Aeres University of Applied Sciences Wageningen, educational faculty (100 staff, 800 students) is one of three educational institutes of the Aeres group:
- University of Applied Sciences and Teacher Education with three faculties:
- Wageningen (Teacher education) (EQF levels 5-7)
- PTC+ (Practical Training Centres), Dronten (agricultural programs), Almere (Applied biology) and • Groenhorst Colleges and Training Centres (EQF level 1-4).
Aeres Group has approximately 1100 employees, 8500 students (+thousands of short term trainees). The turn-over is of € 100 million.
Key activities are :
- Providing education and training in the “green” sector.
- Teacher education and Training lecturers for “green” education and training.
- Designing and implementing applied and practice oriented research. • Service provision and developing and implementing projects in its fields of expertise.
- Linking to organizations and businesses. Staff, and students are encouraged to think and act internationally.
Key activities of Aeres Applied University Wageningen are:
- Bachelor studies “education and knowledge management” and ‘consumptive techniques’
- Associate Degree programs
- A ‘knowledge building’ based master ‘MEd, Learning and Innovation’ (EQF level 7; 80 students). National predicate: ‘TOP Program’
- Research: knowledge creation and ecological thinking ; Learning processes in organisations & companies, teacher research ; Biomimicri and social dynamics; Insects and society ; Ecology and cultural diversity.
- International projects in training of teachers and capacity building in private sector and technical assistance on university & TVET level; International project on New media and pedagogy (didactics).