From 2002, Hans van Ewijk (1947) was professor Social Policy and Social Work at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences / HU and also chair of the Research Centre for Social Innovation. From 2011 he left those positions and is from now on professor in social work theory at HU. In addition, he was recently appointed as endowed professor at the University for Humanistics in Utrecht for the chair of Social Work Theory. Moreover he is visiting professor at Tartu University, Estonia.
Previously, Hans van Ewijk was executive director of the Netherlands Institute for Care and Welfare (1991-2004). He was also president of ICSW Europe and the first chair of ENSACT, a network of European social work departments, professional associations and institutions. He started his career as a teacher and youth worker and went on as editor-in-chief of the journal Jeugd en samenleving (Youth and society).
Hans van Ewijk did his masters in Theology at the University of Amsterdam (1974). He gained a PhD in Social Sciences at the Radboud University Nijmegen (1994). He has published articles and books on topics such as social work theory, local social policy, citizenship, youth policy and health care.