Tag Archives: continous professionalisation

Entering into the “Transition Twenties”

Posted on 02/01/2020 by Aldert Kamp

For my blog followers 2019 must have been disappointing, with only three blogs in the past 12 months. I put my available time instead in writing a paper for the CESAER university network “Engineering Education for 21st Century Europe“, and … Continue reading →

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15 Books that help you become your own futurist in education and work

Posted on 03/01/2019 by Aldert Kamp

The beginning of a new year is always a time when planning for the future comes to our minds. Every now and then people ask me which “visionary” books I read to anticipate trends in education and work in science, … Continue reading →

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The magic of an Unconference on Impact-Focused Education

Posted on 20/08/2018 by Aldert Kamp

Mid July I received a personal invitation to join an “Impact-Focused Education Unconference” at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. I was skeptic about the unconference with its wordings of “unplanning” and “unorganisation”, but decided to discover new pathways toward innovative best … Continue reading →

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Can staff competencies sufficiently be enhanced through Kaizen?

Posted on 28/07/2018 by Aldert Kamp

Today’s higher engineering education faces an existential crisis. The changing world of work, the blurring of boundaries between disciplines and between industry and academic boundaries, the rise of continuous learning, the evolving globalisation and digital behaviour, and the increasing international … Continue reading →

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Six driving forces that will fuel change in TU Delft education 2018-2024

Posted on 18/04/2018 by Aldert Kamp

What kind of university TU Delft strives to be? What changes does TU Delft foresee in its engineering education for the next six years? In January 2018 TU Delft published its updated TU Delft Vision on Education 2018-2024 and Strategic … Continue reading →

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Teaching technology innovation and Reframing academic careers with an educational accent

Posted on 17/03/2018 by Aldert Kamp

My one but previous post was about the confluence of talent development, discovery and innovation at Skoltech, using the CDIO framework. At that same gathering the 4TU.Centre for Engineering Education took the opportunity to run workshops about topics that really … Continue reading →

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Following the CDIO framework Skoltech develops into a powerhouse for innovation and talent development

Posted on 25/02/2018 by Aldert Kamp

Visiting a massive campus building under construction in an extensive technology park which is under development at the same time. Understanding the impact of CDIO thinking on the development of Skoltech. Discussing a career development framework that has an accent … Continue reading →

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How an online ProfEd course can help young or senior engineering professionals and Master students Design their Next Career Move

Posted on 21/12/2017 by Aldert Kamp

If you are a  frequent follower of my blog, you can’t have missed my lasting message that we are living in a rapidly changing world and that change is accelerating. Nowhere is this truer than in the world of engineering. … Continue reading →

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How to transform disposable fulltime lecturers into innovative power?

Posted on 18/09/2017 by Aldert Kamp

Research universities have put the primary focus on the quality of research already for decades. Scientific staff is encouraged to research and publish. Appraisal cycles and career advancement rest on research achievements, with teaching achievement playing only a marginal role, … Continue reading →

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A workshop about worldwide innovations in engineering education. Be inspired or confused.

Posted on 14/06/2017 by Aldert Kamp

What if 86% of the employers in your country would say they have difficulty in recruiting people with the right skills? You think it is unrealistic? It is not. A recent study (2016-2017) about talent shortage  by ManpowerGroup shows that … Continue reading →

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Evidence-based innovation in engineering education? This is why and how.

Posted on 10/03/2017 by Aldert Kamp

What do we learn from trial and error? Innovating curricula is about designing effective learning and teaching environments in continual cycles of educational practice and research. That’s what I have always learned in theory. But I have been curious why … Continue reading →

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