2022 - 2023 Board
Chair: Carli Koster (Science and Engineering)
Secretary: Arida Yasmin (Arts)
Treasurer: Xin Tang (Medical Sciences)
Manager of Educational Events: Ervin Kondakciu (Philosophy)
Manager of Recreational Events: Mahshad Farzan (Science and Engineering)
Website & Social Media Manager: Maria Camila Trillos Almanza (Medical Sciences)
PR & Social Media Manager: Noura Faraj (Medical Sciences)
Top row, from left to right: Noura, Mashad, Carli & Camila
Bottom row, from left to right: Arida, Ervin& Xin
2021 - 2022 Board
Chair: Sofia Marcolini (Medical Sciences)
Secretary: Greeshama Jain (Science and Engineering)
Treasurer: Euan Young (Science and Engineering)
Manager of Educational Events: Antonia Felzen (Medical Sciences)
Manager of Recreational Events: Nina Schwarzbach (Behavioural and Social Sciences)
Website & Social Media Manager: Marianthi Tangili (Science and Engineering)
PR & Social Media Manager: Devlina Ghosh (Science and Engineering)
From left to right: Antonia, Greeshama, Sofia, Nina, Devlina, Euan & Marianthi.
2020-2021 Board
Chair: Pieter Nienhuis (Medical Sciences)
Secretary: Babu Raman (Medical Sciences)
Treasurer: Josi Hartung (Medical Sciences)
Manager of Educational Events: Oihane Iglesias Telleria (Arts)
Manager of Recreational Events: Rumei Li (Medical Sciences)
Website & Social Media Manager: Maria Tsanai (Science & Engineering)
PR & Social Media Manager: Aafke Engwerda (Medical Sciences)
From left to right: Babu, Pieter, Rumei, Josi & Maria
2019-2020 Board
Chair: Jan Aart Schipper (Medical Sciences)
Secretary: Yasmina Filali-Mouncef Lazcano (Medical Sciences)
Treasurer: Piet Peeperkorn (Economics and Business)
Manager of Educational Events: Theresa Marschall (Medical Sciences)
Manager of Recreational Events: Tirna Deb (Science & Engineering)
Website & Social Media Manager: Julian Rengers (Behavioural and Social Sciences)
PR & Social Media Manager: Héctor Gallegos (Arts)
From left to right: Héctor, Piet, Julian, Tirna, Theresa, Yasmina, & Jan Aart
2018-2019 Board
Chair: Everhard Tilstra (Law)
Secretary: Fatemeh Fereidooni (Behavioural and Social Sciences)
Treasurer: Suzanne Lanooij (Science and Engineering)
Manager of Educational Events: Laurent Legrand (Science and Engineering)
Manager of Recreational Events: Arezoo Shajiei (Medical Sciences)
Website & Social Media Manager: Zhen Chen (Law)
PR & Social Media Manager: Carla Roos (Behavioural and Social Sciences)
From left to right: Suzanne, Fatemeh, Everhard, Arezoo, Laurent, Zhen, & Carla
2017-2018 Board
Chair: Carolin Gehlken (Medical Sciences)
Secretary: Shaomin Hou (Behavioural and Social Sciences)
Treasurer: Steffie Bunk (Medical Sciences)
Manager of Educational Events: Ioana Margineanu (Medical Sciences)
Manager of Recreational Events: Xuelai Wang (Science & Engineering)
PR & Website Manager: Alina Sigaeva (Medical Sciences)
From left to right: Xuelai, Shaomin, Carolin, Ioana, & Steffie (not pictured: Alina)
2016-2017 Board
Chair: Désirée Goubert (Medical Sciences)
Secretary: Morten Bak Kristoffersen (Medical Sciences)
Treasurer: Kiran van der Laan (Medical Sciences)
Manager of Educational Events: Diana van der Plaat (Medical Sciences)
Manager of Recreational Events: Ahmad Alsahaf (Science & Engineering)
PR Manager: Xu Yang (Science & Engineering)
Adviser: Steven Forrest (Spatial Sciences)
Adviser: Els van Rooij (Behavioural and Social Sciences)
From left to right: Ahmad, Kiran, Xu, Steven, Désirée, & Diana (not pictured: Morten & Els)
2015-2016 Board
Chair: Eric de Vries (Science & Engineering)
Secretary: Daniela Moye Holz (Medical Sciences)
Treasurer: Simon Hemelaar (Medical Sciences)
Manager of Educational Activities: Els van Rooij (Behavioural and Social Sciences)
External Affairs: Antonija Marjanovic (Science & Engineering)
PR Manager: Sharon Poort (Medical Sciences)
2014-2015 Board
Chair: Linda Dijkshoorn (Medical Sciences)
Vice-chair: Brenda Bley Folly (Medical Sciences)
Secretary: Wouter Lollinga (Medical Sciences)
Treasurer: Ni Zeng (Medical Sciences)
Commissioner External Affairs: Keri Vos (Science & Engineering)
PR Manager: Christel Seegers (Medical Sciences)
General Member: Simon Hemelaar (Medical Sciences)
General Member: Els van Rooij (Behavioural and Social Sciences)
From left to right: Wouter, Ni, Els, Simon, Linda, Christel, Keri, & Brenda
2013-2014 Board
Chair: Wouter Tonnis (Medical Sciences)
Secretary: Niek van Wietmarschen (Medical Sciences)
Treasurer: Ni Zeng (Medical Sciences)
General Member: Isis Ponce (Medical Sciences)
General Member: Reza Mohammadi (Science & Engineering)
2012-2013 Board
Chair: Olga Sin (Medical Sciences)
Secretary: Faris Nizamic (Science & Engineering)
Treasurer: Raquel da Cruz Barros (Medical Sciences)
Event organizers: Clémence Claussin, Oana Draghiciu, Gimon de Graaf, Juha Karjalainen, Tiago Nunes, Dennis Rundonja, Ivan Vujacic, & Jakub Wudarski
2011-2012 Board
Chair: Gimon de Graaf (Medical Sciences)
Secretary: Olga Sin (Medical Sciences)
Treasurer: Katya Ovchinnikova (Science & Engineering)
Event organizers: Fabrizio Bianchi, Justyna Jezierska, Juha Karjalainen, Faris Nizamic, Harshwardhan Poddar, Anna Posafalvi, Jan van der Scheer, Suresh Vatakuti, & Ivan Vujacic
In addition, essential efforts by Prof. Dr. Lou de Leij (former Dean of Graduate Studies) and Thomas Maassen and Marta Walasek (former PhD students at the University of Groningen) were made in Gopher’s start-up phase. We acknowledge and are grateful for their many contributions in shaping Gopher into what the organization has become today.