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  • Michel Farkas started as CEO of KIT

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    As of 1 February, Michel Farkas has started as CEO of KIT. In the coming weeks, he will be meeting extensively with colleagues, partners and other stakeholders. Who is Michel Farkas, what drives him, and where does his focus for KIT lie? Potential and dedicated professionals What attracts him to KIT is the combination of […]

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  • KIT welcomes Michel Farkas as its new CEO

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    We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Michel Farkas as the new Chief Executive Officer at KIT in Amsterdam. Michel will start on February 1, 2026. From 2019 onwards, has been part of the Executive Board of Hivos: both as COO and (interim) CEO. Within Hivos (an international development organization that helps build […]

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  • The Christiaan Eijkman Award is now accepting nominations

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    The Christiaan Eijkman medal is awarded to researchers who carry out innovative and critical research in the field of Global Health. Candidates can nominate themselves or be nominated by colleagues. Please submit your nominations before 30th September 2025. Christiaan Eijkman was a Dutch doctor and researcher who investigated tropical diseases while working in the former Dutch East Indies. […]

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  • Hotel KIT reopens as Hotel V Oosterpark

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    Following a full renovation, the former Tropenhotel will reopen as Hotel V Oosterpark as part the Hotel V family of hotels operated by the Conscious Group. We are pleased to announce that our hotel building will soon reopen. After extensive renovations, the building is ready for a new chapter — once again becoming a special […]

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  • New Campus Director

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    We are very pleased to announce that Michiel Leijenaar has joined KIT’s management team as Campus Director.  Michiel has worked within the wider cultural sector since 1999. He is in his element where culture, entrepreneurship and serving the public, partners and other stakeholders come together.  Michiel has a long-standing interest in sustainable development. As Chairman […]

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  • Climate march

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    Join the march for climate and justice in Amsterdam this Sunday. You are welcome to join KIT health advisers who are marching with the SDG 3 Alliance and other health professionals walk with colleagues from other Partos member organisations, or check in with the campaigners of Issue Killers. 

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  • Gaza – Israel Crisis 

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    In the face of the horrific escalation of violence in Gaza and Israel, our hearts go out to everyone affected by the ongoing crisis.   KIT does not condone any kind of violence.   As an organization which stands up for human dignity, we stand in solidarity with all of our partners working in the region.  We […]

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  • Peter Gildemacher leaving KIT

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    After 15 years at KIT, starting as Advisor Sustainable Economic Development in 2008, and the last 4 years as Head of the Knowledge Unit, Peter Gildemacher is leaving. He will embark on a new adventure and lead the Sepia Foundation (working title; www.sepiapotato.nl) in its ambition to improve potato production by making true seed varieties available […]

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  • Mayada El-Zoghbi appointed as Managing Director KIT Knowledge Unit

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    We are very pleased to announce that Mayada El-Zoghbi will be joining KIT as Managing Director of the KIT Knowledge Unit.  Mayada El-Zoghbi is an economic development expert with over 20 years of leadership experience focusing on inclusion and market systems development. She has published extensively on inclusive finance and a myriad of other topics in economic development […]

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  • KIT is now fossil-free

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    The Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) has permanently turned off the gas and removed the boilers from the building, making KIT, Amsterdam’s largest national monument, fossil-free. The old gas-fired boilers have been replaced with heat pumps that will use an underground heat and cold storage (WKO) system to heat and cool KIT’s historic building gas-free. The […]

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  • KIT’s transition towards fossil-free energy

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    The gas has been turned off at KIT, which means the boilers are on their way out. The historic building, which is the largest national monument in Amsterdam, is set to become fossil-free thanks to the installation of an underground thermal storage system (WKO) and heat pumps. On February 14, Linthorst Techniek began constructing the […]

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  • Podcast with outgoing CEO Mark Schneiders

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    In this podcast of the radio show ‘Let’s Talk Business’, Mark Schneiders talks with presenter Martine Hauwert about his work as CEO of KIT. In recent years, KIT has changed from a subsidised organisation to an independent knowledge centre, business location and hospitality venue that is dedicated to sustainability. What were Mark’s observations when he […]

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