Her Majesty Queen Máxima stepped down as Chair of the Curatorium of the Prince Claus Chair on Tuesday 20 May 2014. Professor Louise Gunning-Schepers has taken over the reins as the new Chair of the Curatorium. Her Majesty Queen Máxima will continue to be involved with the Prince Claus Chair in her new role as Patron. Both…

‘Learning to talk about chairs (and other things: Emergence and development of language-and-communication in children’ Prof. Aylin Kuntäy has delivered her inaugural address on 22 May 2013 in the Aula of the ‘Academiegebouw’at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands

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…

Dr Jumoke Oduwole has been appointed to the Prince Claus Chair. As of 1 September 2013, she will hold this position for a period of two years, working on research on The Right to Development. Oduwole aims to define this theme in the African context and in relation to trade and human rights. Dr Jumoke Oduwole…

‘Science bridges policy reforms and children’s health: lessons from a policy experiment in the Philippines’ A lecture about health policy reforms in the Philippines. full text In her lecture, Stella Quimbo considers why such common diseases as pneumonia and diarrhoea are still among the leading causes of mortality of young Filipino children despite the fact…

The Prince Claus Chair in Development and Equity celebrated its tenth anniversary on Wednesday 28 November 2012 at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague.  The celebration was in the form of a closed symposium on Development and Equity, the theme of the Chair. ProgrammeISS Rector, Leo de Haan welcomed the guests introduced Her Royal Highness Princess…

The PCC 10th anniversary celebrations on 28 November also hosted the Cheetah Challenge prize giving. Organized by the NCDO in association with the PCC, the Cheetah Challenge was a thesis competition about international cooperation for masters students and young researchers. The prize winners First prize Lisanne Heemskerk (Utrecht University, International development studies, 2012) with the thesis ‘How responsible is…

Language researcher from Turkey Aylin Küntay appointed to the Prince Claus Chair Aylin Küntay, a language researcher from Turkey has been appointed to the ‘Prince Claus Chair in Development and Equity’ at Utrecht University. Küntay works in the area of ‘language and socio-cognitive development of young children’. She will hold this position for two years…

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…