Position：Coordinator International Affairs

Short CV：Born in 1951 in the North of the Netherlands, after primary education and junior vocational education, I followed vocational studies of electrical engineering and process technology.  Afterwards, trained as teacher for subjects related to electrical engineering I started in 1974 to teach in a school for junior vocational education. Later I upgraded my training as a teacher for science (physics and chemistry). During my job as a teacher in subjects related to electrical engineering and technology I started a master program at the State University of Groningen and I obtained my master degree in educational science and pedagogy.

In 1982 I was employed in SLO (The Netherlands National Institute for Curriculum Development).  For a couple of years I worked as technology curriculum developer in SLO.  Afterwards I was involved in other topics like human rights, minorities, school development, school management and school-based curriculum development. In SLO I have had several responsibilities and functions, for instance Head of the Department of “Veldadvisering”, Communication, and Facilities. 

Since 2005 I am the coordinator of International Affairs of SLO At this moment I am working in a project for school-based curriculum development in China.  I am also honorary member of VEDOtech (Technology Teacher Association and contact-person for CIDREE (Consortium of Institutes for development and research in education in Europe).