Henny Romijn

Henny Romijn obtained her PhD in Economics from Tilburg University. Her PhD focused on drivers and processes of technological capability building in economic development, particularly with reference to the role of small-scale engineering firms. She has served as the project leader of three international collaboration programmes. The first of these focused on identifying and remedying sustainability problems associated with utilization of liquid biofuels in East Africa and India (funded by the Netherlands Science Organization - NWO). The second project aimed at entrepreneurship development among disadvantaged people in Uganda (also funded by NWO). The third one was an international technology transfer project (funded by EU's EuropeAid and in partnership with CARE) to assist two Somali universities in setting up the first BSc education programmes in their country in the field of eletrical engineering and renewable energy services: https://www.tue.nl/en/our-university/about-the-university/technology-for-global-development/research/projects/the-bridges-project-somalia/  Before joining TU/e, Henny worked for different well-known development institutions, including Queen Elizabeth House (University of Oxford), the Institute of Social Studies (The Hague), the Development Research Institute of Tilburg University, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the International Labour Organisation. She worked on several enterprise support programs in East Africa and South Asia.   Henny has published in leading journals such as Environmental Science and Policy, Energy Policy, Research Policy, Energy and Sustainable Development, the Journal of Responsible Innovation, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Biomass & Bioenergy, World Development, Sustainability, the Journal of Development Studies, Oxford Development Studies, and the Development Policy Review. She has also authored and contributed to several books.