Queen Máxima of the Netherlands visited Yuverta to open the vocational education and training year 2021-2022.  “What happens here at the VET schools is of the utmost importance for the whole of the Netherlands,” said Máxima. In a speech addressed to students and teachers, the Queen spoke of their important role during the corona crisis. […]

Education organization puts ‘everything on green’! Nordwin College will now continue under the name Aeres. In 2020, Nordwin College and Aeres merged and cooperated to form a single agricultural training center. The organization now continues under one name, with a clear choice for green. By merging, Aeres and Nordwin College have formed one strong education […]

EUROPEA Challenge (AGROLYMPICS)  Message from the president of EUROPEA Netherlands: Dear friends, I sincerely do hope this message finds you well. After constructive deliberation in which all developments have been taken into account, it is with a heavy heart that the board of Europea-Netherlands had to decide to cancel the Agro Challenge 2021. The main […]

Recently Wellantcollege completed the final report on the received Erasmus+ mobility grant call 2018, on behalf of a consortium that also includes Helicon, Citaverde, and Lentiz. An excellent opportunity to look back on the results that the mobility consortium has achieved. The four agricultural VET providers in the Netherlands are committed to engaging students and […]

Strengthening Agricultural Education and Training for Food Security Firstly: A 4-year project concerns strengthening of 14 State Agricultural Institutes (ATVET schools) by providing hands-on support with curriculum review, teacher development and ICT needs, which will involve ample technical, subject matter expertise transfer and information exchange between the Netherlands and Myanmar. This aims at tailoring the […]

Agricultural education – and the agricultural sector as a whole – will ways be about boundary crossing. Diverging sectors, international relations and trade, diverse corporate cultures. But how can we communicate effectively with people with different backgrounds and views? During the course Intercultural Communication at Aeres University of Applied Sciences (Wageningen, NL) students learn about […]

From The Netherlands … The consequences of the corona pandemic are affecting vocational education. With many companies closed due to the lockdown, internships cannot always take place. Yet there are also programs that are relatively unaffected by the corona crisis. “All our students have an internship. In fact, there are so many internship applications that […]

Online on the Move Covid19 poses major challenges for educational institutions around the world. Learning benefits from knowledge exchange, interaction and meeting each other. Since March 2020, the possibilities for face to face interaction in education changed drastically. For teacher training centers , the ultimate chance to re-design and develop online and blended didactics. How […]

Wellantcollege tops ranking of sustainable VET schools in the Netherlands   Wellantcollege ranks as most sustainable VET school in the Netherlands. According to the annual SustainaBul ranking, a national competition to stimulate and inspire sustainable development in education, Wellantcollege leads the rankings for VET providers in 2020. The award ceremony took place on December 11th, […]

SMARTCirculair is the largest green talent project in the Netherlands. Various multidisciplinary student teams compete to create the most CO2-friendly, high-profile, innovative and circular (building) design for their local client. Alfa College and Terra have joined forces and together they are one of the fifteen student teams participating in the competition. They have a special […]

Collaboration with other educational institutes (green and grey) Project ‘From Farm to Table’ Terra: growing grains (arable farming / contract work) Noorderpoort: baking bread (bakers) Alfa College: build rocket stove 2.0 (technology) MAC: reception (host / hostess) Closing lunch with students, teachers, management and board of directors. Project ‘Flower Farm Fragrance’ Terra: growing sunflowers (arable […]

Covid19 poses major challenges for educational institutions around the world. Learning benefits from knowledge exchange, interaction and meeting each other. Last March, the possibilities for face to face interaction in education changed drastically. For Aeres University of Applied Sciences in Wageningen, the teacher training centre for land-based education, the ultimate chance to design and develop […]