Are you eager to learn more about the latest educational developments and learn from colleagues from other universities? Then this is your chance to be part of a national collaboration, specifically designed to bring you together with a diverse community of teaching staff from different institutions.
University teaching staff have the opportunity to learn and develop by participating in a national initiative, created by ten Dutch universities. From Rotterdam to Maastricht, Amsterdam to Groningen: face-to-face meetings, online courses, webinars, and hybrid activities will be offered at various locations, dates, and times. This allows educators to delve deeper into relevant topics such as innovative technologies, diversity and inclusivity, assessment, sustainable development goals or (inter)disciplinary education. These ten institutions enable teachers to choose from a rich, diverse offering that aligns with their own development needs and professional interests, without being bound to a fixed location.
Eligibility criteria for staff to participate:
- You are employed and have formal teaching duties at one of the participating universities (Open Universiteit, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Maastricht University, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Universiteit Leiden, Tilburg University en Technische Universiteit Delft en Technische Universiteit Eindhoven).
- In most cases, it is of added value if you have already obtained the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ/BKO).
- Certain activities offered are only available in Dutch or English. To participate in these, you require sufficient proficiency in the language offered.
The opportunities available during 2025 are available below and will be updated regularly. Below you can find the courses of the participating universities. Click here for the EUR offer.
Have you taken part in a course, workshop or webinar from another participating university? Then we’d love to hear what you thought! We like to hear your opinion afterwards. At the end of the offer, you will receive an evaluation link from us.
Generative AI, like AI chatbots, has a significant impact on how students learn and the future of their professions. How do you navigate this?
In this workshop for teachers, programme directors, and programme coordinators, discover VU Amsterdam policies and VU-CTL recommendations on deploying generative AI in teaching and learning. Gain valuable ideas on integrating it effectively and responsibly into your programme or course.
Offered by: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dates and times: 6 February 2025, 10:00 - 11:30; 8 May 2025, 11:00 - 12:30
Language: Dutch, unless someone is not proficient in Dutch – then English.
Location: Hybrid
Cost: Free
In this workshop, we will dive into the world of educational videos together and explore what really makes these videos of high quality. We start by exploring participants' views on what defines a good educational video. Using examples, we identify criteria of quality.
We then introduce a theoretical framework in which these criteria are conveniently grouped into five dimensions. The participants use this to do further assessment of their own videos using a checklist that includes these five dimensions.
During the joint discussion of the videos, the presenters will add an extra layer to the theoretical framework which may answer the question why people sometimes judge the same product very differently in terms of quality.
We will conclude the workshop with provocative questions that you will take home with you, so that afterwards you can reflect further on how to continue improving the quality of educational videos.
Offered by: Open Universiteit
Dates and times: On request. Starting from 6 registrations, we will contact participants to schedule a moment. Workshop duration: 90 minutes.
Language: Available in Dutch and English
Location: Online (self-paced) and on campus
Cost: free
More information: Participants should bring their own laptop
How do you see yourself during a supervision process: are you a delegator, expert, coach or perhaps critical friend? Are you looking for tools to better guide your students in the challenging thesis process?
As a supervisor, you play a key role in student success. This course will provide you with the tools and strategies to improve your supervision skills and provide effective mentoring. Learn about different supervision roles, common challenges and how to provide valuable feedback to your student. Start now and learn how to take your supervision skills to the next level in this short module.
Offered by: Leiden University
Dates and times: Start any time (self-paced)
Language: Available in Dutch and English
Location: Online
Cost: free
Tilburg.ai is an initiative launched by Tilburg University to integrate AI in education in a responsible manner. You will find a variety of helpful tutorials on AI technology for higher education.
A few examples:
- AI Tool Advisor: Discover what AI tools are available to support you?
- Prompt Engineering Course: Learn how to communicate or “talk” with AI models, particularly ChatGPT.
- How GenAI Can Impact Your Teaching: Learn how to use GenAI responsibly and explore the potential impacts they may have on your teaching.
Offered by: Tilburg University
Dates and times: Start any time (self-paced)
Language: English
Location: Online
Cost: Free
Stay up-to-date on the latest AI advancements in education with a curated overview of new tools, trends, and breakthroughs transforming learning and teaching.
As AI technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, staying informed can feel like a challenge. Each week brings new models, features, and capabilities that have the potential to transform educational practices and outcomes. In this session, we curate and distil the latest advancements in AI, focusing on tools, trends, and breakthroughs that impact the field of education. Join us to stay current on how these developments can enhance learning experiences, support educators, and shape the future of education.
