Research in the Netherlands on the success of students in higher education is highly influenced by Tinto’s integration theory. This paper is part of a broader PhD research, in which I investigate the possible influence of the use of social media (Facebook) by students. By comparing various studies conducted …

Meer en beter onderwijs voor topstudenten in een land waarin het opleidingsniveau kan worden omschreven als een “hoogvlakte zonder pieken”.

This paper is a case report of why and how CDIO became a shared framework for Community Service Engineering (CSE) education. CSE can be defined as the engineering of products, product-service combinations or services that fulfill well-being and health needs in the social domain, specifically for vulnerable …

In deze blog wordt een inkijkje gegeven in de innovatiewerkplaats van het lectoraat Juridische Aspecten van de Arbeidsmarkt. Er wordt beschreven wat het doel is en hoe de innovatiewerkplaats nu in de praktijk werkt. Ook de ervaringen van de studenten zelf en hun resultaten komen aan de orde.

Presentation visit Beijing Union University, 22-10-2015.

There's much discussion about being open, with topics such as open source software, open innovation, open research, and open education. Will the whole world be open, and, if so, what was all closed in the past? The authors analyze the similarities and differences between the open movements they've been …

Higher professional education in Europe has changed from teaching-only institutes to hybrids of teaching and research. The purpose of this study was to examine factors that influence the judgements of lecturers about new organisational goals and perceptions of their new research-related competencies. …

Before the start and during the first weeks of their first year, it has been observed by teachers that engineering students start with a high level of motivation, which often seems to decrease during the course of the first semesters. Such a decrease in motivation can be a main driver for students …