Education Management Team

The Education Management Team (EMT) is charged with educational policy and quality, and responsible for the management of the faculty educational programmes: organisation and coordination of education, educational quality control and assurance, allocation of teaching resources, facilities and equipment, strategy development and education policy. The EMT reports to the Management Team.

The EMT has, amongst others, the following tasks:

  • Preparing educational and assessment regulations, that are authorised by the Dean after agreement by the Faculty Student Council (FSC);
  • Defining quality levels per programme;
  • Determining of the curricula;
  • Monitoring and ensuring the course content and didactic quality of education (instruction, coaching, assessment, feedback) from course to curriculum level;
  • Monitoring and controlling the volume of teaching across departments and sections, in conjunction with the allocated educational duties and resources;
  • Advising the faculty Management Team regarding education
The EMT Timeline describes the annual topics of the EMT. The cycle is based on the academic year, where in September/October the topics are the influx numbers, BSA results, Capacity of the MS tracks and non-EER capacity, determining potential educational framesworks, suchs a procedural changes, and setting topics for the coming year. In November/December the topics are to check in on the Quarter Meetings for Q3 and Q4, Reviewing the Evaluation results from Q1, establishing regulations for the MSc Track Placemen Procedure, and the Bachelor Selection procedure, and to check-in with the Mathematics Service Education. In January/February the topics are the syllabi for the Bachelor Selection procedure and MSc Track Placement procedure, an overview of the registratrions for the Numerus Fixus, freezing of the curriculum for the next year, and the Annual Report. March/April topics are to review the Evaluations of Q2, update on the BSA March advice, outcomes for the Bachelor Selection procedure, check-in on the Quarter Meetings for Q1 and Q2, and provide input on the regulation. The topics of May June are to be updated onn the MSc registrations (from MyStudyPlanning), the Master Track Placement, Review the Evaluations of Q3 and Q4, Establishing the regulations for next acaemic year. The topics for July/August are the conclusion of the DSE and Graduation of the BSc. The document also displays the current focus points of the EMT, which are the Implementation of the Master Vitalization, Increasing the Numerus Fixus, Improving the Study duration (Bachelor and Master), and the Bachelor Refresh. There are also non-regular topics displayed, which are the Assessment Framework, Vision on Education, Educational Workload, Bachelor Refresh, Master Vitalization, Thesis Duration, BSc diversity influx, Accreditation, EWEM, Education Spaces, Recognition & Awarding, and Development of Teaching Assistants.

The EMT meets approximately every month to monitor overall compliance with educational goals and objectives, and to give guidance to the administration regarding policies and procedures. The EMT consists of:

  • Chair: Joris Melkert (Director of Education)
  • Secretary: Sander Barendrecht (Head Education & Student Affairs)
  • MSc: Wouter van der Wal (MSc programme Director, a.i.)
  • MSc: Carlos Simao Ferreira (MSc programme Director)
  • BSc: Daniel Peeters (BSc programme coordinator – B1/B2)
  • BSc: Coen de Visser (BSc programme coordinator – B3)
  • General member: Rene van Paassen (general member)
  • Student member: Jasmijn Tromp
  • Student member: Kyra Valk

Sander Barendrecht

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