Royal Decoration for professor Jan Oosterhaven
On Monday 7 June 2010, prof Jan Oosterhaven received a Royal Decoration at the day of his valedictory lecture. He was appointed Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau. Oosterhaven left the faculty yesterday, as professor in general economics, with special focus on spatial economics. He has been connected to the University of Groningen for more than 40 years, 20 years of which as professor. In addition, he was a guest professor in urban economics at UCLA in 1985-1986 and senior advisor in spatial economics at TNO in 1998-1999.
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