Dutch Honors Alumni Looking Back on the Impact of Honors on their Personal and Professional Development

This study considers the value of honors programs by investigating alumni perspectives of learning goals relative to personal and professional development. Using a longitudinal cross-sectional survey instrument, authors track participants (n = 79) for four consecutive years (2017–2021). Qualitative measures indicate the importance of freedom to develop within the curricula, stimulus to experiment and shape one’s own path, and insights and inspirations resultant of rigorous study. Respondents identify certain learning goals (i.e., ability to look beyond boundaries and show initiative and guts) to be critical in their personal and professional development but question the role of the honors certificate in job applications. While data indicate post-graduate employment (\u3c18 months) for the majority (62%) of alumni, nearly 23% in post-graduate study (a high percentage in Dutch universities of applied sciences), and 5% in trainee programs or apprenticeships, authors do not know to what extent employers use the honors certificate as a criterion for recruiting a candidate. Further investigation into the role and status of the honors certificate during job application is needed, including the viewpoint of employers

Infographic: Evaluatie Honours 2021

In mei en juni 2021 kregen alle honoursstudenten de kans om een vragenlijst in te vullen over hun ervaringen in het HTP. In deze infographic delen we de eerste resultaten

Exchange teams

Negen Exchangeteams hebben in het project “EXChange: uitstraling en cultuurverandering door excellentieonderwijs” gewerkt aan de transfer van honours onderwijs naar regulier onderwijs. Elk Exchange team koos een eigen interventie die paste binnen de eigen onderwijssituatie. Om verslag te doen van de interventies die zijn ontwikkeld door de Exchangeteams is de Digitale Infographic Exchangeteams ontworpen. Deze digitale infographic geeft een overzicht van het type interventies die ontwikkeld zijn alsmede de belangrijkste ervaringen en inzichten vanuit de teams. De infographic biedt verder de mogelijkheid om door te linken naar meer specifieke beschrijvingen per team/interventie