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Students as Teachers

A strong start

Are you ready to step into your role as a Student-as-Teacher with confidence? 

In this interactive training, you will learn about your responsibilities in teaching, how to create a safe learning environment, essential teaching techniques and effective strategies on motivation, communication and feedback.

Target audience

The course is intended for all UG students who are actively involved in teaching as student assistants, teaching assistants, tutors etc

Dates

UG-wide run
Dates to be announced. You can register through the registration form to keep informed about new runs.

In-house option
This training can also be requested as an in-house training to train groups of student assistants within a specifiek programme/department.

Location

Physical workshops in one of the university buildings;
Asynchronous work is available in Brightspace

Study load

Asynchronous online activities via Brightspace.
Total study load: 20-28 hours

Course fee
300 EUR
Usually the course fee is covered by the faculty/programme. Ask your tutor/contact person for more information.
Main Language
English
Certificate
STuKO certificate via Edubadge

Learning outcomes

After completion of this training, the student...

  1. can evaluate her/his/their role as Student-as-Teacher in terms of tasks, responsibilities and limitations;

  2. can recognize and has practiced creating a safe learning environment;

  3. has practiced motivating students, communicating effectively, and interventions (the basic principles of effective feedback and questioning techniques).

  4. can reproduce and use basic teaching techniques that increase student engagement.

StuKO EDU Badge

After successfully completing the training and the corresponding assignments, the student will receive a StuKo certification in the form of a digital Edubadge.

An Edubadge is a digital, verifiable certificate that proves you’ve mastered essential teaching competencies. The StuKO Project is an intra-university initiative aimed at supporting and recognizing students who are involved in teaching activities within their universities or Universities of Applied Sciences. This makes your certification recognizable among various universities in the Netherlands.

Last modified:01 October 2026 10.50 a.m.