Harry Garretsen and Janka Stoker appointed as professors at Aarhus University

Harry Garretsen and Janka Stoker have been appointed as Professors in Leadership and Sustainability at the Department of Management of Aarhus University’s School of Business and Social Sciences (BSS). Garretsen and Stoker will join Aarhus University as per 1 January 2026.

At the Department of Management of BSS, Professors Garretsen and Stoker will concentrate on advancing research and education in leadership and sustainability, with the ambition to establish a new interdisciplinary research centre in this field. This centre aims to strengthen Aarhus BSS’s academic profile and to contribute to impactful knowledge creation that supports organizations and society in addressing sustainability challenges.

Garretsen and Stoker will also keep their current chairs for 0.2 fte at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) of the University of Groningen, where Garretsen is Professor of International Economics and Business and Stoker is Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change. At the UG, Garretsen and Stoker are also the directors of the Centre of Expertise In the LEAD, where they will continue to be involved.

FEB Dean Peter Verhoef congratulates Garretsen and Stoker with these new positions and thanks them for their contributions to FEB and the University of Groningen. He is pleased that both professors will continue their affiliations with the University of Groningen, strengthening collaboration between Aarhus BSS and FEB and supporting joint research activities across the two institutions. There will thus remain a strong link between Stoker, Garretsen and FEB, where the professors will continue contributing to the strategic theme Leadership and Governance.