Upcoming presentations and (international) meetings

2011

  • September 12-16, 2011, ECER Berlin, Germany
  • 17 november 2011, Presentatie en panel Conferentie Competentiegericht toetsen van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Examentechniek

Past presentations and (international) meetings (2006 – present)

2011

  • May 19-20, Key note speech KIT conference on Innovations for Competence Management.
    Title of contribution: ‘The concept of competence: blessing or curse?’
    Lahti, Finland; For further information see http://pro.phkk.fi/kit/
  • May 2-4, Chairman EU-meeting of Western-Balkans delegates on Vocational Training, Brussels, Belgium
  • April 18-21, Annual conference of the Western Balkans Rural Extension Network, Skopje, Macedonia
  • April 11, 2011, Mulder, M., H. Eppink & L. Akkermans (2011).
    Design, Implementation and Effectiveness of Capability-Oriented Workplace Learning in East-Africa.
    Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.
    download prestentation
  • March 28-31, Meetings Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
  • March 22-27, Meetings Horticulture Education project Jimma, Ethiopia
  • February 24-25 2011, Conference Assessment of Competencies in Higher Education, Berlin, Germany
  • 14 februari 2011, Workshop voor de Raad van Advies van het Continuüm Psychiatrie

2010

  • November 30 – December 1, 2010,European Transnational Chavet Seminar ‘Future challenges for vocational education and training in the green sector’, Belgium
  • November 10-14, 2010, Dodoma, Tanzania, Stakeholders meeting and review on HR in the Bachelor Degree of Human Resource Planning and Management of the Institute of Rural Development Planning
  • October 7-8, 2010, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Towards Competence-Based Higher Education. Seminar of rectors, vice-rectors, directors and managerial staff of 9 higher education institutes in East-Indonesia.
  • September 9-10, 2010, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague,
    Key note presentation ‘Competence development in higher agricultural education‘
  • September 13-17, 2010, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia, Courses on non-formal education
    for rural development, Western Balkans Rural Development Network
  • April 10-16, 2010, Mountains of the Moon University (Fortportal) and Bukalasa Agricultural College (Wobulenzi),
    Uganda
  • April 23 – April 29, workshop Texas A&M University, Houston, USA
  • April 29 – May 5, AERA, Denver, USA
  • August 25-27, ECER Conference, Helsinki, Finland
  • 31 March – Master Class Addis Ababa University, School of Education, design, implementation and evaluation
    research on competence-based vocational education
  • 27 March – 2 April, 2010 Jimma, Ethiopia, JUCAVM MSc and BSc Horticulture curriculum development
  • February 22, 2010. meeting with Taylor and Francis, Oxford, UK
  • February 23-24, 2010, meeting of the Western Balkans Rural Development
    Network, Reading, UK

2009

  •  29 mei 2009, slotconferentie (L)earning enterprise for life, HAS Den Bosch
  • 27-28 mei 2009, Onderwijs Research Dagen, Leuven
  • May 12-14 2009, Competence-based vocational-technical education.
    International Conference on Educational Research for Development, at The College of Education, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
    2009-05-14 International Conference AAU NP
    Download paper here.
  • May 7-16 2009, mission to Jimma, Ethiopia, JUCAVM MSc and BSc Horticulture curriculum development
  • 21 april 2009, Inleiding Leren en Werken, Hotel De Nieuwe Wereld Wageningen.
    Download inleiding hier.
    Download Power Point hier    .
    Download inspirerende leerervaringen zoals kort
    beschreven door de deelnemers hier.
  • April 13-18, 2009, AERA, San Diego, R. Wesselink, H. Biemans & M. Mulder, Student and teacher  recognition of
    principles of comprehensive competence-based education in Dutch post-secondary education
  • 9 april 2009, bijdrage Executive Master Course Wageningen Business School
  • April 2-6 2009, Misson NPT project, Horticulture curriculum development, JUCAVM, Jimma, Ethiopia
  • March 4-8 2009, Mission NPT project, Floriculture curriculum development and evaluation, Kampala, Uganda
  • 3 maart 2009. Voorzitter minisymposium onderwijsvisie inkoop, NEVI
  • 2 maart 2009, Vergadering Raad van Advies Continuüm Oncologie
  • 10 Februari 10 2009, Rondetafelgesprekken onderwijsvisie inkoop. NEVI,
    Jaarbeurs Utrecht.

