Educational Visiting Scholars

The Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning (CAT) provides the possibility to host visiting academics as Educational Visiting Scholars at Utrecht University. Visits can last between two weeks and three months. Please note: that the visit should be aimed at collaborations or corporation within the field of education, e.g., educational leadership, educational scholarship, higher education research.

What is an Educational Visiting Scholar?

The positions are intended for staff employed at a recognised university that have, or are interested in pursuing, a collaboration with teaching staff at Utrecht University, or for PhD candidates in educational research programmes who are interested in setting up an elective learning experience by research collaboration. 

During their visit, scholars are considered members of the Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning community and will have numerous opportunities to engage with UU staff as well as to participate in CAT activities. For more information about the Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning, click here. Please note that the visit should be aimed at collaborations or corporation within the field of education, e.g., educational leadership, educational scholarship, higher education research.

How to become an Educational Visiting Scholar at Utrecht University?

Educational visiting scholars must specify a goal for their visit; participation in teaching, skill development, educational innovation, educational research in higher education or other scholarly projects relevant to academic teaching, in collaboration with UU teaching staff. Please note that the visit should be aimed at collaborations or corporation within the field of education, e.g., educational leadership, educational scholarship, higher education research.

Scholars who wish to visit the Centre need to have a counterpart (liaison) at Utrecht University. Any affiliated scholar of the CAT (board members, Senior Fellows or affiliated faculty) can function as a counterpart during the visit. Requests for a stay as Educational Visiting Scholar will be submitted by the Visiting Scholar, together with their UU counterpart.

Applications can be sent to the board of the Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning (cat@uu.nl). Within two months’ time, applicants are notified of the decision on their eligibility and the possibility of funding. A committee consisting of two board members and a member of the CAT management team will select the Educational Visiting Scholars. An interview via Skype, by telephone or in person may be part of the selection procedure.

For more information, contact the Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning (cat@uu.nl).