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Release of book “Navigating the Landscape of Higher Engineering Education”

Posted on 19/06/2020 by Aldert Kamp

June 18th 2020 was a date, engraved in my mind since more than half a year. It was supposed to be the day of my farewell party of TU Delft, and I had planned to use that party to launch … Continue reading →

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The third stage of life of SCIAMACHY 2&8 Breadboard model

Posted on 09/02/2020 by Aldert Kamp

Hundreds of people who entered my office for the first time over the past 10 to 12 years, wondered what the big black and red 1 by 1 m massive looking “engine block” was, protected under a Plexiglas cover. Proudly … Continue reading →

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No skating fun without an agile mindset and a bit of common sense

Posted on 08/03/2018 by Aldert Kamp

Global warming reduces the chance of long lasting cold periods, the Dutch national weather service KNMI says on its website. Weeks of wintertime in the Netherlands have cut down to days, if not hours. Over the past 100 years, the … Continue reading →

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This is what we can do to break the gender stereotype in hardcore engineering

Posted on 17/01/2018 by Aldert Kamp

Women spend more time than men on social integration, score higher in teamwork and empathy, and are more adaptive to change. Does not this make women the preferred engineers of the future? And if so, what can we do to … Continue reading →

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My “A” in STEAM is all about street theatre

Posted on 20/06/2017 by Aldert Kamp

Reading my blogs and reports, you have maybe got the impression that the development in engineering education is the most important think in my universe. I cannot deny this subject has kept me quite busy since 2014 when I started … Continue reading →

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What makes social scientists think engineering students should not learn how to design?

Posted on 21/03/2017 by Aldert Kamp

“Can engineers design? Social science easily proves they cannot”. This is the first line of Bauke Steenhuisen’s essay in the independent university magazine Delta of TU Delft March 2017. In his essay he questions design and design education. Bauke is … Continue reading →

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A Rapidly Changing World: time already for a 3rd revised edition of my book?

Posted on 25/01/2017 by Aldert Kamp

A brief post with a humorous undertow. In June I published the Second Revised Edition of my book “Engineering Education in a Rapidly Changing World“. On page 22 I included the disclaimer “What we do know is that tomorrow’s world … Continue reading →

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You can always write blogposts, but not always make memories

Posted on 22/01/2017 by Aldert Kamp

This morning I was engaged in drafting a blogpost about the role of labs and makerspaces in our engineering education. Until my son and daughter came to me with the best proposal this Sunday: “Let’s see where we can skate”. … Continue reading →

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