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EDLAB

Centre for Teaching & Learning

 

As Maastricht University’s Centre for Teaching & Learning, EDLAB provides expertise, support, and interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities for staff and students to enhance the quality of education at UM. 

Our mission revolves around three pillars:

  • Expertise: We foster a strong foundation for quality education through research and continuous innovation.
  • Support: We facilitate professional development in the field of education, ensuring educators have the resources they need.
  • Community: We actively engage with the education community, promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing.

     


Activities and events offered by EDLAB include professional development training workshops and conferences like the UM Education Days. In 2024, EDLAB co-produced a VR-enhanced project report exploring the benefits of integrating VR technology into PBL classrooms. Additionally, EDLAB has received substantial funding to enhance teaching and learning at Maastricht University from 2024 to 2027.

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News

UM students, have your say! Join EDLAB’s sounding board for the co-creation project

Are you passionate about having your voice heard in education at UM? EDLAB is looking for student representatives to join our sounding board for the new project “Co-creation: the student voice in education at UM”

co-creation

Three new resources to help teachers and students explore Large Language Models in PBL

The EDLAB innovation project The Impact of LLMs on PBL has produced three new resources to help teachers and students explore Large Language Models in PBL. Check them out!

Three new resources to help teachers and students explore Large Language Models in PBL

Building careers, not just degrees – Daniëlle Zijlstra’s research on competency-based learning

Imagine university graduates entering the workforce with not just diplomas, but also the professional skills to collaborate, communicate, and lead. This vision drives Daniëlle Zijlstra's research fellowship project at EDLAB. 

Daniëlle Zijlstra

Eleven EDLAB education innovation grant winners for 2025!

We are pleased to announce the 11 new education innovation projects that have received an EDLAB grant for 2025! 

Education Innovation grant winners 2024-2025

Discover the latest Npuls Magazine: a special issue on Centres for Teaching & Learning!

The 3rd edition of the Npuls Magazine (in Dutch) is a special issue packed with information, interviews and articles on Centres for Teaching & Learning. Discover inspiring stories and interviews, including a conversation with Ellen Bastiaens, Director of EDLAB, Maastricht University’s CTL. 

Npuls Magazine

Four perspectives on EDLAB

Explore EDLAB in this interactive video!

Lena Gromotka, Innovation Coordinator at EDLAB, speaks with Jacob Ward, a teacher and researcher in History at FASoS, Therese Grohnert, an education researcher and teacher at SBE, and Daniel Rivera, a recent graduate of the PREMIUM honours programme coordinated by EDLAB.

You'll also the vibrant community of educators and learners during EDLAB's yearly UM Education Days.

Expertise, support and community

Innovating education
EDLAB is dedicated to cultivating a culture of educational innovation and development at Maastricht University (UM), benefitting teachers, education researchers, and students.

Read more about innovating education

Professional development
We offer a diverse array of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities, encompassing workshops, training courses, and online resources. Furthermore, we extend support through education innovation grants, education research grants, and education research fellowships. Beyond these offerings, EDLAB hosts a variety of events such as conferences, seminars, the annual UM Education Days, as well as interactive Teach-Meet and Student-Meet sessions. These gatherings serve as valuable platforms for networking and gaining insights from experts in the field.

Read more about Professional Development for Teaching & Learning

Are you edUMinded?
Our commitment to fostering dialogue and engagement is further demonstrated through our online magazine, edUMinded. This platform serves as a dynamic space to showcase the perspectives and experiences of the Teaching & Learning community at Maastricht University, encouraging ongoing conversations and connections among education enthusiasts in Maastricht and beyond.

Visit edUMinded, EDLAB's online magazine on Teaching & Learning.

Why we love to teach

What inspires Maastricht University teachers and educators in their daily lives and interactions with students? What are their motivations, what fuels their enthusiasm, and what are their perspectives on the role of education in society? Get to know Mabrouka, Maryam, Jesse, Stefan, Yuanyuan, Iris, Andrada, Bruna, and Martijn as they share their personal insights on the most rewarding aspects of their career in education. 

This video was made during our UM Education Days 2023.

Collaborating with students

Excellence education
Maastricht University offers a range of Excellence programmes for ambitious, motivated, and high-performing students. At EDLAB, we further develop, implement, and centrally coordinate these programmes. In a challenging, interdisciplinary learning environment, students engage in extracurricular opportunities that help them develop their talents, increase their knowledge, and strengthen their CVs.

Go to EDLAB's Excellence programmes.

ESAB: Students as education partners
The EDLAB Student Advisory Board (ESAB) represents the student community and hosts several Student-Meet sessions throughout the year.

Go to our Students' Corner.

Outreach

EDLAB engages with external parties and stakeholders in the field of knowledge on education, be they teaching staff from other education institutes, organisations that collaborate with EDLAB's Excellence programmes, external professional training companies, or other Centres for Teaching & Learning in the Netherlands and abroad.

Contact EDLAB

University Council visit to EDLAB