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Chinese and Dutch Teachers of English have different opinions about cultures associated with the English language 17 November 2017
Teachers of English as a foreign language in China and the Netherlands have different notions of themselves as teachers in relation to cultures associ...
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Two different approaches at the Diversity symposium 14 November 2017
One of the speakers at the Diversity symposium on 22 November is Estela Mara Bensimon, highly honoured professor of Higher Education in the US. A seco...
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Interest: a complex concept in education 28 September 2017
It's much easier to learn something if you're interested in it. But students' interests are often diverse and wide-ranging, says Sanne Akkerman, Profe...
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How to retain older teachers for secondary education 15 September 2017
Dissatisfied older teachers regularly quit teaching before reaching retirement age. In her dissertation, PhD candidate Ietje Veldman advocates specifi...
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What determines motivation for the teaching profession? 01 September 2017
The motivation of student teachers for the teacher's profession depends on various factors. Teacher training can influence the commitment of students....
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Twentieth anniversary of the Lorentz Center: developing ideas in a scientific bubble 27 June 2017
The 20th anniversary of the Lorentz Center will be celebrated on 28 June 2017 with the opening of an exhibition in the Oude UB. For two decades alread...
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Cognitive tool for the swamp 13 June 2017
Fred Janssen is curious about how best to teach students and students to gain a good understanding of complex ‘swamp situations’. This is the subject ...
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Blended learning activates students 20 April 2017
Recently, the booklet 'Blended Learning, het versterken van het onderwijs op de Universiteit Leiden' has been launched. Sonja Wagenaar, educational ad...
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88 graduate teachers 04 April 2017
On March 31, 2017, graduates of the teacher education programme received their diploma.
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442nd Dies Natalis focuses on Asia 08 February 2017
On the 442nd anniversary of the foundation of Leiden University, and at the start of the Leiden Asia Year, lawyer Jan Michiel Otto, an expert in the f...
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Sitting room as oasis for refugee students 06 October 2016
A large table with tablecloth, a sitting area with soft lighting. A new meeting place in Plexus for students from a migrant background, opened on 6 Oc...
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ICLON research program reviewed as 'very good' 23 June 2016
Last year the research program Teaching and Teacher Learning of ICLON Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching had its recurrent external review.
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'MOOCs are maturing' 24 March 2016
At a meeting in The Hague from 20 to 22 March, lecturers, university administrators and online teaching specialists made plans for better teaching usi...
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Astronaut André Kuipers touches down at Leiden University 22 January 2016
In his guest lecture on 22 January André Kuipers took school pupils and students on trip through space. His mission was to interest his young listener...
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Dies Natalis 2016 04 January 2016
Leiden University will celebrate its 441st anniversary on Monday 8 February 2016 in the Leiden Pieterskerk. Everyone is welcome to attend or follow th...