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Wilhelmus Johannes Maria Heijman (Wim Heijman)
Wilhelmus Johannes Maria Heijman (Wim Heijman)
Profile
| Academic Title / Degree | Prof. Dr Dr h.c. |
| Institution | Czech University of Life Sciences Prague |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Role | Editorial Board Member |
Fields of Expertise
Primary Field
Economics
Secondary Field(s)
Geography
Keywords
Regional Development
Ecological Economics
Location theory
Biography
Wim Heijman (1953) received MSc degrees respectively in Economics and Human Geography from Tilburg University and the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. He got his PhD degree from Wageningen University. In 2000, he was appointed Professor of Regional Economics at the latter university. In 2019, he was appointed Professor of Economics at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague. His major research topics and areas of education are General Economics and Regional Development. Prof. Heijman was awarded honorary doctor’s degrees by the University of Debrecen in 1999 and the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (2016). In 2004, 2014, 2015, and 2016, he received honorary professor titles from the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, the Mongolian University of Life Sciences in Ulaanbaatar, Stavropol State Agrarian University (Russia), and Belgorod State Agricultural University (Russia), respectively.