University Of Amsterdam Commits To National Programme Recognition And Rewards’ Roadmap

The national programme Recognition and Rewards has presented a new roadmap, Room for Everyone’s Talent in Practice. The UvA has also committed to this roadmap: in this new phase, we will first be focusing on differentiated career paths for academic staff. Huub Dijstelbloem is starting as chair of the UvA working group, and this spring we will create the differentiated career paths in design sessions.

Dutch knowledge institutions and research funders are taking a new step forward in the Recognition & Rewards programme. This will involve the publication of a road map of concrete plans for the immediate future, including new career and development paths for academics. Read the full article on the website of Universiteiten van Nederland (UNL).

New UvA Recognition and Rewards chair
Professor Huub Dijstelbloem has been named chair of Recognition and Rewards for the UvA. The national agreements from the Roadmap ‘Room for everyone’s talent’ are central, and we will be giving shape to these within the UvA in the coming years. Dijstelbloem: ‘It is great to see the steps that have already been made in “Recognition and Rewards”. Now it is time for further elaboration and implementation. I am happy to contribute to that; for a vital university that fully deploys diverse contributions for better education, research, teamwork and social significance.’

Design sessions for differentiated career paths
This spring, we will design differentiated career paths, in close collaboration with a delegation from all faculties. The result of this design process will be a concept for differentiated career paths for university lecturers, associate professors, and professors. Profiles or aspects like education, research, societal impact, leadership, and teamwork will be designed, which we will test and evaluate within different pilots in the new academic year.