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, there is an internal vacancy page specifically for employees, where vacancies within UU are shared. After all, internal mobility and career development are important to us. There is also an offer of projects and interim assignments, so you can get acquainted with other positions and tasks within the university in an accessible way.
Learn more about employee development opportunities
In the Development Guide on the intranet (login required), current employees can find extensive information on all learning and development paths. Utrecht University has an extensive offering so that you can shape your career with joy and success.