Organization

Executive Board

In its institutional management role, the Executive Board is responsible for the policies and operations of Zuyd University of Applied Sciences. The Board determines the policies and strategy of the institution and the financial and organizational framework.

Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board monitors the policies of the Executive Board and the general operations in the institution and acts as the employer of the members of the Executive Board. It also has an advisory role and acts as a sounding board.

These are the members of our Supervisory Board:

• prof. dr. Marja van Dieijen-Visser (president)
• drs. Hans Dijkman
• drs. Luvic Janssen
• prof. dr. Jan Harm Zwaveling
• drs. Theo Bovens

Schools

The connection between education, research, and practice is taken care of by our schools. Here, our students develop into professionals with up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills. Through the schools, it is easy for companies and institutions to make contact with students with regard to internships, assignments, and traineeships. Most of the schools have a corresponding study programme; sometimes a school consists of a limited number of closely intertwined study programmes.

Directors are responsible for connecting the schools and ensuring they work together. 

• School of Applied Science
• School of Built Environment 
• School of Engineering 
• School of Industrial Engineering and Management
  School of Information Technology
  Director: Peter Princen
   
• School of Occupational Therapy
• School of Physiotherapy
• School of Speech and Language Therapy
• School of Health Technology
• School of Arts Therapies
• Academy of Midwifery Studies
  Director: Rachelle van Haaften
   
• School of Nursing
• School of Social Work
  Director: Ellen Leers
   
• De Nieuwste Pabo 
  Director: Noud Theunissen
   
• School of Marketing Management 
• School of Accountancy / Finance and Control
• School of Business Studies
• School of Law
  Director: Dries Lodewijks
   
• Hotel Management School Maastricht
• School of Facility Management
  Director: Bas Vogelsangs
   
• Conservatorium Maastricht
• Toneelacademie Maastricht | Institute of Performative Arts
  Director: Mare de Groot
   
• Maastricht Institute of Arts
  Director: Angenieta Kuijpers 
   
• School of Oriental Languages and Communication / International Communication
• International Business School Maastricht
• School of European Studies
• School of Translation and Interpreting
  Director: Yvette Froeling

Service departments

There are seven service departments supporting the teaching activities at Zuyd:

• Education and Research
• Student Services
• Human Resources
• Finance and Control
• Marketing and Communication 
• Facility Services 
• General Services 

Each service department has its own director. 

Governance 

The division of tasks, authority and responsibility among the Executive Board, the Supervisory Board, the Deans of the Schools and the Directors of the Support Services is determined by Managerial and Control Regulations, which are in accordance with the by-laws of the Hogeschool Zuyd Foundation, the WHW and the HBO-branch code of Governance.

Participation and co-decision

The participation and co-decision of students and staff in the management of the university’s policies is arranged through Participation Councils that are composed of staff and students. Zuyd University of Applied Sciences has a Central Participation Council (CMR), Participation Councils for the Schools and a Participation Council for the Support Services.