About Me
Dr.ir.ing.Wilco Tijhuis (PhD, MSc, BSc) is a parttime Assistant Professor at the University of Twente, Faculty of Engineering Technology, in Enschede, The Netherlands. His current research is in Construction Management & Procurement, Internationalization & Strategies, Business Development and Business Cultures in international Construction Industry.
Wilco publishes regularly in international scientific journals and business magazines, and he is also a member of several international scientific referee-boards, and gives keynotes and (guest)lectures as well.
Since approx. 2004 he is also one of the two joint coordinators of the Working Commission W112 'Culture in Construction' of the international research- and industry-platform CIB (www.cibworld.nl).
Parallel to his academic position, Wilco has management-positions in international industry and is advisor to businesses.
Expertise
Organisations
Research
Wilco publishes regularly in international scientific journals and business magazines, and he is also a member of several international scientific referee-boards, and gives keynotes and (guest)lectures as well.
One of Wilco's latest achievements is the reprint of his well-known book 'Culture in International Construction' as a paperback-version since June 2017, by the publisher Taylor & Francis / Spon Press, UK and USA (originally published as a hardcover-edition in 2012; W.Tijhuis & R.Fellows; 'Culture in International Construction').
Since approx. 2004 he is also one of the two joint coordinators of the Working Commission W112 'Culture in Construction' of the international research- and industry-platform CIB (www.cibworld.nl).
Publications
UT Research Information System
Education
Since 2019-2020, the lecture series 'Culture in International Construction' developed by Wilco has been given by him to (international) Master's Students of the University of Twente, including Master's students from other (international) universities who follow this series of lectures. Due to increasing globalization and the increasing importance of 'soft factors' in daily 'hard' business practice - especially when one is active in multinational or multicultural environments, the importance of timely acquiring sufficient knowledge and experience in this area is increasing. This also reflects a large part of the increasing attention for this series of lectures, in which an attempt is made to find a healthy balance between theory and practice on the other, with various appealing examples, case studies and guest lecturers.
Affiliated Study Programmes
Master
Courses Academic Year 2022/2023
Courses Academic Year 2021/2022
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Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Horst Complex
(building no. 20), room Z214
De Horst 2
7522LW Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Horst Complex
Z214
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands