Introduction

From healthcare to the retail sector and from the world of education to the business community - whichever sector we work in, the way in which we collaborate and live is changing at a rapid pace.

Digitisation, automation and globalisation have shifted the value propositions of companies and organisations - not to mention the desires and drives of the higher educated. The Sustainable Talent Development research group studies the effect this has on education in the 21st century and on innovation education in a network society. With an open and education-oriented view and a single important goal: optimal development of every student and professional.

About the research group

How can we make the degree programmes future-proof, considering the fact that traditional professions are dying out? Lifelong learning and development is essential. On a practical level, the boundaries between studying at a higher education institution and learning from professionals are becoming more fluid. Just like all other boundaries, such as the ones between disciplines, countries and organisations. Learning is becoming less constrained and networks that transcend those boundaries are becoming essential. A good example of this is learning together, i.e. in connection with others. The Sustainable Talent Development research group studies new forms of learning and development and aims to identify the forms that benefit students and professionals most.

Ellen Sjoer

About the professor

dr. Ellen Sjoer

After receiving her PhD from Leiden University, Ellen began working in the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management at the Delft University of Technology. She has been a project leader for various research projects about e-learning and information management in higher education and at companies. She is also involved in EU projects like Learn RDM in the SME. The first research group she headed at The Hague University of Applied Sciences was the one known as Knowledge Infrastructure for Science and Technology. Ellen also participates in various networks such as the Stichting HRM Lectorennetwerk Nederland and the board of the IACEE (International Association for Continuing Engineering Education). Ellen Sjoer heads the Sustainable Talent Development Research Group since 2011.

+31 (0)6 - 49 69 01 91
e.sjoer@hhs.nl

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Learning and developing: from the first day of the programme up to the time of leaving the professional practice. That's what I want for every professional.

Team

Dulci Altorf

Dulci Altorf

Dulci Altorf

Annemarie Bergsma

Annemarie Bergsma

Annemarie Bergsma

Suzanne Brink

Suzanne Brink

Suzanne Brink

Sjoerd Dobbinga

Sjoerd Dobbinga

Sjoerd Dobbinga

Brent Eekhout

Brent Eekhout

Brent Eekhout

Lonneke Frie

Lonneke Frie

Lonneke Frie

Marieke Gombault

Marieke Gombault

Marieke Gombault

Janine Haenen

Janine Haenen

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Janine Haenen

Janine Haenen is a PhD researcher on the topic of Student Agency.

j.haenen@hhs.nl

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Miranda de Hei

Miranda de Hei

Miranda de Hei

Melissa van der Heijden

Melissa van der Heijden

Melissa van der Heijden

Rainer Hensel

Rainer Hensel

Rainer Hensel

Norbert Huyer

Norbert Huyer

Norbert Huyer

Maaike Konings

Maaike Konings

Maaike Konings

Daphne Kuijlenburg

Daphne Kuijlenburg

Reinekke Lengelle

Reinekke Lengelle

Reinekke Lengelle

Margriet Lerink-Mulderink

Margriet Lerink-Mulderink

Margriet Lerink-Mulderink

Elke Müller

Elke Müller

Karin Potting

Karin Potting

Karin Potting

Silvan Smulders

Silvan Smulders

Silvan Smulders

 Beatriz López Peña

Beatriz López Peña

Beatriz López Peña

Beatriz works as a lecturer for the International Business Program. She is also a researcher within the Sustainable Talent Development Research Group.

Projects

Co-creation: Working together equally to innovate

Equal cooperation between students, teachers, work field professionals, and other stakeholders outside the university, that is the starting point of co-creation in higher education. This benefits all participants.
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PowerHouse gives educationally vulnerable students self-confidence

How can we help long-term students (students exceeding the specified course duration) rediscover their self-esteem? The umpteenth resit of an exam and an ever increasing study backlog have a devastating effect on a student's self-confidence.
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News

19 December 2023

PhD based on renewing expertise

Research

Lonneke Frie received her PhD on the subject of 'Flexpertise', the ability of people to renew their expertise…
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5 July 2023

Co-creation: looking for solutions for complex issues together

Research

Organisations can work on possible solutions for complex issues in co-creation with lecturers and students of THUAS.…
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11 May 2021

Creating your own fake news

Research

Our society is becoming increasingly more digital. The internet is the main source of information, especially for young…
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