News Theology
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Remembrance ceremony for students at Tilburg University’s war memorial
03rd May 2024On the occasion of the Remembrance of the Dead on May 4, Karim Schelkens, Dean of the Tilburg School of Catholic Theology, and Sander Herbergs, president of the Tilburg student association St. Olof, laid flowers at the war memorial commemorating the twenty-two Tilburg students who lost their lives during the Second World War. They died following bombings, because of their resistance activities, in concentration camps, or as a result of forced labor and illness. The memorial, consisting of a memorial wall with photos and candles, is located in Cobbenhagen Building.
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Royal Decoration for Ada van der Velden-Westervelt and Gerard van den Berg
26th April 2024On April 26, Ada van der Velden-Westervelt, former Dean of the Tilburg School of Catholic Theology, received a royal decoration from the mayor of Ede. Gerard van den Berg, member of the Board of Governors of Tilburg University and professor of Health Econometrics at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the RUG and UMCG, was also honored on this day.
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Anke Liefbroer deserving finalist in the national Teacher of the Year election 2024
26th March 2024Anke Liefbroer (Tilburg School of Catholic Theology) was honored yesterday as one of the four finalists of the national Teacher of the Year election in Theater De Kom in Nieuwegein. Our congratulations to the winner, Peter Pelzer (Utrecht University), finalists Hanneke Velthuijsen (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences), Chris Attai (Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen), and of course our own Tilburg University colleague Anke Liefbroer.