Personal profile

Personal profile

Henk den Uijl conducts research and teaches at the intersection of philosophy, organization studies, and public administration. He does so with both seriousness and humor. Within his chair in the Philosophy of Governance and Public Policy, he focuses on virtue ethics, particularly on practical wisdom in governance and policy. He completed his PhD at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2022 on these themes, with a specific emphasis on supervision and governance in the healthcare sector.

He is also co-dean, senior researcher, and lecturer at the Netherlands School for Public Administration (NSOB). In his teaching, he is primarily active in executive and post-academic education. Previously, he worked as a philosophy lecturer at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and as an adviser to the Dutch Association of Supervisors in Health and Welfare. This allows him to keep one foot in administrative and governmental practice and the other in academic research.

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Practical Wisdom in Governance, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Award Date: 12 Jan 2022

Master, Philosophy of Management & Organization, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Award Date: 26 Oct 2011

Bachelor, Business administration, University of Groningen

Award Date: 31 Aug 2010

Bachelor, Philosophy of a specific dispipline, University of Groningen

Award Date: 31 Aug 2010

External positions

Redacteur, Filosofie Tijdschrift - Scompel & Scavina

1 Jan 2024 → …

Research fellow, Wetenschappelijk Instituut voor het CDA

1 Jan 2024 → …

Lid Wetenschappelijke Adviesraad NVTZ, Nederlandse Vereniging voor Toezichthouders in de Zorg (NVTZ)

1 Jan 2023 → …

Lid raad van toezicht JP van den Bent stichting, JP van den Bent stichting

1 Jan 2021 → …

Co-decaan, senior onderzoeker en docent, Netherlands School of Public Administration

1 Feb 2019 → …

Research themes

  • Professional ethics and integrity
  • Democracy and citizenship