Inauguration Jacomijn Hofstra

On March 20, Dr. Jacomijn Hofstra will be inaugurated as professor of Rehabilitation.

Dr Jacomijn Hofstra

Jacomijn Hofstra is a social psychologist and obtained her PhD in behavioural and social sciences in 2009. Since 2008, Jacomijn has been working at Hanze, e.g. as a senior lecturer at the Applied Psychology programme. Furthermore, she has over 10 years of research experience as a senior researcher at the Professorship Rehabilitation. In October 2023, Jacomijn was appointed as a professor at the Rehabilitation professorship. 

Professorship Rehabilitation

The Professorship Rehabilitation focuses on the social functioning of people with participation problems due to psychological, addiction, somatic problems, acquired brain injury, an intellectual disability or homelessness. Within the professorship, two central themes have been chosen based on field inquiries and the scope of the rehabilitation knowledge domain: Supported Education (student well-being) and expertise by experience in care and welfare. The professorship is part of Hanze’s Centre of Expertise Healthy Ageing.

Programme

15:30 - Welcome    
16:00 - Film    
16:05 - Annemarie Hannink MHA, member of the Executive Board      
16:15 - Speech and inauguration Dr Jacomijn Hofstra    
16:45 - Drs Jacqueline Beverwijk, director Academy of Social Studies    
17:00 - Reception until 18:00 

Pre-programme: Participating in society: easier said than done?  

Prior to the inauguration, an interactive session will take place from 14:00 (coffee reception), led by Maarten Koekkoek, senior lecturer in Applied Psychology, in which we will explore the themes of the Rehabilitation Professorship. We will explore questions such as: 

• How does society view people who struggle to participate?  
• What does it mean for a young person to study with mental health problems? What hinders and what helps?  
• As a social worker, what is it like to become a client with addiction problems yourself and then work as an expert by experience? About distance, closeness and self-disclosure.   

We will discuss these questions interactively, with personal stories from a student and an expert by experience. When you register, you can indicate whether you will also attend this pre-programme.    

Location
Hanze, location Marie KamphuisBorg, The Brink   
Zernikeplein 23 in Groningen

You can use the car parks P3 and P4.   

Register    
We would like to receive your registration for the inauguration no later than 13 March.