Welcome at the homepage of the Department of Educational Research and Development (ERD) at the School of Business and Economics. At our department internationally distinguished scholars examine fundamental and practical issues in professional education. We are in particular interested in (under)graduate business and economics education, training, and design of management learning practices. Our staff members probe the ways education influences students’ learning. Special attention is paid to problem-based learning and other innovative ways of organizing learning in (under) graduate education. We conduct research on various aspects of innovative education and learning, develop courses, and provide training and consultancy to educators in higher education. We are committed to research that integrates practice and theory, and try to develop new knowledge about professional education and professional learning. Our consultancy deals with tailoring programs for staff development that fit the needs of educators while working – or planning – in innovative learning environments.

Our homepage aims to give you an idea of our main activities by paying attention to our courses, consultancy, educational development, educational research, and educational services. I encourage you to consider our department as a place of study, a place of learning, or a place of cooperation.

In the next movie Prof. Dr. Wim Gijselaers, Chair of the Department introduces briefly the organisation of the Department Educational Research and Development.

Prof. Dr. Wim Gijselaers
Department Chair