From 1-2 June, 2017, Utrecht University hosted the annual gathering of the Network for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in research-intensive universities (NETL).

Topic 1 Keynote & discussion: the Future of modern Higher Education

The rector magnificus of our university, Bert van der Zwaan, joined us on Thursday morning to talk about the future of modern higher education. He recently published a book on this.

Other topics

Topic 2: Leading curriculum renewal, introduced by colleagues from Sydney and Hong Kong

Topic 3: Career progression in teaching, introduced by colleagues from Singapore and Utrecht

Topic 4: Post-gradute education and supervision, introduced by colleagues from Lund and Edinburgh

Topic 5: the NETL book, introduced by two of the editors, and planning of future meetings.

The NETL book

Title: Strategic challenges in the development of teaching and learning in research-intensive universities  

Editors: Bjørn Stensaker, Grahame Bilbow, Lori Breslow, and Rob van der Vaart

Published July 2017, available via http://www.springer.com/la/book/9783319564982

Results of the meeting

A summary of the meeting can be read here: Summary annual meeting NETL Utrecht 2017