Development for employees of Utrecht University
At Utrecht University, we work together towards a better world. Your commitment and talent are indispensable for our goal of providing high-quality education and research and making a sustainable contribution to society. We value your job satisfaction and personal development. That is why we have a development framework within UU with agreements on professional growth and career paths of employees. Based on this perspective, we invest in offering a broad range of development opportunities. Our goal is to support you in performing your role with satisfaction and to take steps in your further career.
Development opportunities for our employees
Our development offer is diverse and tailored to the different roles within Utrecht University. Some of the offerings include:
Academic leadership
Managing in an academic context requires specific knowledge and skills. At all stages of your career, we offer opportunities to strengthen your personal, organisational and strategic leadership.
Teacher professionalisation
Teachers can obtain their Basic or Senior Teaching Qualification (BKO/SKO) and participate in the Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning's comprehensive professionalisation offer.
PhD training events
For PhD candidates, we offer a range of events and training, including a career orientation event that provides insight into a variety of career opportunities.
Development networks
For talented university employees who have ambitions to progress towards management and policy positions, we offer development trajectories with networking opportunities, workshops and training.
Skills training
We offer various skills training courses focusing on topics such as time management, effective feedback, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and social safety.
Coaching
Our broad pool of external (team) coaches offers supervision aimed at personal development, with valuable insights into your qualities, challenges and opportunities for growth.
Assessment & development interviews (A&D)
During annual A&D interviews and continuous conversation, employees and managers discuss the opportunities for growth and depth within the career.
In addition to this development offer, we also encourage internal mobility and career development. That is why we have a dedicated vacancy page for employees, featuring all internal and external vacancies at Utrecht University. We also offer projects and interim assignments, giving you the opportunity to explore different roles and areas of work across the university in an accessible way.