Foundation NINO

The Netherlands Institute for the Near East and the Netherlands Institute in Istanbul are foundations governed by a Board of Governors, both consisting of the same persons; the two Boards function as one. Its members are scholars at Dutch universities, and professionals with a strong interest in the history and cultures of the Near East.

Members of the Board of Governors (formerly called “Curatorium”) of the foundations NINO and NIT are:

  • Prof. Dr Caroline Waerzeggers (President)
    (Leiden University, Assyriology)
  • Dr Lucas Petit (Vice-President)
    (National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden)
  • Dr Ben Haring
    (Leiden University, Egyptology)
  • Dr Quirine van der Hoeven
    (national administration, policy official)
  • Dr Enno Maessen
    (Utrecht University, Political History)
  • Drs. Lodewijk van Oord
    (writer, former director of United World College Maastricht)
  • Prof. Dr Joanita Vroom
    (Leiden University, Archaeology)

The Board meets semi-annually.