Het Nederlandse Hoger Onderwijs richt zich steeds meer op het bevorderen van excellentie onder studenten. Honoursprogramma’s en Colleges bieden talentvolle en gemotiveerde studenten nieuwe mogelijkheden. Volgens afspraken tussen het ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap en de Nederlandse universiteiten …

The safe explorer in us In order to become global citizens who strive for excellence, we ask our students to take intellectual risks so they can work together effectively. But by exploring unknown territory, they need to leave their educational comfort zone: the safety net we provide so they can take …

What is student excellence? Excellence programs in higher education in the NL / Hanzehogeschool

Combining ethics and excellence in education of gifted students.

In September 2009 the department of Engineering of Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands has started a pilot honours program for excellent engineering students called PRogram OUstanding Development (PROUD). Aim of this program is to give those engineering students, who have the ambition, …

Presentation at EARLI conference 2011 in Exeter (UK). Empirical research (N= 731) on possible difference between undergraduate honours students and 'average students' with regard to their ethical sensitivity.

Pedagogy for gifted and talented students in higher education is the main topic of this study. Teachers of educational programmes designed for talented or highly motivated students in higher education (here called honours programmes) are challenged to stimulate students to increase the quality of their …

This presentation compares the two main gifted education programmes for undergraduate students in the Netherlands and Germany. The programmes were evaluated and will be compared in terms of the institutions involved, the educational objectives pursued, the nature of support provided to the students, …