittee@designacademy.nl.

BCC members from left to right: Shell YangShell, Hanna Matera, Marc van Dijk. Marie Caye (member) and Joyce van Wanrooij (Secretary) not pictured. Photo by Sean Fisher.

MCC Secretary
→ Kim White

Current MCC members:
→ David Hernandez Mora (student) | 1 January 2024 - 1 January 2026
→ Chloé Terrée (student) | 1 January 2024 - 1 January 2026
→ Gabriel Maher (teacher) | 1 January 2024 - 1 January 2026
→ Gijs de Boer (teacher) | 1 January 2024 - 1 January 2026

MCC members from left to right: Gabriel Maher, Chloé Terrée, Gijs de Boer, David Hernandez Mora, Kim White (Secretary). Photo by Sean Fisher.

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Downloads

The Participation Regulations (Medezeggenschapsreglement) can be found here