Corvers, Ron

Ron Cörvers is the Scientific director of the Maastricht Sustainability Institute (formerly known as ICIS), the sustainability institute at Maastricht University. He is the Associate Professor for Governance of Sustainable Development and project owner of Sustainable Education in the Sustainable UM2030 program. He is the programme director for "Fair and Smart Data Spearhead". Next to his management tasks, he is involved in research, teaching, and supervision of Master’s and PhD students. His research focuses on governance for sustainable development; urban, local and regional sustainable development; and learning for sustainable development.

Expertise

  • Research (international, European, local)
  • Education (BSc, MSc, PhD level, f2f, online and distance education)
  • Management

Career History

2013 - Scientific director Maastricht Sustainability Institute (formely known as ICIS), Maastricht University

2011 - 2019 Programme director MSc. programme Sustainability Science, Policy and Society, Maastricht University

2007 - Associate Professor Governance and Sustainable Development, ICIS, Maastricht University

2002 - 2011 Associate Professor Environmental Policy, School of Science, Open University

1991 - 2001 Assistant Professor Environmental Policy, School of Science, Open University