On 6 December, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Prince Claus Chair (PCC) with Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. The PCC anniversary event honours the life and legacy of Prince Claus (1926-2002), who, in his time, challenged thinking on North-South relations and equity. The event focused on climate transition, exploring where we…

The Rector Magnificus of Utrecht University, Professor Henk Kummeling, has the pleasure of inviting you to a special ceremony on July 5 in which Dr. Fatima Denton will formally accept the appointment to the Prince Claus Chair in Equity and Development 2022-2024 at Utrecht University. Her lecture is titled: Power and powerlessness in climate diplomacy: looking…

Dr Seye Abimbola is one of the members of the interactive session and Q and A titled Creating Shared Priorities for Prevention & Healthcare on May 4. The Forum for Global Challenges is a major international meeting that will showcase and generate solutions to some of the most pressing challenges faced by our planet and…

Useful fictions in the knowledge practices of global health, lecture by Dr Seye Abimbola

22 March 2022 at 3-4.30 PM CET With Khayaat Fakier and Agustina Solera.

On 10 April, ISS and Partos, the Dutch Association of NGOs working in International Development, jointly organized a symposium on Youth Research and Development which included a keynote speech and panel discussions. The keynote speech was given by Alcinda Honwana, Prince Claus Chair 2007-2008, on ‘Waithood and Youth Protest Movements in Africa’. For more info and pictures; click here

On 17 October 2013, Stella Quimbo joined an expert group meeting at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss access to health insurance. The meeting was set up to discuss research on the economic effects of health insurance. Stella Quimbo discussed specifically the problems of non take-up, arguing that the reasons are often cultural…

Improving inclusive and sustainable systems for health care delivery and financing in developing countries International conference on improving the access to and quality of health services and providing a viable and inclusive health insurance system. The conference was held on Tuesday, 5 June 2012 at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Woudestein Campus. A pre-conference dinner (by invitation) was held…