Junior Council

The Junior Council consists of PhD candidates and ReMA students. It cooperates with the NOSTER office in evaluating NOSTER modules and offers suggestions for future modules. Junior members are invited to share their ideas, comments and suggestions regarding NOSTER activities with the Junior Council by sending an e-mail to juniorcouncil@noster.org.


P.L. (Petra) Laagland Winder MA
S. (Shideh) Khosnoodi MA
L. (Laila) van Berge BA
M. (Michiel) Bouman MA

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board consists of several senior members as well as two junior members from the Junior Council. It advises the Academic Director regarding policy plans, annual budgets and the assessment of funding applications. NOSTER members can contact the Advisory Board by sending an e-mail to its chair, Laurens ten Kate.

Professor dr. L. (Laurens) ten Kate, chair
Dr. W.R. (William) Arfman
Professor dr. K. (Koert) van Bekkum
L. (Laila) van Berge BA
Dr. C. (Carolina) Ivanescu
P.L. (Petra) Laagland Winder MA
Dr. K. (Katja) Rakow
Professor dr. C.K.M. (Kocku) von Stuckrad

Curriculum Committee

The Curriculum Committee consists of two senior and two junior members from the Advisory Board and is responsible for the annual evaluation of the NOSTER curriculum. Junior members can contact the Curriculum Committee by sending an e-mail to its chair, Laurens ten Kate.

Professor dr. L. (Laurens) ten Kate, chair
Dr. K.E. (Kim) Knibbe
P.L. (Petra) Laagland Winder MA