TU Delft celebrates lecturers who advocate for openness in education, sharing knowledge and resources with the world and creating a more inclusive and collaborative academic community.
On Monday, 3 March, we held our 4th annual Open Education Ambassador Awards to recognise the lecturers who during the year distinguished themselves in open practices, such as creating open educational resources (OER) - interactive textbooks, online courses, collaborative tools and platforms - and for being active advocates internally and externally.
Nominated by faculty, they exemplify how openness in education can drive meaningful societal change. Their work contributes to a future in which learning is not confined to classrooms but a dynamic, ongoing process accessible to all. By celebrating these educators, we recognise their pivotal role in making this vision a reality and encourage others to follow their lead.
The awards were presented by Willem van Valkenburg, Executive Director of TU Delft Extension School for Continuing Education.
This year-s winners of the 2025 Open Education Ambassador Awards are:
- Anneke Zuiderwijk-van Eijk -Technology, Policy and Management (TPM)
- ArmaÄŸan Albayrak - Industrial Design Engineering (IDE)
- DirkJan Veeger - Mechanical Engineering (ME)
- Mariette Overschie - Architecture and Built Environment (ABE)
- Nikolina Å o¨tarić - Applied Sciences (AS)
- René Alderliesten - Aerospace Engineering (AE)
- Robin Vismara - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS)
- Geertje Bekebrede -Technology, Policy and Management (TPM); Inter-faculty Team Award
Congratulations to these remarkable lecturers for their generosity in sharing knowledge and resources for reuse and remix on campus and beyond.
This ceremony is part of Open Education Week, a global celebration of the people and initiatives advancing open practices in education since 2012. Throughout the week, TU Delft offers activities designed to support educators in exploring and adopting open education practices, empowering them to connect with one another and the wider learning community.
Shaping the Future of Lifelong Learning
By making their teaching materials openly available, these lecturers do more than just expand access to knowledge, they also inspire a culture of lifelong learning. Their efforts not only benefit lifelong learners worldwide but also shape how TU Delft students engage with learning beyond their degrees. By experiencing open education firsthand, students are encouraged to see learning as continual and universal which continues throughout their professional and personal lives.
