The Executive Committee of the 4TU.Federation has appointed Dr Marjolein Dohmen-Janssen as Secretary with effect from 1 March 2021.
Marjolein Dohmen-Janssen is presently Vice-Dean of Education in the Faculty of Engineering Technology at the University of Twente and also Managing Director of the 4TU Centre for Resilience Engineering. She succeeds IJsbrand Haagsma, who since 1 November is continuing his career as Special Envoy for Public Affairs at the University of Twente.
Marjolein Dohmen-Janssen studied Civil Engineering at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) and Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London. Having obtained her PhD at TU Delft, she started as a researcher at the University of Twente. Following a number of years working as an assistant and associate professor, she was appointed Director of Education for Civil Engineering, from where she progressed to her current positions.
Louise O. Fresco, chair of the 4TU-Federation, is overjoyed at the appointment of Marjolein Dohmen-Janssen: āMarjolein Dohmen-Janssen is thoroughly at home in science and technology research and education in the Netherlands. With her experience as Managing Director of the 4TUĀ CentreĀ for Resilience Engineering and her ability to bring people together, this new role for Marjolein as Secretary will enable us to intensify collaboration both within the 4TU.Federation and with external partners so that our research programmes can offer concrete solutions for social challenges. Another important aspect of her role is the further promotion of the importance of technology in the context of these solutions.ā