Hans Oolbekkink studied History (MA) and Law (LLB). After completing his History studies at Leiden University, Hans worked as an advisor at the Pensioen- en Uitkeringsraad (PUR), where he conducted research on the personal life stories of victims of World War II in Europe and Asia, as well as the subsequent Indonesian National Revolution.

Since 2006, he has been working in higher education. First as a secretary of the participation council of the Arnhem and Nijmegen University of Applied Sciences, and later as a policy advisor at the staff of the Faculty of Economics and Management and the Institute for Part-time Studies in the economic domain at the same university. In this capacity, he was involved in policy preparation and implementation, activities in the field of Planning and Control, and the development and implementation of quality assurance processes in education and practice-oriented research.

Hans was a member of the examination board for post-bachelor programmes in the financial-economic domain and of the Ethical Research Committee of the HAN. In recent years, he worked as secretary to the executive board for the Academy of Business and Communication.

As of September 1, 2023, Hans works as an auditor at NQA and participates as a secretary in visitation panels.