Expertise Center for Education & Identity

Utrecht Theological University develops projects and activities aimed at supporting the identity of Christian schools. The driving force behind this is the Chair of Christian Identity with a team of researchers. From 2021, the work will be housed in the Expertise Center for Education and Identity.

Professor Roel Kuiper: ‘In recent years, a lot of knowledge and experience has been built up with a view to shaping Christian identity in schools. We have now combined this in this expertise center. This gives this work its own place and more face to the outside world. We create a findable place for schools, school administrators, researchers. In this way, we hope to support recognizable Christian education with knowledge and research.

The Center of Expertise deals with the meaning of “identity” for Christian education. To this end, expertise is developed, researched and shared in close collaboration with schools in our network. We believe that an integration of faith and pedagogical perspectives is helpful in designing processes and strategies that support practice in dealing with students. This convergent movement thus takes place in the midst of multiple disciplines and also in the interplay of theoretical and practical thinking.

The Center of Expertise collaborates with other universities, colleges, centers of excellence and educational umbrella organizations such as VERUS. Research tracks are set up with schools and knowledge partners. The periodic network meetings under the name Identity as a Strong Brand with teachers, school leaders and administrators, now fall under the Center of Expertise. Furthermore, the Expertise Center maintains the website identiteitsplein.nl.

View the Expertise Center website here and read more.