2008

  • December 18+19, Editorial Committee meeting European Journal of Vocational Training,
    Cedefop, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • November 13, Meeting with the publisher of the Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, Taylor
    and Francis, Oxford, UK
  • 3 november, inleiding SMEOT, Hengelo, Een leven lang leren
  • October 7+8, Martin Mulder, Judith Gulikers, Renate Wesselink & Harm Biemans, Competence in
    higher education – review and remarks. Paper presented at the conference ‘Kompetenzermittlung für die Berufsbildung.
    Verfahren, Probleme und Perspektiven im nationalen, europäischen und internationalen Raum, Munich, Germany.
  • September 29-30, Meeting international project team Capacity Building Horticulture, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • 24 september, Presentatie ‘Beweging in de beroepskolom’ tijdens het SBO-congres ‘De beroepskolom’, NBC,
    Nieuwegein (http://www.sbo.nl/congressen/de-beroepskolom/programma)
  • 18 september, President of the day at the International conference on vocational training in floristry. Competency Oriented Learning in Floristry VET. Ahoy Conference Centre – Rotterdam – the Netherlands.
  • September 11, 2008, VETNET Symposium:
    ‘Publishing in ICVT Journals– Issues and Challenges’. ECER, Pedagogen house A, Västra
    Hamngatan 25, 10.30-12.00hrs, room BE 014 (102 auditorium), Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • July 26, Competence-based Education – about frequently asked
    questions.     Presentation at the National Curriculum Workshop on Competence-Based Horticulture Education at JUCAVM, Jimma, Ethiopia.
  • 21-23 May 2008, 9th International HRD Conference, Lille, The new competence concept in higher education:
    error or enrichment?
  • April 17-18, 2008, International MBA, Belgrade, Serbia, Introduction to HRM – current theories, policies,
    strategies and practices in the field of  HRM
  • 10 april 2008, Competentiemanagement en Personal development, Wageningen Business School, Executive Master Course.
  • March 28, 2008, World Bank, Washington, DC, Innovation of agricultural education.
  • March 24-29, 2008, AERA, New York. Martin Mulder, Judith Gulikers, Renate Wesselink, Harm
    Biemans,
    The new competence concept in higher education: error or
    enrichment?
  • February 21-22 2008, Agora Skillsnet, Thessaloniki, Greece.
    Presentation title: ‘From tradition to innovation. Skills needs in Agri-Food Chains.
    See: http://agora.cedefop.europa.eu/skillsnet2008/default.aspx?catid=77
    Download PPT here.
  • February 28+29, Curriculum Development, Evaluation and Quality Management Workshop Floriculture
    Education at BAC and MMU, Kampala, Uganda
  • February 5-10 2008, First mission on curriculum development for MSc floriculture and horticulture, Addis Ababa + Jimma, Ethiopia
  • January 24+25 2008, Editorial Committee Meeting European Journal of Vocational Training, Brussels.

2007

  • December 14, 2007, VETNET Board Meeting, ITB, Bremen
  • 27 november 2007, Key note speech, ‘Competentiegericht beroepsonderwijs; van hype naar deceptie?‘
    Conferentie Studiecentrum voor Bedrijf en Overheid. Jaarbeurs Utrecht.
  • November 12-16, 2007, Mission to VocTech-project Action Research, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • November 7, 2007, Power point presentation at the ‘China-Europe Forum on
    Education’    , held in the Beijing Institute of Education, Beijing, China.
  • November 6-11, 2007, Paper presented at the ‘China-Europe
    Forum on Education’     Developments in European Vocational Training, Beijing,
    China.
  • November 3-6, 2007, Presentation at the Conference ‘Preparing for the Future: Rethinking Higher Agriculture Education and Environment in Asia’, Philippine Carabao Center, Munoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
  • 2 november 2007, Competentiegericht internationaal praktijkonderwijs – Studiedag internationale docenten PTC+.
  • 29 oktober 2007, Topcollege Competentiegericht Beroepsonderwijs – Management Studiecentrum,16.00-19.00 uur.
  • October 18-19, 2007, Editorial Committee European Journal of Vocational Training meeting Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • October 7-13, 2007, Competence-based floriculture curriculum development, Kampala, Uganda
  • 4 oktober 2007, Avans, Den Bosch, HRM onderzoek competentiemanagement.
  • September 20, 2007, Giving VETNET a shape – Giving VET research a profile in EERA. Forum presentations at the European Conference on Educational Research, Gent, Belgium.
    Download speaking notes here.
  • September 19, 2007, Mulder, M. & K. Collins (2007).
    Competence Development in Public and Private Organisations. Paper presented at the ECER conference in Gent, Belgium.
    Download paper here;
    Download Power Point Presentation here
  • September 9-13 2007, International Forum on Vocational-Technical Education UNESCO Beijing, China.
    Download PPT here
  • 8 juni 2007, Lunch met professoren, Onderwijs Research Dagen, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
  • May 25, 2007. Competence-based vocational and higher education: theory, practice and critique – empowering curriculum teams for agile training programs.
    Online video conference key note presentation at the  conference ‘El concepto de competencia: su uso en educación técnica y superior’, at theCentro de Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación, Universidad
    Industrial Santander, Colombia.
  • 24 mei 2007, Topcollege Competentiegericht Beroepsonderwijs – Management Studiecentrum,
    Utrecht May 10 2007, Developments in the EJVT, Governing Board, Cedefop, Greece.
  • May 3+4 2007, Curriculum development in floriculture, Kampala, Uganda.
  • April 9-13 2007, Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago- Paper presentation ‘Validating a model for competence-based VET’ (R. Wesselink, H. Biemans & M. Mulder)
    - Paper presentation ‘Competence development in organizations’ (K. Collins & M. Mulder)
    - Paper presentation ‘Teacher competence for gender equality in the era of HIV/AIDS: insights from Uganda’ (D. Kakuru, M. Mulder & A. Wals)

2006