Tilburg Series in Academic Education: Knowledge, Skills, Character
To educate students to become responsible and entrepreneurial professionals, Tilburg University invests in providing quality and innovative education according to the principles of knowledge, skill and character.
Exploring an Educational Vision for Tilburg Univeristy
Universities are accountable to the democratic society they are part of, and more particularly to the students studying there. What is it that we train our students for and why?
By Alkeline van Lenning and Herman de Regt
Innovation in Higher Education
Why should a university pursue innovation? Is success guaranteed? Can developments in other sectors teach us anything about how innovations can and should be implemented? These are the questions to which we turn our attention in this essay.
By Philip Joos and Lex Meijdam
Success and Failure in Higher Education
The essays within this book critically reflect on the current discourse on failure, success, and excellence within higher education and society at large. The book also presents and discusses more practically oriented (educational) initiatives that intend to increase students’ wellbeing.
Edited by Tessa Leesen and Alkeline van Lenning
Online Academic Education: What to Keep and What to Drop?
This issue examines the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for education within our university. What are the opportunities and risks posed by online education? Instructors, students, and educational policymakers share their experiences with and ideas about online education.
Edited by Alkeline van Lenning and Herman de Regt
Breaking Barriers: Innovation through Collaboration
This volume showcases several inspirational innovation projects being conducted at Tilburg University and externally and illustrates that course and program design are turning into team efforts.
Edited by Tessa Leesen, Sander Bax and Gerwin van der Laan
Beacons and Movements: About Universities
In this special edition of the Tilburg Series in Academic Education Rector Magnificus and President of the Executive Board of Tilburg University Professor Wim van de Donk reflects on the future of the university as a knowledge institute in today’s disruptive world.
Edited by Tessa Leesen, Sander Bax and Gerwin van der Laan
Who is It All for? The Student at Center Stage
In the latest edition, Tilburg University’s academic staff address the following intricate questions: What kind of students do we want to educate?; ‘How to prepare students for the world after graduation’ and ‘How to engage and assess our students?’
Edited by Tessa Leesen, Sander Bax and Gerwin van der Laan
