Two different worlds coming together

Every year in March, primary school pupils in Utrecht get to spend an hour firing off a barrage of questions at a professor, right there in their own classroom. Professors cycle to the schools to tell pupils about their research. Before Meet the Professor, the participating schools receive five golden envelopes containing hints about their professor. Each hint is accompanied by a ready-made lesson idea. The next edition of Meet the Professor is on March 19, 2025.

  • Meet the Professor 2024

    On Wednesday 20 March, more than 100 professors visited primary schools in Utrecht. True to tradition, they all got on their bicycles.

    In review
  • Learning about science and the university
    Our teaching materials
  • Stream the Professor

    Due to the corona crisis, Meet the Professor 2020 was cancelled. A great pity for the pupils who were supposed to get a visit from a professor! Especially for them, but also for other children, we organised weekly livestreams on YouTube with a professor.

    Watch the livestreams

It’s great to see the children's enthusiasm and how much attention the professor pays them. It’s two different worlds coming together.