Wageningen University & Research
Wageningen University & ResearchThe mission of Wageningen University & Research is "To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life". Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment.
With its roughly 30 branches, 7,200 employees (6,400 fte) and 13,200 students and over 150.000 participants to WUR's Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.
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We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves, so no employment agencies please. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.Education and Student Affairs'Education and Student Affairs' (ESA) is - as central department in Wageningen University and Research - responsible for the strategy, the implementation as well as the support for and innovation of its education. The department matches supply and demand in education, is responsible for all the administrative processes, guarantees the quality of its education and develops and implements the university's vision for education. In addition to its accredited educational BSc and MSc programmes, ESA initiates and develops new educational activities, including an online education portfolio and professional education. More than 200 employees work at the department of Education and Student Affairs. Since 15 years, Wageningen University and Research has a leading position in the Netherlands for its quality education and education facilities.
The Education Support CentreAs part of ESA, the Education Support Centre (ESC), aims at optimising learning and teaching and educational innovations at our university. ESC seeks to inspire lecturers, facilitate and support their teaching and the education environment and finally to enhance lecturers' professional teaching competences. The Education Support Centre employs around 80 staff members (70 fte) in 7 teams:
Firstly, the centre offers pedagogical advice and educational training, workshops and courses, such as the University Teaching Qualification; (Basis Kwalificatie Onderwijs). Secondly, the centre supports the development and implementation of open and online education. Thirdly, it offers functional management of the digital learning environment (Brightspace) and new IT applications in education. Furthermore, the centre is responsible for supporting multimedia applications (knowledge clips, weblectures, excursion apps) and the fifth team is responsible for all the digital assessments in education. The sixth team stimulates and organises real life cases in education offered by societal partners (from business, governmental-, to civil society organisations). Finally, the seventh team is the Education Support Service Desk, responsible for the communication on support to teachers, including intranet, manuals, workshops and an helpdesk.