For decades, Scandinavian culture effectively prohibited the development of special provisions for talented students in higher education. However, in recent years, a cultural shift has gradually made more room for excellence and talent development in the national discourses. This paper analyzes the climate …

Poster presentation International Honours Conference, Utrecht. July 14th 2016

The Hanze University Groningen offers more than 60 different honours programmes for students who want to do more than the regular programme offers them. In these programmes, students are guided to become an excellent professional. Competencies defining an excellent professional were assessed in a previous …

Interventieonderzoek als onderdeel van docentenprofessionalering: een goodpractice. Presentatie tijdens VELON, 'Congres voor Lerarenopleiders 2016 ‘Professionaliseren IN en DOOR onderzoek’, 4 februari 2016, Brussel. Context: Leergang voor honoursdocenten A Teacher’s road to Excellence (ATRE) Goodpractice: …

Presentation at Hanze Research Day 26 January 2016.

Poster presentation at Hanze Research Day 26 January 2016

Purpose - This paper aims to establish the profile of an excellent facility manager in The Netherlands.Design/methodology/approach − As part of a large-scale study on profiles of excellent professionals, a study was carried out to find the key characteristics of an excellent facility manager. Three panel …

Honours programs prepare talented students to become the excellent professionals of the future. However, the behavioral aspects which define an excellent professional have not been elucidated yet. We therefore performed a research study on how professionals characterize an excellent professional in their …

Purpose Honours programs prepare talented students to become future excellent professionals . However, competences defining an excellent professional have not been elucidated yet. We investigated how professionals characterize an excellent communication professional, aiming to develop a competence profile …