Offered by: Tilburg University
Dates and times: April 3, 14:30-16:00
Language: English
Location: Online (via Microsoft Teams; we will share the link a few days before the session)
Cost: While we are delighted to offer this workshop free of charge, we kindly ask that if you sign up, please commit to attending.
More information: No preparation is needed, but please make sure you have access to ChatGPT (Free account is fine).
In this module, you will learn to:
- Understand what Generative AI is
- Recognise the opportunities and limitations of Generative AI
- Familiarise yourself with the do's and don'ts when using Generative AI
Offered by: Universiteit Maastricht
Dates and times: Start any time (self-paced)
Language: English
Location: Online mini modules
Cost: Free
After having finished this module, you will:
- Know what prompt engineering is.
- Understand how to formulate a good prompt.
- Have the ability to evaluate existing prompts.
Offered by: Universiteit Maastricht
Dates and times: Start any time (self-paced)
Language: English
Location: Online mini modules
Cost: Free
Learn basic Dutch. The course will take place over the course of three weeks, helping you to:
- Introduce yourself and connect with fellow learners;
- Talk about your family, friends, work, and study;
- Experience life in the Netherlands.
Speak, write, and understand useful Dutch
During the course, you will learn Dutch phrases, greetings, vocabulary, numbers, spelling, and grammar. By the end of the course, you will be able to recognise familiar words and phrases about yourself and your family. You will be taught to use simple sentences to describe where you live and about the people you know. Finally, you will be able to write short texts such as an email or fill in forms with personal details. The focus will be on receptive skills such as reading and listening.
This course has been ranked as one of the best online courses by online course aggregator class central.
Offered by: University of Groningen
Dates and times: You can start anytime (self-paced)
Language: English
Location: MOOC (online)
Cost: free of charge (completion within three weeks, no certificate) or €75 for participants who want a certificate or want to study longer than three weeks.
The aim of this course is to give you an understanding of how the world works for someone who is autistic, and the effects this has on education. In doing so, you will develop the ability to empathise with autistic students. The course provides guidelines for making education autism-inclusive, with concrete examples of how to apply those guidelines. The guidelines become understandable as you have first gained an understanding of autism.
Offered by: Open Universiteit
Dates and times: Start at any time (self-paced)
Language: Dutch
Location: Online
Cost: Free of charge
Would you like to update an existing lecture or design a completely new one? Would you like to know what all your students need to understand lecture materials? Please attend the online module Accessible lectures in three steps and find out how to tailor your lecture to the neurodiverse group of students in your course.
Offered by: Leiden University
Dates and times: Start at any time (self-paced)
Language: Available in Dutch and English
Location: Online
Cost: Free
Join us for one or more of the five modules of the EQUiiP Continuing Professional Development programme. The modules are organised in an interactive workshop format in which participants are invited to bring and share their teaching practices. You can either register for one or more modules, which can be taken in any order. There is an option to obtain a Proof of Competence certification if more modules are taken. The target audience for these sessions are teachers and educational developers interested in building on their inclusive (teaching) practices in diverse classrooms (e.g. ethnicity, first generation student, neurodiversity, etc.). Want to learn more about Equipping? Visit our website page.
Offered by: University of Groningen
Dates and times:
- Module 'Dynamics in Group Work', 25 March 2025, 09:00 - 12:00;
- Module 'The Role of Language in the Classroom', 25 April 2025, 09:00 - 12:00;
- Module 'Inclusive Assessment': 19 May 2025, 09:00 -12:00
Language: English
Location: On-site (Groningen City Center)
Cost: Free of charge
This workshop is specifically designed to equip you with the essential skills and strategies needed to navigate cultural diversity in the classroom and improve student engagement, collaboration, and learning outcomes.
You will learn how to:
- Communicate without judgment or stereotypes, fostering a respectful and inclusive learning environment.
- Gain insight into your own communication styles and how they may be perceived by people from different cultural backgrounds.
- Interpret verbal and non-verbal cues and adapt your communication style to match the cultural context.
- Analyse complex intercultural classroom situations and implement practical solutions to promote inclusivity and reduce misunderstandings.
Offered by: TU Delft
Dates and times: This workshop has three sessions:
- Session 1: 14 March 2025, from 9:30 – 12:30;
- Session 2: 21 March 2025, from 9:30 – 12:30;
- Session 3: 28 March 2025, from 9:30 – 12:30
Language: English
Location: Tu Delft Teaching Lab
Cost: Free of charge
More information: TLS Opleidingsportaal (if you have a staff Ned-ID) or send an email to Teaching-Support@tudelft.nl.
