J. Vinke - de Kruijf

J. Vinke - de Kruijf is an Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering & Management Department at the University of Twente, part of the Integrated Project Delivery chair. Their research focuses on multi-stakeholder processes for climate-resilient infrastructure systems, emphasizing sustainability and societal value. They teach in the Civil Engineering curricula, guiding students through wicked problems, resilience assessment, and participatory decision-making.

Education:

• PhD in Water Governance and Policy Transfer (University of Twente, 2008–2013)
• Postdoc at University of Osnabrück (2014–2017) on multi-level learning in European projects (KNOW2ADAPT)

Research Interests: Cross-sectoral collaboration, participatory resilience assessment, boundary spanning, and governance innovation. Current work explores stakeholder participation in adaptive infrastructure systems and learning processes in transdisciplinary projects.

Collaborations & Funding: Partnerships with Dutch government bodies (e.g., water authorities, ministries), Deltares, 4TU Centre for Resilience Engineering, and European/international networks. Projects funded by regional, national, and EU grants, including the Marie Curie Fellowship and Volkswagen Foundation support.

Awards:

• Marie Curie Intra European Fellowship for KNOW2ADAPT (2014–2017)
• Volkswagen Foundation Grant (2015 Autumn School organization)

Advising & Grants: Supervises BSc/MSc students, PhD candidates, and postdocs. Projects include Dutch-Romanian water governance studies, European drought adaptation (DROP), and capacity-building initiatives in Vietnam.

Labs/Teams: Integrated Project Delivery chair, collaborating with the 4TU Centre for Resilience Engineering and Deltares on applied research in civil engineering and governance.