In September 2009 the department of Engineering of Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands has started a pilot honours program for excellent engineering students called PRogram OUstanding Development (PROUD). Aim of this program is to give those engineering students, who have the ambition, …

Combining ethics and excellence in education of gifted students.

Pedagogy for gifted and talented students in higher education is the main topic of this study. Teachers of educational programmes designed for talented or highly motivated students in higher education (here called honours programmes) are challenged to stimulate students to increase the quality of their …

This presentation compares the two main gifted education programmes for undergraduate students in the Netherlands and Germany. The programmes were evaluated and will be compared in terms of the institutions involved, the educational objectives pursued, the nature of support provided to the students, …

Evoking excellence with special undergraduate programmes: A German-Dutch comparison

Teachers aiming at student excellence

The British School in The Netherlands (vanaf nu genoemd: BSN) is een groeiende schoolorganisatie. Mede door deze groei is de vraag ontstaan of een andere invulling en professionalisering van de facilitaire ondersteuning wenselijk is om de continuïteit van het primair proces te waarborgen. De facilitaire …

Ladies and gentlemen, this is quality awareness. Like brushing your teeth, quality is a daily personal obligation.

The design and realization of a healthy indoor environment is a challenge that is investigated from different perspectives at the unit Building Physics and Systems (BPS; Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning) of Eindhoven University of Technology. Performance requirements (for instance, with …