Only a few efforts have been made to define competencies for epidemiologists working in academic settings. Here we describe a multi-national effort to define competencies for epidemiologists who are increasingly facing emerging and potentially disruptive technological and societal health trends in academic …

Active participation of stakeholders in health research practice is important to generate societal impact of outcomes, as innovations will more likely be implemented and disseminated in clinical practice. To foster a co-creative process, numerous frameworks and tools are available. As they originate …

Het kritisch denken van studenten bevorderen is een belangrijke doelstelling van het hoger onderwijs. Docenten spelen een cruciale rol in het realiseren hiervan. Desondanks is er weinig bekend over hoe zij hierin ondersteund kunnen worden. Hoofddoel van het promotieonderzoek van Eva Janssen was om een …

Dariah was een Erasmus+ project omtrent Design Thinking in Arts and Sciences. Dariahteach bevat een aantal open online leermaterialen, gericht op docenten en studenten in Digital arts & humanities, maar is veel breder bruikbaar. Het is ontwikkeld voor zelfstudie, vooral voor diegene die geen toegang …

It is essential that higher education students are trained to become critically-thinking professionals. Critical thinking (CT) is crucial for succeeding in future careers and, moreover, is an important life skill (Davies, 2013; Facione, 1990; Halpern, 2014; Van Gelder, 2005). More specifically, students …

This article will discuss social, environmental, and ecological justice in education for sustainable development (ESD) and Education for Sustainable Development Goals (ESDG). The concept of sustainable development and, by extension, the ESD, places heavy emphasis on the economic and social aspects of …

ID3AS is a programme in the field of sensor technology to stimulate innovation and network creation in the Eems Dollard Region (EDR), the most northern region along the Dutch-German border. The ID3AS-programme provided an opportunity for over 80 students with different backgrounds to participate on a …

Het basis politie onderwijs is vormgegeven langs de principes van werkend leren waarbij de aspiranten afwisselend leren op zowel het onderwijsinstituut als in de beroepspraktijk. Hoewel het bij deze vorm van leren van groot belang is dat beide leeromgevingen een consistent geheel vormen blijkt in de …

Authors in previous studies pointed out that the professional competences of managers overlap with the competences and skills that are attributed to entrepreneurs. The goal of this study is to analyze the correlation between the actual market demand for competences to develop new businesses and the competence …

In the last years we have observed a growing interest in the use of gamification approaches for climate change education. While most practices are related to digital gaming, there is a new trend which is still academically unexplored: escape rooms. The main objective of this paper is to serve as an initial …