This year Wageningen University is the best university of the Netherlands for the 10th time in a row. This fantastic result is made public by the study guide ‘Choice guide Universities 2015’ today.

All study programmes of Wageningen University received good reviews: 14 of the 19 bachelor programmes are qualified as being of top-quality. All programmes were rated by education experts and students. The two courses with the highest scores in the Netherlands are the Wageningen University bachelor programmes Plant Sciences and International Land and Water Management (both with a score of 94 out of 100). Congrats!!!

For more (in Dutch) see: http://www.keuzegids.org/download/141027_embargo_persbericht_keuzegids_universiteiten_2015.pdf

Anne Khaled vandaag gepromoveerd op ‘Innovations in hands-on simulations for competence development’. Paranimfen: Dr. Janna Cousijn; Ir. Carla Oonk; Copromotoren: Dr. Judith Gulikers; Dr. Harm Biemans. Examencommissie: Prof. dr. Renger Witkamp; Prof. dr. Regina Mulder; Prof. dr. Robert-Jan Simons; Dr. Sanne Akkerman. Plaatsvervangend Rector: Prof. dr. Yvonne Rietjens.

 

Ester Alake-Tuenter successfully defended her PhD-thesis ‘Inquiry-based science teaching competence of pre-service primary teachers’. Co-promoters were Dr. Harm Biemans and Dr. Hilde Tobi. Examiners were Dr. M. Svensson from Göteborg University, Prof. D. Beijaard from the TU Eindhoven, Dr. W. Kuiper from Utrecht University, and Prof. T. van Boekel from Wageningen University. Download dissertation via: http://edepot.wur.nl/315471

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