Sharon Kolk en Laura van Niftrik
Sharon Kolk en Laura van Niftrik

Sharon Kolk obtains Extended Teaching Qualification (ETQ)

On Thursday 27 November, Sharon Kolk obtained the Extended Teaching Qualification (ETQ). The certificate was presented by Vice Dean of Education Laura van Niftrik.

Within the ETQ programme, Sharon worked on educational development, organisation and policy. Driven by her passion for teaching, she uses various innovative teaching methods such as Team-based Learning, Simulated Research Project and Teach2Peer. As programme coordinator within the Institute Board of Biosciences, she was responsible for a curriculum revision and received a Comenius Fellowship for setting up the use of augmented reality in neuro-anatomical education. Sharon started as Director of Education for Biosciences on 1 November 2025.

It is currently not possible to participate in the ETQ. Work is underway on a renewed approach in which participants develop education from different perspectives. If you have any questions, please contact the Teaching Information Point at tipscience [at] ru.nl (tipscience[at]ru[dot]nl).

We warmly congratulate Sharon on obtaining the ETQ and wish her every success in her further career in education!

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