Peter van der Hijden

Peter van der Hijden is an independent higher education expert of Dutch nationality, living in Brussels. Peter has worked 23 years for the European Commission. He was Head of Sector Higher Education Policy in the Directorate General Education and Culture (modernising universities, Erasmus, Bologna). He also worked for the Transport and Energy DG (inland waterways) and the DG Research and Innovation (ERA and Horizon 2020). Peter studied law in Nijmegen and Leiden and graduated from Maastricht University, The Netherlands, where he started his career as Vice-Registrar of the University Council and Research Policy Officer at the Faculty of Law.

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