Onderwijs is een cruciale factor in de overgang naar volwassenheid en beïnvloedt de kansen en het toekomstperspectief van jonge mensen. Wij als BACW zetten ons in voor een beter begrip van de uitdagingen waarmee jongeren te maken krijgen in onze snel veranderende samenleving. Daarom organiseert Becoming Adults in a Changing World (BACW) op 23 april…

Beste BACW-community, 📢 Wat betekent het als we steeds minder investeren in onderwijs? Hoe raken bezuinigingen niet alleen studenten en docenten, maar de hele samenleving? En wat betekent dit voor de toekomst van jongeren –en wat kunnen we samen hieraan doen? 💬 Doe mee aan het gesprek! Op 23 april 2025 organiseert Becoming Adults in a Changing World (BACW) een interactieve paneldiscussie over de onderwijsbezuinigingen:…

On November 5th, we gathered in the beautiful University Library Hall in the city center for the very first YELS Project Meet-Up. It was an afternoon to get to know each other and the research projects of the Youth Education & Life Skills community, as well as to inspire and support each other in our…

A new round of financial support is offered by the community Youth Education & Life Skills to promote and support research activities that fit the scope of YELS. We look forward to receiving your proposals before the November 29, 2024. Focus and values In the Youth Education & Life Skills community, we study how education…

On Wednesday evening May 15th, the Symposium on Belonging and Teacher Practices took place at the Academy Building in Utrecht. We look back on an inspiring evening with the special presence of Melanie Acosta all the way from Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Acosta is an Associate Professor of Education, and her research, teaching and services…

Luuk Disseldorp en Dean Giethoorn zijn net als veel andere scholieren druk bezig met hun studiekeuze. Voor 1 mei moet het duidelijk zijn wat het gaat worden. Maar hoe maak je die keuze? Luuk en Dean maken hun profielwerkstuk in dit eindexamenjaar over studiekeuzes in een wereld in verandering. Hoe maak je die keuze? En…

Newsletter December:
– Recipients Early Childhood funding
– SAVE THE DATE: Interdisciplinary grant application network lunch
– SAVE THE DATE: Early Childhood summer school
– Spotlight: introduction funding recipients, blogs from our community, FAIR data science café
– Agenda

On January 29th, the Youth and Digital Platforms symposium took place. We look back on a inspiring day, where knowledge was shared, ideas were exchanged, and foundations of future collaboration were laid. Above all, we had a lot of fun and global engagement was flourishing. Global South and Digital Plaforms The symposium focused on the…

The “Growing Up and Growing Out?” pop-up meeting on November 27, 2023, offered a unique opportunity to unravel the complexities of the transition from adolescence to adulthood. This is a dynamic period marked by important changes in social roles of dependency (e.g., parental dependence) to roles of adult responsibilities. Adolescents have a growing need for…

On October 10th we had our first ever pop-up meeting with as theme “Navigating from School to Work”. We look back on an inspiring afternoon where a lot of new connections were made.   In the first part of the pop-up meeting, we were joined by Professor Kristoffer Chelsom Vogt, head of department of Sociology…