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

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 been a teacher 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. Read more

I am Viviënne de Wolff, project member of the Youth Education and Life Skills community within Dynamics of Youth. From workshops media and digital literacy for schools, education projects around art exhibitions to TV shows, in my work I’ve always combined new media, technology and youth culture with education. I love to explore diverse and interdisciplinary collaborations with academics, artists, digital content creators, societal organisations and young people.

So are you looking for a new creative idea? Or innovative ways to engage with students, children or young people in general? Or do you just want to ‘geek out’ on the latest films, AI, TikTok-trends, games, TV-series or podcasts? Please get in touch! Read more