Register now for the OnderwijsFestival on 6 March 2025 |
| On Thursday 6 March, the annual OnderwijsFestival will take place. This event is the stage for the UU education community to come together. Registrations are going fast, so sign up quickly for the morning and/or afternoon programme to ensure yourself of a place! It promises to be another vibrant day, with a rich programme. Would you like to get started on creating an inspiring day programme for yourself? For inspiration, take a look at the programme suggestions matching your interests. We look forward to seeing you on 6 March at the University Hall (Academiegebouw)! |
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Keep developing yourself as a teacher
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| As a teacher, you can take advantage of all kinds of development offers in the field of teaching, organised by the Centre for Academic Teaching and Leaning (CAT). From courses to programmes and workshops to webinars. For example, a series of workshops on having conversations about difficult or sensitive topics will take place soon, focusing on how to guide these conversations as a teacher. There are also several workshops aimed at introducing and learning how to work with the new Learning Management System Brightspace. Be sure to check out the complete offer! |
| 30 years of Teacher Awards at UU |
| ‘That Utrecht University has been awarding the Teacher Awards for 30 years means that education is very important to our university’ says Leen Dorsman, emeritus professor of university history and winner of the 1999/2000 Outstanding Teacher Award. Together with the 2007/2008 winner, emeritus professor of psychology Liesbeth Woertman, he looks back on 30 years of Teacher Awards and teaching at UU. |
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‘In Utrecht, there is attention and appreciation for teaching as an academic task’
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In the 1990s, Utrecht University began a ‘teaching offensive’. Research had become so dominant in university careers that the quality of teaching began to suffer. UU invested in teachers and initiatives by individual teachers to improve teaching found their way to the entire university. Some Utrecht ideas even fell on fertile ground nationwide, such as the Basic Teaching Qualification used by all Dutch universities since 2008. These efforts have not gone unnoticed. In a recent international survey, UU was most often cited as an example by experts in the education field.
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Request a Future Learning Space for semester 1 (2025-2026) at latest Monday 10 March
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| Do you want to use a Future Learning Space in semester 1 (2025-2026) or are you looking for a special location for learning activities in your class? Please contact fls@uu.nl or inform your faculty scheduling office which FLS you would like to use. Due to the planning of the educational timetable, it is important to submit the application for semester 1 (2025-2026) no later than 10 March! |
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| Two new Senior Fellows, Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning |
As of September 2025, two new Senior Fellows will be appointed by the executive Board: dr. Sigrid Merx (Humanities) and dr. Patrick Witte (Geosciences). During their Senior Fellowship, they work on a faculty and/or university-wide theme to further improve education, dedicate themselves to teacher development and deepen their knowledge in the field of educational science. Curious about their plans?
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| On 1 February 2025, all lecturers will have access to Brightspace, where they can experience in their ‘sandbox’ how Brightspace works and try out all its functionalities. A pleasant and safe way to become familiar with our new Learning Management System (LMS), on which all UU education will be delivered by September 2025. |
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Students as teachers: How does that work at other universities?
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| Students are increasingly providing teaching activities at higher education institutions. Using these Students as Teachers (or SATs) can be of great added value for the educational organisation, provided they are well prepared and have defined tasks. The Student Qualification Education (StuKO) project mapped the success factors, and produced a booklet with inspiring examples of how SATs from different educational institutions are supervised and trained. |
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| Eight Community Engaged Learning projects provided with funding |
| This fall, eight projects have been honoured with a grant from the Community Engaged Learning Support Fund. In these projects, students and teachers work together with external partners on social issues, ranging from working with Bellingcat on open source investigations to collaborating with international partners on highlighting stories from Queer history. |
From the Teaching and Learning Collection |
| Do you already involve your students in the evaluation, development or delivery of your teaching? |
| Involving students in your education can be done with different roles, at different levels and in different ways. Within Utrecht University, there are many initiatives where students are used in innovative ways to shape or improve education together. These initiatives are collected in the Teaching and Learning Collection. Do you have another great initiative? Then please contact cat@uu.nl. |
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| Leadership in Culture (LinC) is a successful curriculum for professionals. From evaluation research, USBO has extracted seven design principles. Paul Adriaanse: ‘These design principles contribute to the effectiveness of our LinC programmes, but they may also be relevant for other courses for professionals.’ They include slowing down & zooming out, workability, diverse work formats, alternative perspectives, reflection, continuous guidance and working in and with networks. |
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