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'The solutions for global challenges will only come if we build them together.'
Programme director Willem Elbers about the new Master in Global Challenges.
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RadboudCSW introduces post-initial master's in gifted education and care
RadboudCSW will offer the new, part-time master's programme International Advanced Master in Gifted Education & Care (iamGE&C) from February 2026.
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Radboud University’s AMID transforms into Global Challenges
Radboud University’s AMID is rebranding as the Master in Global Challenges – a name that better reflects the evolving landscape of global development and the programme’s expanding mission.
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A unique collaboration: the post-initial master in Global Challenges in Nairobi
Since 2021, the post-initial master in Global Challenges (AMID) has partnered with the lnstitute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi (UoN). Three people involved tell their stories.
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Blended learning and workplace learning: jewels in RITHA's crown
Radboud educationalist Lonneke Luycks and RITHA head lecturer Janneke Berendsen-Hulshof talk about the RITHA’s vision for education
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A day in the life of first-year RITHA student Stans Jetten
Follow the journey of first-year RITHA student Stans Jetten
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From intuition to method: successful approach in the care sector now backed up by science
A treatment method that has delivered repeated successes over many years in the field of youth care, but had not previously been given a platform, now has a robust scientific basis, thanks to the PhD research of Carine Heijligers and Sonja Graafstal.
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Sara Kinsbergen appointed Professor in the field of the Citizens’ Role in Sustainable Development
On 1 July 2023, Sara Kinsbergen was appointed Professor in the field of the Citizens’ Role in Sustainable Development at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
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"Without pracademics we won’t be able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals!”
Willem Elbers, deputy programme director at AMID, doesn’t beat around the bush: “I really want to make the world a better place. I developed that drive at a young age. Because it’s absolutely essential. And because it gives my life meaning. So it’s fantastic that I’m now a pracademic, fostering collaboration all over the world. Wherever I work, I try to build bridges between academic insights and the real-life issues we encounter in practice.”
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Free SpeakApp!-Kids helps children overcome fear of public speaking
For many primary school children, it is a cause for enormous stress and sleepless nights time and again: class presentations. A new, free app helps children with fear of public speaking to prevent and overcome this fear. The SpeakAPP!-Kids app, developed by Radboud University researchers, allows them to practise as much as they want in a virtual reality environment.
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Inaugural lecture: give loved ones a central role in the treatment of traumatised patients
Victims of traumatic experiences benefit from the support of their loved ones and the broader community, according to Professor of Psychotraumatology in a Developmental Perspective, Elisa van Ee, inaugural lecture on Wednesday 21 September.
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AMID Young Professional programme’ wins Internationalisation Award 2022
The Internationalisation Award 2022 is awarded to the AMID Young Professional programme’.
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Paul van der Heijden appointed as Professor of Multidimensional Psychodiagnostics
On 1 March 2022, Paul van der Heijden was appointed as professor by special appointment of Multidimensionele psychodiagnostiek gedurende de levensloop (multidimensional psychodiagnostics over a lifetime) at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
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'Giftedness is suitable as a concept, but not as a label'
We can still make significant strides in recognising and guiding talented and gifted people. People are regularly labelled as gifted, but it is questionable whether this benefits them. Lianne Hoogeveen, professor by special appointment of identification, support and counselling of talent at Radboud University, aims for her research to contribute to a healthier approach to talented and gifted people. Hoogeveen gave her inaugural lecture on 8 March.