The right environment for student excellence

24 april 2012 - Researchers, practitioners and policymakers will convene in Groningen this autumn to discuss best practices in fostering student excellence. Experts are invited to submit their proposals. What environment is needed to boost young talent in education?

Dutch universities strive for best practices in fostering education excellence. The three universities in Amsterdam, VU, UvA and AUC, attempted this already by implementing Honors programs which brought about innovative initiatives like the Learning Lab. The liberal arts college, Roosevelt Academy, too is involved in this discussion with its summer program on teaching excellence. Now, the Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen invites experts to a conference to discuss practices.

International Conference on Excellence

You are interested in knowledge-sharing on education for talented and motivated students.

Researchers, practitioners and policy makers from all around the world will meet each other at this first international conference on honors education and excellence. Recent research and good practices will be presented and discussed. Conference venue: the medieval city of Groningen in the Netherlands.

Proposals can be submitted before May 7 2012. Please refer to our conference website and join us on linked in.

We welcome a wide range of research and good practices focusing on education for gifted and motivated students from primary, secondary and higher education and beyond:

• Evoking excellence in talented and motivated students. Aspects include teaching strategies, honours as a teaching laboratory, assessment, the learning process and environment, creating a culture of excellence and creating an honours community
• Student perspectives: student participation, recruitment and selection, talented students' needs and learning strategies
• Connecting to the real world: professional excellence, excellent performance in the work field, relations between gifted/honours programmes in higher education and the work field
• From an international perspective: ethics and global citizenship in honours/gifted education, international collaborations, and intercultural perspectives on excellence
• The integrated world of excellence: gifted programs in primary, secondary and higher education and their connections