Education activities 2025
An overview of contributions from the Chair to different curricula at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in 2025
November 2025 - Meeting of the Manifestgroep
Dr. Mendeltje van Keulen took part in a meeting of the Manifestgroep, as part of the Netwerk van Publieke Dienstverleners (NPD), at the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the European Union. Around 20 people attended the meeting.
October 2025 - Johan Willem Beyen Lecture at Utrecht University
On 31 October 2025, Dr. Mendeltje van Keulen delivered the Johan Willem Beyen Lecture 2025 at Utrecht University, titled "Working on Europe: integrating visions and pragmatism". Drawing on both practical and academic insights into how the European Union functions, she discussed how vision and pragmatism can reinforce each other. The European Governance Master’s Programme and the Institutions for Open Societies EU Platform organised the lecture, followed by a Q&A and a reception. It drew around 60 participants. The lecture is held annually in memory of Johan Willem (Wim) Beyen, a Utrecht University alumnus and one of the founding figures of the European Economic Community.
September 2025 - Lecture and seminars in the “Applied Research Skills” course
The European Impact research group was involved in the European Studies course “Applied Research Skills” at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. The course opened on 15 September with a guest lecture attended by 75 people. Students were given an assignment in which they looked at three areas where the challenges of digitalisation can be seen: wellbeing, unfair business practices and disinformation. More than 200 students, divided into eight groups, took part in 12 seminars in which they researched these challenges in groups of four or five. Mathijs van Wolferen of the research group taught two of these groups (50 students). The students produced 40 assignments, 10 of which Mathijs van Wolferen graded. The research group’s total contribution was 3.5 hours of lecturing, 48 hours of seminars, 20 hours of grading and 10 hours of presentations.
June 2025 - Panel at the meeting on the Dutch Digitalisation Strategy (NDS)
On 19 June 2025, Dr. Mendeltje van Keulen took part as a panellist in a meeting in Utrecht on what the Dutch Digitalisation Strategy (NDS) means for implementing European legislation. EU Datanetwerk organised the meeting, which attracted around 100 participants.
June 2025 - Guest lecture in the "Fundraising in the EU" project
Dr. Mendeltje van Keulen gave a guest lecture for the European Studies project "Fundraising in the EU", which was attended by around 150 participants. After the lecture, she offered office hours to students who wanted to consult her expertise on grant writing.
May 2025 - Guest lecture in the “Challenges to European Governance” minor
On 15 May 2025, Dr. Mendeltje van Keulen gave a guest lecture for the interdisciplinary minor ‘Challenges to European Governance’ (IPPL), attended by around 25 students. In addition, students carried out projects within the context of the Chair.
January 2025 - Guest lecture on "Digital Governance & Interoperability"
Alina Maria Brebenel, a Programme Manager at DG DIGIT, European Commission, gave a hybrid (online and on-site) guest lecture on digital governance and interoperability to around 50 students.
January 2025 - Public event ‘Europadag Green & Digital’
On 23 January 2025, The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Platform31 organised the ‘Europadag Green & Digital’ in The Hague, attended by around 150 participants. Dr Mendeltje van Keulen co-opened the day, which looked at how cities can contribute to climate goals and how European initiatives can support them. Researchers from the university also discussed how EU rules such as NIS2, eIDAS 2.0 and the Interoperable Europe Act affect Dutch municipalities.
January 2025 - Guest lecture in the "Political Challenges: An Introduction to European Ideas" course
On 13 January 2025, Theo Zijderveld gave a guest lecture in the European Studies course "Political Challenges: An Introduction to European Ideas". The lecture lasted 1 hour and 3 minutes and was attended by around 200 students.
