Henk Kummeling
Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Whatever the question is, education is the answer.
Henk Kummeling is Rector Magnificus at Utrecht University. He has been a Professor at Utrecht University since 1995 and served as Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance from 01 September 2008 until 01 September 2014. In 2015, the Executive Board appointed him a Distinguished Professor at Utrecht University for his outstanding academic record. Between 2002 and 2006, Henk chaired the committee that introduced the 'Utrecht teaching model'. He studied law in Nijmegen, where he also obtained his doctoral degree in 1988.
He has lectured in China, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Suriname and South Africa. Law students in Utrecht and Tilburg have elected him 'lecturer of the year' on numerous occasions. Kummeling is also Extraordinary Professor at the University of the Western Cape.