Two UG professors received a royal decoration on the Friday preceding King’s Day on the recommendation of the university: Erik Frijlink and Gerard van den Berg.
Frijlink has been appointed Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion, Van den Berg as Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
Gerard van den Berg (Almelo, 1962) is a professor of health econometrics at the Faculty of Economics and Business. Erik Frijlink (Meppel, 1960) is a professor of pharmaceutical technology and biopharmacy at the Faculty of Science and Engineering.