Bachelor's Thesis Award
The Bachelor's Thesis Award was presented until 2023. Bachelor's theses that were preferably graded with a nine or higher were eligible for the Bachelor's Thesis Award. Entries were assessed on scientific quality and originality, good style and readability, and social relevance. The final theses were nominated by the faculty board. The winner of the Bachelor's Thesis Award received two thousand euros and was linked to a VU alumnus of interest to them. Below you will find the award winners up to and including 2023.
2023 - Merel Stroes (School of Business and Economics)
2022 - Andrew Tan (Bachelor of Information Sciences)
2021 - Emily Kruidhof (Bachelor's in Sociology)
2020 - Robin Weiler (Bachelor's in Computer Science)
2019 - William Harry King (Bachelor's in Computer Science)
2018 - Birgit Henrich (Bachelor's in Science, Business & Innovation)
Van der Duijn Schouten Education Award
The Van der Duijn Schouten Education Award was presented between 2015 and 2023 and was created especially for senior lecturers (as the successor to the Education Award). The lecturers were nominated by the faculty boards. The award was presented once every two years. The winner received seven thousand euros (to be spent on their own education). To be eligible for this award, a lecturer had to have been appointed to VU for at least ten years and not have been nominated before.
The nominated lecturer was assessed on quantitative data such as course evaluations, nominations for awards and qualitative criteria. The lecturer had to have a clear vision of education and contribute significantly to didactic and content-related improvements in education. In addition, the lecturer had to present the essence of the subject area in an appealing and effective manner and have an integrated vision of the relationship between education, research and society. The lecturer had to stimulate and challenge students. Below you will find the award winners up to and including 2023.
2023 - Yvette Taminiau, Faculty of Social Sciences
2020 - Marleen de Moor, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences.
2018 - Ellen Bal, Faculty of Social Sciences
2016 - Lodewijk Smeehuizen, Faculty of Law
Previously, the Van der Duijn Schouten Education Award was called the Education Award.
2015 - Meindert Flikkema, School of Business & Economics
2014 - Sonja Zweegman, VU Medical Centre
2013 - Kilian Wawoe, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences
2012 - Theo Doreleijers, VU Medical Centre
2011 - Wolter Mooi, VU Medical Centre
2010 - Ad Kerkhof, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences (formerly: Faculty of Psychology and Education)
2009 - Erik Scherder, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences (formerly: Faculty of Psychology and Education)
2008 - Ad Verbrugge, Faculty of Humanities (formerly: Faculty of Philosophy)
2007 - Ronald Griessen, Faculty of Science
2006 - Sandjai Bhulai, Faculty of Science
KnowVU Awards
KnowVU – VU Education Knowledge Network – was an independent knowledge network that brought together lecturers (from VU Amsterdam, VUmc and ACTA). It was an initiative of participants in the first edition of the Educational Leadership Course and lecturers who had obtained the Senior Qualification in Education (SKO in Dutch). KnowVU presented annual university incentive awards for innovative educational ideas. Below are the winners up to and including 2019.
2019 - Carlo Ierna, Faculty of Humanities
2019 - Danny Scholten and Maikel Wijtmans, Faculty of Science
2017 - Trynke Hoekstra, Faculty of Science
2017 - Knoek van Soest, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences
2016 - Agnes Willemen, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences
2016 - Loek van der Kallen, Faculty of Science
2015 - Marijke Leijdekkers, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences