I am Veronique Schutjens, professor Experiential Education in Geography in the group Geography & Education, department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Geosciences. With a background in economic geography and migrant entrepreneurship, I research life course developments; mechanisms of critical reflection on experiences; and its effects on learning processes and life skills in higher education. I am a team player, fascinated by learning processes in new and unfamiliar environments. Read more

Liesbeth Kester is professor Educational Sciences at the department Education and Pedagogy. Her expertise focuses on the instructional design of e-learning, blended learning, game-based learning, multimedia learning, personalized learning and self-regulated learning. Read more

I am Pascale van Zantvliet, and joined the Youth Education & Life Skills community as a postdoc and project member. I have always had a passion for education and have taught at secondary school, hbo and university.
In my research, I aspire to combine insights from sociology, pedagogy and educational science, and take a participatory approach. I am fascinated by the way people collaborate, and especially how they do so in diverse contexts. What opportunities and challenges does this bring and what can we learn from this (both at the individual and contextual level)? In the context of education, I study whether and how collaborative learning can be helpful in teaching youth the skills needed in a diverse society, such as perspective taking and conflict resolution.
I am excited to foster (new) collaborations between researchers, professionals and youth on the topic of youth education and life skills, and thereby contribute to inspiring, valuable education. Read more

My name is Bob Jeurgens, and I take up the role of student assistant within the community. At the moment, I am a Human Geography and Spatial Planning BSc student. I have always been interested in education – that of geography and beyond -, so I am very excited to see what the Youth Education & Life Skills community has in store and to contribute to these various inspiring initiatives.