Senior Kwalificatie Onderwijs (SKO)
Do you have the ambition to lead educational improvement and innovation projects in your faculty/department/programme? Do you want to make an impact on student learning beyond your course and to the broader curriculum? Then the STQ programme might be the right step in your educational career.
What is the STQ programme?
The STQ is a year-long, project-based learning path based on the educational project you’re working on. The project seeks to improve education at programme level by working with multiple stakeholders across the faculty (or university). The STQ of the University of Groningen is acknowledged by other universities in the Netherlands.
In support of the projects, the UG STQ programme consists of:
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seven workshop sessions with peers from across the university;
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regular peer consultations;
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guest presentations of experts inside and outside the university;
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coaching of CTL educational advisors;
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presenting at the STQ symposium
How can you join?
You can express your interest in joining the STQ programme to your faculty board. The STQ programme is only open for those who are nominated by the faculty board, or the committee responsible for the nomination process. Across faculties the nomination procedure might be different. If you have questions about this procedure, please contact stq rug.nl
Entry requirements
To be eligible for participation in the programme, you need to have an appointment of 0,4 FTE or more and have taught at university level for at least 4 years, after obtaining the UTQ. Furthermore, the implementation of an improvement project is an important part of the Senior Teaching Qualification. Therefore you must have (or be given) responsibility for an improvement project that takes place at programme level that is in line with the educational strategy of the UG or faculty/programme.
Practical information
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Dates
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An English group is starting in April 2027; the next Dutch group will -most likely- start in October 2027. |
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Time investment
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Participants are expected to be able to invest sufficient time in both the STQ on-site workshop days as well as the project to be contributed. 100 hours (programme: 50 hours; peer feedback sessions: 15 hours; preparation: 35 hours). This does not include the time spent working on the STQ improvement project. Participating in all meetings is mandatory. |
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Number of participants
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Max. 14 participants |
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Main language
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English |
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Certificate
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Participants will be awarded a STQ certificate upon positive assessment of their STQ portfolio and a final presentation about their project during a symposium. |
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the STQ programme, the STQ candidate will:
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develop and finalise a personal educational vision statement, which will link the candidate’ personal beliefs/values of educational quality to their STQ project.
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further develop their knowledge and practice of programmatic quality assurance which can include testing, evaluation, and teaching methods.
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lead educational innovations or improvements beyond their own course level to programme or department initiatives.
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demonstrate their ability to coordinate projects or educational initiatives within teams of colleagues at varying organisational levels (i.e. students, teachers, directors or faculty boards).