Humanities University Teaching Qualification

Frank Brandsma teaches Comparative Literature (Middle Ages) in the TLC department and is associate professor. He co-ordinates the BA-programme Literatuurwetenschap, and chairs the Examination Committee of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He has co-ordinated the TCS programme for two years. With regard to the BKO and Academic Teaching in general, he has been Teacher of the Year for TCS in 2013, has organised workshops for young scholars working on their BKO-portfolio, and has been tutoraat fellow from 2013 to 2015. He has taught and is now teaching an international course on the King Arthur legend, this year in Utrecht and Reykjavik. His research focuses on narrative techniques in Arthurian romance around 1200, especially on interlace and the presentation of emotions.

Vincent Crone is associate professor of media and culture studies and the initiator and project leader of Faculty Teaching Trajectory. Since 2015 he is the director of education in the department of MCW and has been teaching about the relationship between media, culture and society since 2001. He has completed several training programs on education within the UU, and was Teaching Fellow at the Center of Excellence in University Teaching from 2014 to 2016. In addition, he is a member of the Educate-IT program committee and is involved in various innovative educational programs within the faculty and university.

Lorena De Vita is an Assistant Professor in the History of International Relations at Utrecht University and co-coordinator of the MA in International Relations in Historical Perspective. An award-winning teacher and researcher, in her research she focuses on the international history of the Cold War, on the international politics of the Arab/Israeli conflict, and on post-1945 European history. Dr. De Vita held Research Fellowships at the Friedrich-Schiller-University (DAAD), at the Memorial House of the Wannsee-Conference, Berlin (Joseph Wulf Fellowship) and at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (Foreign Ministry Postdoctoral Fellowship). Her publications featured in both academic outlets, such as Cold War History and International Affairs, and popular media, such as The Washington Post.

Marije van Braak is an assistant professor in Communication and Information Sciences, where she has been teaching since 2021 on the subjects of conversation analysis and communication in organizations. Since her master's degree, she has been involved in teaching at various universities, both in Social Sciences and Humanities. Currently, she is coordinating professional development meetings with a colleague within the Language & Communication research group. She is also involved in a pilot project on disciplinary theses with an interdisciplinary approach and contributed to the revised curriculum of Dutch general practitioner training programs. Marije's background is in educational science. In 2021, she obtained her Ph.D. in research on the interaction between teachers and students during the exchange of experiences, a form of reflective education, in general practitioner training. Her current research focuses on the importance of teachers' uniqueness in higher education.

Rianne van Lambalgen works as a lecturer for the bachelors Liberal Arts and Sciences and Artificial Intelligence. She obtained her PhD in 2012 in the field of Artificial Intelligence and also obtained an MA in Higher and Professional Education at University College London in 2017. From 2003 she has taught in different higher education institutions. At Utrecht University, Rianne is involved in teaching, coordinaing and developing inerdisciplinary education, where she emphasized the importance of stimulating self-regulation in students. In addition, she is involved in different projects related to education policy, such as selection and admission in the bachelor Artificial Intelligence and the university-wide project related to strengthen interdisciplinary education within the optional course profile.

Will I get time to participate in this training programme during my teaching appointment?

Participants with a temporary appointment of 0.6 FTE or more and that have 10% development time in their appointment can use that time to participate in the training programme. Lecturers who do not have development time during their appointment can make agreements on this matter in their own department, taking into account that following the training programme and compiling the portfolio requires a minimum of 125 hours.

Is the training programme compulsory for obtaining the UTQ?

To be eligible for a UTQ, the lecturer is required to follow the training programme in its entirety and to attend (prepare) the workshops and intervision meetings. You can miss one meeting, only with good reasons (for example teaching obligations or when you are ill). We will check the attendance. 

Who assesses my development document, and based on what criteria? How do I submit it?

The development document is assessed by the members of the faculty UTQ committee. This involves examining whether the development objectives and the way in which they must be achieved are feasible and appropriate for the envisaged UTQ competences. The development document can be submitted to the secretary of the UTQ assessment committee by e-mail (secretarisbkow.gw@uu.nl).

What is the deadline for the submission of my development document?

The development document must be submitted three weeks prior to the meeting. The meeting dates of the UTQ committee are posted on the intranet.