In this session, we will focus on a subject that is gaining increasing importance in diverse classrooms: How to invite sensitive topics to the classroom discussion and how to manage “hot moments” that might arise during these discussions. Discussing such sensitive and controversial topics has its challenges but also offers invaluable opportunities for students to develop critical thinking skills, empathy, intercultural skills, and a deeper understanding of complex global issues. This session aims to increase awareness on the subject, provide practical tools to help teachers navigate these sensitive discussions, and give opportunity to exchange ideas, concerns, and good practices among each other.
Offered by: Tilburg University
Dates and times: May 20, 14.00-15.30
Language: English
Location: Online (via Microsoft Teams, we will share the link a few days before the session)
Cost: While we are delighted to offer this workshop free of charge, we kindly ask that if you sign up, please commit to attending.
In this MOOC you will work on your own assessment products through assignments. For example, you can create an assessment plan for your own course. In addition, you will become part of a global learning community of higher education teachers.
We offer instructional videos, interviews with experts and with teachers, animations, and checklists. In addition to this, you will find exercises, test assignments and discussions in the MOOC.
Offered by: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Dates and times: Every 8 weeks. It is possible to register and start with the MOOC.
Language: English
Location: MOOC (online)
Cost: Free of charge
This workshop is intended for lecturers seeking to streamline their grading process. This may be particularly interesting for lecturers of Q4 courses who face tighter grading timelines due to the academic calendar structure.
During this hands-on workshop, we will delve into practical strategies for both short-term and long-term grading time reductions. As a participant, you will engage in meaningful discussions with colleagues from various departments within the TU. Together, you will explore opportunities and exchange best practices in a small group setting. A learning developer will share insights and tips to enhance your grading efficiency, while also providing the opportunity to refine your course assessment.
This workshop warmly welcomes participants from all faculties and other universities. To ensure meaningful discussions, we recommend having a specific course and assessment in mind to focus on during our time together.
Offered by: TU Delft
Dates and times: On demand
Language: English
Location: TU Delft Teaching Lab
Cost: Free of charge
In this workshop you will explore the merits and pitfalls of rubrics. You will exchange tips to ensure the assessment is fair, efficient, transparent, objective, and stimulates your students’ learning. You will learn how to make sure your grading is comparable with the way your colleagues grade your students’ assignments or projects.
During this workshop you will discover the benefits and challenges associated with using rubrics for assessment.
In this interactive session, you will exchange valuable insights to ensure fairness, efficiency and objectivity in your assessment process, all while stimulating student learning.
Key takeaways from the workshop include:
- Understanding the impact rubrics can have on grading and feedback of student work.
- Learning the why and how behind aligning rubrics with your course’s learning objectives and instructions.
- Gaining insights into converting rubric assessments into final grades.
During the workshop there will be time provided to share experiences, grading tools and challenges, all with the aim of enhancing and refining your course grading guide.
Offered by: TU Delft
Dates and times: On demand
Language: English
Location: TU Delft Teaching Lab
Cost: Free of charge
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that permit no-cost access, use, adaption and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions. They allow for innovative teaching methods, and increase collaboration, accessibility and knowledge dissemination. Educators can adapt and publish their own OER, thereby meeting the needs of their students more closely than when using proprietary and commercial resources.
Offered by: TU Delft
Dates and times: On demand
Language: English
Location: TU Delft Teaching Lab
Cost: Free of charge
In this workshop you will receive guidance on how to enhance your teaching by using storytelling, videos, interviews, and other techniques from the TV industry. Whether being taught online or face-to-face, students learn better in a stimulating environment. It is the responsibility of the lecturer to create that environment with their performance, the course content, and the positive energy they engender from their audience.
All this can be achieved by using easy to learn techniques from the TV industry. Teaching and being taught can be much more fun, if you know how to! TV producer and media skills trainer Julian Dismore will introduce you to different ways to make your lectures and materials more engaging while maintaining the academic standard. Exercises, discussions, and role play will help you improve your approach.
Offered by: Universiteit Maastricht
Dates and times: 3 April 2025, 13:30 – 16:00
Trainer: Julian Dismore
Language: English
Location: Online
Cost: Free of charge
The focus of this workshop is the successful supervision of (individual) students. A special aspect here is the role of the online tutor. After all, many teachers maintain contact with students remotely: through phone calls, e-mail and zoom or during virtual classes.
