Prof.Dr Albertjan Tollenaar
Professor of Local Law and Governance and Director of the Graduate School of Law
- a.tollenaar@rug.nl
About Albertjan Tollenaar
Albertjan Tollenaar is professor of Empirical Legal studies and local governance at the Department of Administrative Law & Public Administration of the Faculty of Law, University of Groningen. His research focuses on the role of the rule of law in the local context. This concerns for example the role of human rights and access to justice with regard to the availability of fresh water (From Knowledge to policies). In his research he applies empirical research methods to assess the effectiveness of the law.
In his capacity as director of the Graduate School of Law he is responsible for the research master and the PhD programme of the faculty of law. At the recruitment event he will also represent the graduate schools of the other faculties of Social Sciences & Humanities.
About the University of Groningen
Since its foundation in 1614, the University of Groningen has enjoyed an international reputation as a dynamic and innovative centre of higher education offering high-quality teaching and research. Balanced study and career paths in a wide variety of disciplines encourage currently more than 32,000 students and researchers to develop their own individual talents. Belonging to the best research universities in Europe and the top 100 universities in the world (see our ranking: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/profile/facts-and-figures/position-international-rankings, the University of Groningen is truly an international place of knowledge.
