About us
Information about the association and the board.
History
ProParte was founded on 11 January 2017 as a merger of the Association of Professors (HOLEC) and the Association of Spouses and Partners of Professors (VROLEC) at Leiden University, which were previously separate organisations.
Read more about the history of our association.
Board
The board of ProParte comprises:
| Chair: | Prof. Caesar Sterk |
| Vice-Chair: | Vacancy |
| Treasurer: | Prof. Ruurd Halbertsma (assisted by José Tieleman-Shamier) |
| Secretary: | Hans Teunissen (assisted by Aty van der Leden) |
| Member: | Prof. Tineke Abma |
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Prof. Caesar Sterk -
Prof. Ruurd Halbertsma -
Hans Teunissen -
Tineke Abma -
José Tieleman-Shamier -
Aty van der Leden
Members
Privacy regulations mean that it is not possible to make the list of members accessible for non-members. It is for this reason that the list is not available on this ProParte website. Any members of ProParte who would like to organise activities, or for some other reason would like to have access to the list of members are invited to contact the secretary of ProParte.
Membership
Professors associated with Leiden University and their spouse/partner can become members of ProParte by applying to the board (proparte.leiden@gmail.com). The annual membership fee is € 22.50 per person, which is collected by direct debit.
Sub-associations
ProParte has a number of sub-associations that have been set up by members to organise specific actitvities. This website gives you an overview of these sub-associations, what they do, for whom they are accessible, and how and to whom you should apply for further information.
Overview of sub-associations
Statutes
The statutes of the ProParte association (in Dutch)
Annual publications
- Report of the 2023 general members' meeting (in Dutch)
- 2023 Annual report (in Dutch)
- 2023 Financial report (in Dutch)
- 2023 Statement Audit Committee (in Dutch)
Charities supported by ProParte
- Restoration of the 11th-century Arabic manuscript Materia Medica in the University Library
- Preservation of the exhibition space of the Rijksherbarium
- Restoration of old manuscripts of the University Library
- Restoration of the organ in the Grand Auditorium
- Restoration of the chairs of the Bibliotheca Thysiana
- Adoption of a Leidsche Fles in the Museum Boerhaave
- Restoration of the wall drawings of the "Sweat Room" in the Academy Building on the Rapenburg
- Restoration of mathematics models of the Boerhaave Museum
- Furnishing of the University Room in the renovated Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal
- Restoration of Blaeu's Atlas in Bibliotheca Thysiana
- Restoration of the Japanese wall poem on the wall at the Hortus Botanicus
A number of requests for financial support from ProParte are currently being processed.
Privacy
ProParte privacy statement (in Dutch)