{"id":325,"date":"2026-01-11T08:24:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T08:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franspennings.nl\/?page_id=325"},"modified":"2026-11-01T09:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T09:42:36","slug":"cv-english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/franspennings.nl\/en\/cv-english\/","title":{"rendered":"CV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"325\" class=\"elementor elementor-325\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364dac7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"364dac7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274d1f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"274d1f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Curriculum Vitae<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4c9d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c4c9d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/franspennings.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-954\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e67daa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e67daa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2c719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c2c719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor .elementor-element.elementor-widget{width:min(1280px,calc(100vw - 48px))!important;max-width:none!important;flex-shrink:0!important;position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%)}.fp-cols{width:min(1280px,calc(100vw - 48px));position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);columns:2 20rem;column-gap:2.5rem}.fp-cols p{break-inside:avoid;margin-top:0}.fp-cols h4,.fp-cols h5{break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid}.fp-cols>:first-child{margin-top:0}<\/style><div class=\"fp-cols\"><p>Frans Pennings studied Dutch language and literature at Utrecht University, where he obtained his master\u2019s degree in 1982.<\/p><p>He continued his studies in Law, specializing in Labour Law, and obtained his second master\u2019s degree in 1985<\/p><p>After assignments as central coordinator of the science shops of Utrecht University and as researcher, he wrote his PhD dissertation at Utrecht University, being employed by NWO (the Dutch Science Organisation).<\/p><p>In 1990 he defended his thesis at Utrecht University, called <em>Benefits of Doubt<\/em>, a comparative study of employment and unemployment schemes in the UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands.<\/p><p>In this year he left Utrecht University for a job as assistant professor at Tilburg University, where he became associate professor and professor successively, the latter being financed by Stichting Instituut Gak. Next to this job, he became part-time professor at Utrecht University in 2002, on European and comparative social security law.<\/p><p>In 2008 he became professor of labour law and social security law at Utrecht University.<\/p><p>From 2011 to 2018 he was also guest professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.<\/p><p>In 2014 he obtained an honorary doctorate at the University of Gothenburg.<\/p><p>In 2024 he retired from Utrecht University and became emeritus professor.<\/p><p>Alongside this work at the University he has been a deputy judge at the Centrale Raad van Beroep (the highest court in social security and civil service cases) since 1997.<\/p><p>He was co-editor of the European Journal of Social Security for 22 years.<\/p><p>Since 2013 he has been editor-in-chief of Tijdschrift Recht en Arbeid (TRA), a leading Dutch journal on labour law.<\/p><p>Since 2025 he has been a member of the Bezwaaradviescommissie hersteloperatie toeslagen, the advisory committee on objections in the Dutch childcare benefits recovery operation.<\/p><p>Pennings has published a series of books and articles on Dutch, European and international labour law and social security law. <a style=\"color:#1f3a68;text-decoration:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/franspennings.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Publicatieoverzicht_Pennings.docx\">List of publications (Word document)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curriculum Vitae Frans Pennings studied Dutch language and literature at Utrecht University, where he obtained his master\u2019s degree in 1982. 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