Public list of decisions week 5

2017th meeting, held on 26 January 2026

1. Recommendations from the working group on sustainability partnerships
   The Executive Board decided to adopt and subsequently develop the following recommendations.
   1. Select partners that contribute to the sustainability transition pro-actively.
   2. Ensure that there is transparency about the partners with whom we collaborate.
   3. Incorporate the policy on collaboration and its evaluation into the existing governance.
   4. Ensure literacy in terms of sustainability in education.
   The recommendation for the creation of a tool for scientists in the form of a decision tree required further elaboration.
   The Board decided to inform the University Joint Assembly of the aforementioned and to discharge the working group.
   
   
2. Termination of the Science Education Specialisation
   The Executive Board decided to terminate the Master’s specialisation in Science Education as of 1 September 2027 and instructed the Radboud Register of Study Programmes (RRO) Steering Committee to remove this specialisation from the register.
   
   
3. Faculty of Science Special Teaching and Research Remit
   The Executive Board decided to grant P.W.J.J. van der Wielen the ‘Microbial Ecology of Water Systems’ special teaching and research remit for a period of three years, with effect from 1 February 2026.
   
   

4. Curriculum Information System
   The Executive Board approved the project progress and the allocation of the earmarked funds from the I Portfolio Board, in accordance with the steering group’s recommendation.

   The client for this project was the rector. The Board appointed the Education Support Departmental Head of the Academic Affairs Division as the contractor and requested them to provide a quarterly progress report for the duration of the project.
   
   

5. Mid-term reflection on the Artificial Intelligence study programmes
   The Executive Board decided to submit the mid-term reflection on the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes in Artificial Intelligence to the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO).
   
   
6. Extension of the Memorandum of Understanding and International Student Exchange Agreement with Kwansei Gakuin University
   The Executive Board decided to extend the Memorandum of Understanding and International Student Exchange Agreement with Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan for a period of five years.
   
   
7. Extension of the Memorandum of Understanding and International Student Exchange Agreement with The Education University of Hong Kong
   The Executive Board decided to extend the Memorandum of Understanding and International Student Exchange Agreement with The Education University of Hong Kong in China for a period of five years.
   
   
8. Reappointment of Examination Appeals Board Student Member
   The Executive Board decided to extend M.M.D. Hendriks’ appointment as an Examination Appeals Board Member, which was due to expire on 1 February 2026, for a period of two years.
    
9. Reappointment of Dispute Advisory Committee Chair
   The Executive Board decided to extend V.N. van Waterschoot’s appointment as Dispute Advisory Committee Chair, which was due to expire on 1 February 2026, for a period of three years.