Newsletter

AI and digital learning

• The University of Twente hosted the fifth edition of the hackathon, bringing together multidisciplinary teams to develop innovative applications of AI in education. May/June 2026
• DRIVE framework for AI-supported assessment. Manuel Oliveira’s webinar to showcase the DRIVE framework, which uses student-AI interaction data to reveal evidence of learning in assignments that permit generative AI. December 2025

Challenge-based and interdisciplinary education

• The Unspeakable Us Challenge-Based Education Game was piloted in interactive sessions, exploring skills and values in inter- and transdisciplinary education. December 2025

Teaching culture and professional development

• New insights from the Teaching Culture Survey at WUR. May/June 2026
• A report on emerging directions for universities highlights how institutions can respond to changing societal and educational needs. May/June 2026
• The 2025 Teachers of the Year across the four 4TU universities share reflections on guiding students to navigate uncertainty and grow as independent thinkers. February 2026
• Final reports from the longitudinal 2025 Teaching Culture Survey were and are being shared with the 4TU universities, offering concrete suggestions to strengthen positive teaching cultures. December 2025

Engineering education research and publications

• Launch of the HEErI book series. 4TU.CEE and TU Delft OPEN have published the first volume in the new Higher Engineering Education Research and Innovation series, focusing on adaptive performance in engineering education. May/June  2026

Events and conferences

• Next Horizons sets the agenda for 2027–2030. More than 100 educators and researchers gathered to shape the next phase of 4TU.CEE collaboration, with four new project themes receiving support from the 4TU Board. May/June 2026 
• The programme for Next Horizons – Innovating Engineering Education is finalised, with cross-institutional sessions on themes ranging from digital literacy to responsible engineering. February 2026
• An invitation to join the March 18 2026, event in Den Bosch. December 2025

CEE Board

• Introduction Stefan Kooij, UT Lead May/June 2026
• Leadership transition at UT. Cindy Poortman handed over the CEE leadership at the University of Twente to Stefan Kooij, marking a new phase while maintaining continuity within the network. February 2026
• Introduction Gerald Jonker, RuG Lead. 

Newsletters 2025

#3 October newsletter featuring:

• 4TU.CEE at SEFI 2025.
  The 4TU community made a strong mark at Europe’s biggest engineering education conference, contributing research, workshops, and reflections on educating responsible engineers.
• Exploring interdisciplinarity
  The University of Twente hosted a symposium on interdisciplinary engineering education, followed by Xin Ming’s PhD defence Constructing Interdisciplinarity.
• Generative AI in education
  Two new contributions: a collaborative 4TU study on GenAI in teacher education, and an upcoming webinar introducing a framework for assessing AI-assisted writing.
• Upcoming events and collaborations
  From the 10-year CEE poster showcase and “Unspeakable Us” at TU Delft to the Next Horizons event in March 2026, all celebrating 4TU+ collaboration and the future of engineering education.

#2 May newsletter featuring:

• Inspiring international events
  TU/e hosted both the SEFI PhD summer school and the second International CBL Conference, drawing global participants to lively discussions on engineering education.
• New tools and insights on AI in education
  The fourth Hackathon AI brought together diverse teams to co-create AI feedback tools, including chatbots and planning aids, with support from 4TU.CEE.
• Growing research and frameworks for interdisciplinarity
  The upcoming Symposium on Interdisciplinary Engineering Education and a related PhD defence explore what interdisciplinarity really means for teaching and learning.
• Ongoing innovation and community building
  CEE is improving the Innovation Map and expanding on LinkedIn, aiming to better connect people and projects across the 4TU network.

#1  February newsletter featuring:

• Exploring teaching-focused academic careers
  A Sector Plan project offers insights and strategies to strengthen teaching careers and cultures at Dutch technical universities.
• Advancing Challenge-Based Learning (CBL)
  The second international CBL conference reflects growing interest in hands-on, interdisciplinary learning in technical education.
• AI in education hackathon
  Multidisciplinary teams to explore practical uses of AI in teaching and learning.
• Strengthening educational research in engineering
  SEFI and TU/e collaborate on a PhD summer school to support early-career researchers in engineering and science education.
• New model for blended learning communities
  The IGOF model helps educators foster community and support professional growth in blended learning environments.
• Broader collaboration in education innovation
  Gerald Jonker, associate professor at RUG’s Faculty of Science and Engineering, has officially joined the CEE board, marking a new phase of collaboration between RUG and 4TU.CEE.

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