During this workshop we will cover some theoretical aspects and practice fundamental interaction and conversation techniques, like feedback rules in role play and discussions based on sources and videoclips. We try as much as possible to connect to situations in your own teaching practice. The focus is always on optimizing each person's strengths as effectively as possible for (online) individual coaching.
Offered by: Open Universiteit
Dates and times: On demand. Starting at 4 registrations. Participants will be contacted to schedule a moment.
Language: English or Dutch
Location: Online / Face2Face
Cost: Free of charge
Have you ever considered building an online (learning) community for students, teachers, or coworkers? Creating a thriving community requires thoughtful planning and a few key considerations. This course provides the foundational tools you need to not only establish an online community but also transform it into a lively and engaging hub for collaboration and sharing. Throughout the course, you'll explore essential aspects of community building, including important design principles, behavioural management strategies, and the key factors to consider when setting up a successful community.
Offered by: Leiden University
Dates and times: Start any time (self-paced)
Language: English
Location: Online
Student groups are growing larger every year, making it challenging to actively engage students in their learning.
In this short session, you’ll learn effective active teaching methods for large groups and practical strategies to save time when providing feedback and grading assignments.
Offered by: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dates and times: 8 April 2025, 11:00 - 12:30; 24 June 2025, 11:00 - 12:30
Language: Dutch, unless someone cannot speak Dutch - in which case English.
Location: Hybrid
Cost: Free of charge
Reflection is an essential skill for all university students and plays a crucial role in their academic development. But how do you get students to reflect and what is your role as a teacher in this process? Learning your students to reflect is not something done ‘just like that’. It requires specific knowledge, skills and teaching methods, which will be addressed in this training. This course is designed for lecturers who want to delve deeper into the art of teaching reflection. It complements the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ/BKO) and is ideal for educators looking to enhance their ability to encourage and teach reflective skills.
What you will gain
- Knowledge: learn about educational theories and models about reflection to provide you a solid basis.
- Practical tools for reflective teaching: Learn how to design learning activities within your own course that invite students to reflect.
- Skills for encouraging reflection: Gain expertise to encourage meaningful reflection during your teaching, such as through the use of non-verbal communication or guiding reflective discussions.
- Professional development: This course not only equips you to teach reflection but also contributes to your own growth as a ‘reflective practitioner’, with the goal of improving effectiveness in the classroom.
Offered by: University of Groningen
Dates and times:
- Workshop 1: Tuesday 15 April 2025 (9.00-12.30 a.m.)
- Workshop 2: Tuesday 6 May 2025 (9.00-12.30 a.m.)
- Workshop 3: Tuesday 20 May 2025 (9.00-12.30 a.m.)
- Workshop 4: Tuesday 3 June 2025 (9.00-12.30 a.m.)
You need to be present during at least 3 workshops
Language: English
Location: On-site in Groningen
Cost: Free of charge
In our rapidly changing society, where uncertainty and change are the norm, the question is more relevant than ever: how and for what are we educating our young people? Reflect and dare to look ahead. It is time to grow!
Offered by: Radboud University, Radboudumc, HAN University of Applied Sciences, ROC Nijmegen and Yuverta
Dates and times: 1 and 2 April 2025
Language: Dutch and English (depending on workshop)
Location: At the campus in Nijmegen
Cost: Free of charge (for external guests, 25 euros administration costs are charged)
More information: Check the website for the full programme: The Education Days | Radboud University
The VU Education Day on 6 March 2025 is entirely dedicated to 'Imagination in Education'. It will be a day full of inspiration, meeting and new perspectives, in which imagination is central.
Together, we explore how we, as an educational community, can use our dreams and ideas to meet the challenges of tomorrow. Use your imagination, dream big!
Inspiring opening and keynote
We will start the day with a plenary meeting in which we will let imagination in education resonate in a creative way through different speakers.
Workshops and interactive sessions
In addition to the keynote, you can choose from various workshops and interactive sessions, and we will discuss current themes that play a role at VU Amsterdam. Be inspired, share your insights and discover new perspectives that you can immediately apply in your educational practice.
Offered by: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dates and times: March 6, 2025
Language: Dutch
Location: On campus
Cost: Free of charge
Course offer Erasmus University Rotterdam
The MicroLabs below are made available by EUR to teachers from the participating universities. As an EUR lecturer, you can register via the registration system. Not teaching at EUR? Then register via the pre-registration form.
