Extra uitdaging

Honours track: U-TEAch

Are you fascinated by other cultures? Do you have a global and/or European perspective? And most of all, would you like an extra challenge: teaching your school subject in English? Then join our international oriented track: U-TEAch (Utrecht Teacher Education Academy). U-TEAch is a selective honours track which provides extra enrichment to the regular Teacher Education. The course focuses on teaching in bilingual and international schools, and includes an internship abroad in which students live and teach abroad.

School subjects

U-TEAch is available for the following school subjects:
art history (ckv) | biology | chemistry | civics | Dutch* | economics | English | French | geography | German* | history | informatics | mathematics | physics | religious studies | Spanish*
(*Depending on the availability of internship schools for those subjects)

Career opportunities

U-TEAch leads to a Dutch first-degree teaching certificate which fully qualifies you to teach at Dutch schools in your school subject. Besides the first-degree teaching certificate, you will receive a U-TEAch honours certificate to certify your specialization in international and bilingual teaching.

Study programme

The U-TEAch track has two variants:

1. Fulltime 1-year programme
Most students choose to study fulltime. The internship abroad is mandatory. Exceptions can be made for students with families, jobs, or extenuating circumstances. In that case your internship will be at an international or bilingual school (tto) in the Netherlands. For more information see Internships and in-service students below.

2. Parttime 2-year programme
For students with a job as a teacher at an international or bilingual school in The Netherlands, you may wish to complete the programme in two years instead of one to reduce workload and have more time to teach at school. For more information see Internships and in-service students below.

Please find below a complete overview of all U-TEAch courses.

Entry requirements

Candidates for the U-TEAch track will be selected based on the criteria below:

  1. Applicants should meet the entry requirements that apply to the Master’s programme (see Toelating en aanmelden).
  2. Active/Passive understanding of Dutch. The one exception to point 1 is the Dutch proficiency. A good understanding of Dutch is required. Please read detailed information in the pdf-document below.
  3. Excellent English language skills. Minimum C1 level is required. Candidates can show this by passing one of the following tests: IELTS, TOEFL, CAE or CPE.
  4. International orientation. E.g. via experience in the Netherlands or abroad with diverse cultural groups and experience living independently abroad (for those who go abroad).
  5. Strong motivation for teaching in general. You are able to show and reflect on prior (educational) experience involving initiative, innovation, collaboration, responsibility and self-reflection.
  6. Strong motivation and vision for U-TEAch. You are able to show and reflect on prior (educational) experience in an international and culturally diverse environment.
  7. Self-management skills. Including: reflective, social/communication skills, planning/organization skills and collaboration skills to work in diverse groups of peers/colleagues.
  8. Honours profile. You have a GPA for your Bachelor’s or Master’s of 7.0 out of 10 or higher (in the Dutch education system).

Please read below the complete version of the Entry requirements (pdf-document) by clicking the yellow button.

Application & deadline

Are you passionate about international teaching and enthusiastic about the U-TEAch program? Register now via Studielink on the Toelating en aanmelden page!
Application deadline: 1 april.

Selection

The Graduate Admissions Office will determine whether you meet requirements 1, 2 and 3. If so, the U-TEAch Selection Committee will determine if you meet requirements 4 to 8 via your motivation letter, cv, letters of reference, and during the selection interview (which includes an elevator pitch). Please read the exact procedure below.

Dates for the selection interviews (2024)

Early bird (all subjects)

25 & 26 March 2024

English and History

22 & 23 April 2024

Other subjects (all subjects except English and History)

13, 14 & 21 May 2024

The selection interviews will take place at Utrecht Science Park.

 

 

Starting date

The programme starts one week before the opening of the schools (secondary education) in the middle region, with the so called Startweek. Please note that this week is scheduled before the start of the academic year. Attendance during this week is necessary and mandatory. 

Holland Scholarship & bursary

The Holland Scholarship is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture & Science and Dutch research universities and universities of applied sciences. The scholarship is meant for international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who wish to pursue a master’s degree in Holland. More information about the Holland Scholarship.

More information

Please check our list of FAQs or contact our study advisor: studieadviseur.gst@uu.nl.