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E-mail: H.A.Romijn@tue.nl

Henny Romijn is an Associate Professor in Technology, Development and Globalisation. She teaches in the MSc programme "Innovation Sciences" and the BSc Minor programme "Technology and International Sustainable Development" (in Dutch: "TIDO"). Her main research focus is on sustainable technological development in developing countries in the context of globalisation. She takes a special interest in determinants of success in sustainable biomass-based energy projects, which she studies from an evolutionary theoretical perspective. Her latest research focuses on the emergence of a biofuel sector based on Jatropha in Tanzania, and the pro's and con's of this process. Her earlier research focused on determinants of innovativeness and technological capability acquisition in small firms; innovation and technological learning in regional clusters; and the impact of foreign direct investment on industrial restructuring and competitiveness in developing countries. Before joining Eindhoven University she 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 programmes in East Africa and South Asia.

Courses currently and recently taught include: development theories and strategies; technology and globalisation; economic feasibility studies; and management of development projects. In addition, Henny Romijn teaches in the university-wide Certificate Programme in Technology, Development and Globalisation.

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