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Valedictory lecture by ISS rector Professor Inge Hutter

Relevance for society: culture and values & leadership @ university

Ruard Ganzevoort new ISS rector

He replaces Inge Hutter who steps down in August after 8 years at ISS

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Episode four explores the compounding effects of the war in Ukraine on global development challenges

Making evaluation more inclusive on the African continent
Deo-Gracias Houndolo, ISS PhD candidate, wins the Africa Evidence Leadership Award 2023.
- Thursday 8 Jun 2023
- General
Leading People and Strategy
Alumna Mare Fort shares insights about her position as Global Director of People and Strategy at Action Against Hunger USA.
- Thursday 8 Jun 2023
- General
Non‐trade in the MENA revisited: systematic review and gravity analysis, by Libby Lahar, Binyam A. Demena, Peter A.G. van Bergeijk
ISS working paper 714
- Tuesday 6 Jun 2023
- Publication

One or Two Heads? The Short-run Impacts of the Re-Centralization of Power in Rural China
In-person seminar at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) by Dr Zihan Ye, visiting fellow of Erasmus School of Economics.
- Thursday 15 Jun 2023, 13:00 - 14:00
- Seminar
Educated leaders through legislation but at what cost?
In this Development Research Seminar, Subhasish Dey investigates whether minimum education requirements of political leaders improve the quality of said leaders
- Tuesday 20 Jun 2023, 16:00 - 17:00
- Seminar
Valedictory lecture Professor Inge Hutter
Join us on 21 June to say farewell to professor Inge Hutter, rector of ISS.
- Wednesday 21 Jun 2023, 16:00 - 18:00
- Valedictory lecture