Roeland van der Rijst is professor educational science at the Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching (ICLON) and fellow of the Leiden Teacher’s Academy.

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Roeland van der Rijst is professor educational science at the Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching (ICLON) and fellow of the Leiden Teacher’s Academy. After working as a science teacher at secondary schools in South Africa and the Netherlands, he started his career in higher education. In 2009 he received his Ph.D. for his work on ‘The research-teaching nexus’ at Leiden University. Currently his research interests are focused on ‘research based teaching and learning’ and ‘teacher professional development’. Many of his research projects are connected to the field of teaching and learning in higher education. Additionally he is board member of the Netherlands Educational Research Association (VOR), fellow of the national educational research school ICO, associate editor of the International Journal of Academic Development, and and editorial board member of Pedagogische Studiën, and Teaching in Higher Education.

Research

Roeland's research expertise and activities are focused on teaching and learning in higher education. His publications explore various themes surrounding the design, implementation and evaluation of conducive learning environments in higher education contexts around the globe. Many of his studies draw attention to inquiry-based education at research intensive universities. He supervises several PhD students from various national and international higher education contexts.

Education

Roeland is fellow of the Leiden Teachers’ Academy, is a teacher educator and is awarded with the senior university teacher qualification (SKO). Furthermore, he give various keynote at international conferences and contributes to workshops and training activities for teaching staff at many international higher education institutes.

Publications