4,938 search results for “education” in the Public website
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Jagland, Warsi & Ragazzi, 'How to talk about terrorism'
It is in the interest of all democracies for young people to learn the value of free debate, even on sensitive and potentially divisive issues like terrorism, argue Thorbjørn Jagland (secretary general of the Council of Europe), Sayeeda Warsi (UK parliamentarian), and Francesco Ragazzi (Institute of…
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"Artists in the University-Positioning Artistic Research in Higher Education"
In 2017 the book Artists in the University-Positioning Artistic Research in Higher Education by Jenny Wilson was published by Springer. Prof.dr. Henk Borgdorff wrote the foreword, which includes part of his inaugural lecture.
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Digital education: what’s working well and what can we improve?
Nearly a year since the abrupt switchover to mostly online learning, the Digital Education seminar gave teaching staff the opportunity to review their experiences. What can stay in 2021 and what must go? Frequently voiced opinions: yes please to digital tools that make lectures more interactive; yes…
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Building Blocks for the Rule of Law
Legal education initiative of the Leiden University, the University of Groningen and Universitas Indonesia.
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COVID-19 Research and Education at Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research
Since the start of the Corona crisis, several COVID-19 related research and teaching projects were started at LACDR. The computational and teaching activities started right away, as well as a large-scale metabolomics screening program by Thomas Hankemeier’s group. Other experimental activities are still…
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Evert Scholte
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Christine Espin
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Pieter Slaman
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Michiel Hooykaas
Science
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Jelmer Schalk
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Renetta Bos
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jochanan Veerbeek
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Thijs Witty
Faculty of Humanities
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Paul van den Broek
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Manuel Cabal Lopez
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ann Marie Wilson
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Joachim Koops
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Joram van Ketel
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Coen Wirtz
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tuomas Aivelo
Science
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Activating the Research Methods Curriculum: A Blended Flipped Classroom
The blended flipped classroom is a partially online, partially offline course to teach social science research methods. Online, students watch video lectures, do readings, and complete short exercises to acquire basic knowledge of research methodologies and academic skills.
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Species Literacy in the Netherlands
How can species literacy in the Netherlands be explained and improved?
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By educating and doing research together, you can discover things that really matter.
Bringing young, enthusiastic and driven academics from different disciplines together, that’s the goal of the Young Academy Leiden (YAL). As a new member, Assistant professor Jan van Rijn is excited to look at AI from different perspective. ‘I want to bring my expertise together with different point…
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field work by boat to excel sheets: how the corona virus is impacting education
Professor of Ecotoxicology Martina Vijver had planned an eight-week field work course for her students, but the corona virus threw a spanner in the works and Vijver had to come up with a new plan at short notice. ‘Without the help of my own network and that of my colleagues this would have been very…
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Alex Reuneker
Faculty of Humanities
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Dick Smakman
Faculty of Humanities
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Dietsje Jolles
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Claudio Di Felice
Faculty of Humanities
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88 graduate teachers
On March 31, 2017, graduates of the teacher education programme received their diploma.
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Harold Linnartz new Programme Director of Leiden Observatory
A logical next step and a new challenge: Harold Linnartz is ready for his new position as Programme Director (PD) of the Leiden Observatory. He will follow up current PD Paul van der Werf on 1 October. 'The programme has grown tremendously. That will be a logistics tour de force.'
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What determines motivation for the teaching profession?
The motivation of student teachers for the teacher's profession depends on various factors. Teacher training can influence the commitment of students. That is stated in the doctoral thesis of Ikupa Moses, who graduates from the Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching (ICLON) on 7 September 201…
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‘Internationalise universities, but preserve European values’
European higher education may benefit from becoming even more international, but universities should protect European values such as participation and freedom of thought. This was the position taken by European Commissioner Navracsics on 10 November in a debate with Minister Bussemaker and students…
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Vacancy at LUCAS: PhD The Illustrated Aesopian Fable in Education in France 1500-2010 (1.0 fte)
The Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) is looking for a: PhD The Illustrated Aesopian Fable in Education in France 1500-2010 (1.0 fte) Vacancy number: 16-123
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'Offer research and design processes in a varied manner'
Research and design are two activities that are becoming increasingly important in the Dutch subjects O&O (‘research and design’) and NLT ('nature, life and technology’). The dissertation of Tessa Vossen (ICLON and Faculty of Science) indicates that teachers and students understand the importance of…
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Final conference international NUFFIC project Strengthening Legal Education in Eastern Indonesia (SLEEI) on 28-29 March in Mataram, Lombok
Leiden University’s Van Vollenhoven Institute has cooperated for nearly three years in the SLEEI project with Indonesian partners. Next week SLEEI will present its main results on 28 March, including a course development handbook, and several teaching guides written by local law lecturers trained in…
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Rector Hester Bijl on education in times of corona: ‘We have high hopes, but we are also realistic.'
The Dutch universities as a whole are lobbying for a 'normal' academic year from the end of August, where on-campus teaching will be possible. It's a view that Leiden University shares. Rector Hester Bijl talks about what teaching will be like then. She also looks back on a year of lockdown.
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Teachers’ practical knowledge and lesson design in the context of innovation
This project is situated within the context of an innovation of the biology curriculum in Dutch secondary schools. The main purposes are (1) to clarify the relation between teachers’ practical knowledge and the decisions they make when planning and implementing their lessons and (2) to develop a professional…
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Part-time work in schools: ‘Students get to see how great teaching really is’
Given the teacher shortage, secondary schools could use an extra pair of hands. Alfrink College in Zoetermeer is glad to have students from the university helping out in class. ‘We hope students will see how great it is to work in teaching.’
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New in Leiden: Computer science and economics
In a survey held last year by the publication Elsevier, Leiden's Computer Science programme was voted by students as the best university programme of its kind in the Netherlands. And the Rotterdam Economics programme was voted the best in its field. Leiden University now offers a combined study based…
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How do you manage a university that has no clear owner?
Universities are there for future generations; how can we make sure we pass them on intact? Leiden academics responded to the address given by Cambridge professor Stefan Collini at the opening of the academic year.