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Inaugural Lecture Prince Claus Chair
5 May @ 08:00 - 17:00
The Rector of the International Institute of Social Studies has the pleasure of inviting you to a special ceremony in which Professor Helena Varkkey will formally accept her appointment to the Prince Claus Chair in Equity and Development 2025-2027
‘Fire, Water and Haze: Chasing blue skies in Southeast Asia’
About Helena Varkkey
Helena Varkkey is an Associate Professor of Environmental Politics at the Department of International and Strategic Studies, Universiti Malaya. Her areas of expertise include transboundary haze governance in Southeast Asia and global palm oil politics.
About Prince Claus Chair
The Prince Claus Chair in Equity and Development was established by Utrecht University and the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2003, and rotates annually between the two institutions.
- Date: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
- Time: 16:00-17:00 CEST
- Where: ISS, Aula B