Assistant professor
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND POLICY STUDIES
University of Twente
Netherlands
Dr. Herman Oosterwijk’s professional career started in social work and it took more than 25 years before he made the switch to an academic career. Currently Oosterwijk is assistant-professor at the School of Management and Governance, at Twente University and managing director of the bachelor programme Health Sciences. He studied General Social Sciences (ASW) at Utrecht University, with a specialization in organization, policy and management. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as a researcher in the EU project National Systems of Innovation and Networks in the Idea-innovation Chain in Science-Based Industries. Drawing from this research project, he wrote his PhD Thesis on Sectoral Variations in National Systems of Innovation. His research interests focus on implementation of policy, interactive-policymaking and institutional cultures.
Oosterwijk’s research focus is on problems of policy implementation, the impact of research on policy environments, and cooperation in social work and public health care