< Ample scope for talent and development

Expanding possibilities for professional development

We will facilitate the continuous professional development of our teaching staff in the years ahead, so that those with the University Teaching Qualification (BKO) can obtain the Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) and can continue to develop after obtaining this. Increasing the mobility of our organisational & policymaking staff between faculties, other organisational units and external partners is of crucial importance.

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Four reasons why you should make use of LLInC, the brand-new knowledge centre

Four reasons why you should make use of LLInC, the brand-new knowledge centre

Educational innovation provides both opportunities and challenges for lecturers. How do you put your innovative ideas into practice or how do you choose the right learning resources for your teaching? From now on, lecturers can go for support and inspiration to the new Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre (LLInC), a merger between the Centre for Innovation (CfI) and the higher education department of the ICLON (Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching).

Executive Board column: how can we help our lecturers develop their talents?

Executive Board column: how can we help our lecturers develop their talents?

Good lecturers are extremely important to our university. I therefore think it is crucial that we provide them with enough professional development opportunities. The Lecturer Development Taskforce has issued concrete recommendations on how to improve this. As the Board we welcome this advice.

Taskforce calls for more scope for lecturer development: ‘Dare to raise the issue yourself’

Taskforce calls for more scope for lecturer development: ‘Dare to raise the issue yourself’

The quality of academic education depends on good teaching. A taskforce of lecturers, education specialists and HRM experts is therefore calling for Leiden lecturers to be given more opportunities and scope to develop their talents. The group hopes that, with a new lecturer development model and concrete recommendations, teaching and learning can be brought closer together. The Executive Board welcomes the advice from the taskforce.

‘The Senior Teaching Qualification allows you to reflect on your teaching and interact with other lecturers’

‘The Senior Teaching Qualification allows you to reflect on your teaching and interact with other lecturers’

Fifteen passionate lecturers from Leiden University were awarded the Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) on Thursday 27 January. One of them is Frank Takes, as of 1 February Associate Professor of Computer Science. For him the SKO was a good opportunity to reflect on how he teaches.