Inaugural lecture Prof.dr. Liesbeth Kester and symposium

16 October 2026

On October 16, 2026, at 16.30, the inaugural lecture of Prof.dr. Liesbeth Kester will take place. The title of her lecture will be ‘Positive Educational Design: Competence and Wellbeing in the Health Professions Education’ (‘Positief Onderwijsontwerp: Competentie en Welzijn in de Gezondheidszorgopleidingen’). 

Prior to the lecture, a SHE symposium will take place from 13:00-15:00 (walk-in for lunch starting from 12:00 onwards), entitled ‘Grow and Blossom: Design Challenges in Academic, Simulation and Workplace Learning’ (‘Groeien en Bloeien: Ontwerp Uitdagingen in Academisch, Simulatie en Werkplek Leren’).

Please note: the symposium and inaugural lecture are in Dutch

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Programme

The programme of the day is as follows:

• 12:00-12:45 – Walk-in & lunch (Location: Thiessen Wijnkopers; Grote Gracht 18, 6211 SW Maastricht)
• 12:45-13:00 – Opening (Anique de Bruin and Liesbeth Kester)
• 13:00-13:15 – Go to parallel sessions
• 13:15-14:15 – Parallel sessions
  1. Academic setting: Francine Schneider & Leo Koehler
  2. Simulation setting: Peter Renden & Maryam Asoodar
  3. Work setting: Renée Stalmeijer & Sil Aarts
• 14:15 – Go the plenary room
• 14:30-15:00 – Plenary closing: Dominique Waterval
• 15:15 – Move to Minderbroedersberg 
• 16:30 – Inaugural lecture Liesbeth Kester
• Reception after inaugural lecture

For the abstracts of the parallel sessions go to: https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/research/she/about-our-school/symposium-and-inaugural-lecture-liesbeth-kester

Here, you can register yourself.