Rector Magnificus Viola Heutger

On July 1st, 2021, we officially welcomed prof. dr. Viola Heutger as our Rector Magnificus. As a lecturer and visiting professor, Viola Heutger has been affiliated with, among others, the Universities of Utrecht, Maastricht, the ‘Open Universiteit’ and the ‘Vrije Universiteit’ in Amsterdam. Furthermore, prof. Heutger was affiliated with the ‘Anton de Korn University’ in Paramaribo and the universities of Vienna, Palermo, and Pisa.

As part of the ‘Flying Faculty’, she supported the startup of new law faculties at the Turkish-German University in Istanbul, the University of Hasselt in Belgium, and the Sigmund Freud University in Vienna, Austria.

Prof. Heutger is a lawyer and during her career served as an advisor to legislative committees in Suriname, Curacao, Kosovo, and Poland. She has gained her leadership and managerial experience as Dean of the Law Faculty and as a member of the supervisory board of the German Seamen’s Mission. For the latter, she is also an observer at the International Labor Organization in Geneva.

In the past years, the University of Aruba engaged in challenging new projects, such as SISSTEM with support from the European Union.

Prof. Heutger has the intention to build further on this set course of innovation and internationalization.
In the coming years, the University of Aruba has to become the knowledge center for the country for all Arubans who study: online, abroad, or on location.

Education/Academic qualification

PhD

Award Date: 19 May 1997

Expertise and Research interests

Expertise:
European Sales Law, European Consumer Credit Law, Consumer Law, Legal Linguistics, Legal History

Specialties:
University management, Transnational Law, Comparative Law, Legal History, European Private Law, EU, and CARICOM Competition Law, Law and Language

Work on Commentaries:
Dutch Civil Law and Swiss Transportation Law

Publications

prof. dr. Viola Heutger Publications

External positions

University Teacher:

European Private Law – Salzburg Summer School on European Private Law

Visiting Professor:

Römisches Recht und Europäische Rechtsgeschichte – Pazmany Peter Universität Budapest

About the University of Aruba

The University of Aruba (UA) is a modern university offering higher education, research, and social services to Aruba and the surrounding regions. Embedded in the Aruban society, the UA is a model in cultural diversity that represents the make-up of the Aruban culture itself, with students from the Caribbean, European, Latin, Asian, and American family backgrounds. The current four Faculties and the various University Centers strive to contribute to academic discussion, participate in the sustainable development of Aruba, and promote critical open-minded thinking. Providing these services is a critical part of UA’s mission to give back to the Aruban community.

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