Ernst ten Heuvelhof, professor of Public Administration at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, recently won the prestigious Leermeesterprijs, the TU Delft ‘Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research’.
The Dutch word ‘leermeester‘ translates best as ‘master’ and implies that the award winner is someone who inspires and motivates his or her students and fellow staff members. For the past decade, the University Fund has annually given this award to a professor who excels in teaching and research.
The university’s personnel, teachers and students can nominate any faculty member for this award. This year, Professor Ten Heuvelhof received the ‘2006 Leermeesterprijs prior to the opening of the academic year.
“The judges found that Ten Heuvelhof fully fit the requirements of being a true master,” said Max van der Laan, the University Fund secretary. The fact that there were only two nominees for the award doesn’t detract from Ten Heuvelhof’s achievements. “It’s quite common for there to be no more than two nominees,” Van der Laan explains. “For us, it’s not the number of nominees that counts, but their teaching and research qualities.”
Ten Heuvelhof says he feels honored to receive the award, which is intended to give the winner an opportunity to take a sabbatical abroad. With the award, Ten Heuvelhof received two KLM plane tickets worth 15,000 euro for him and his partner. Van der Laan: “The plane tickets have to be used for the refreshment of knowledge. Hopefully the winner will return with new ideas.”
Where Ten Heuvelhof flies away to is up to him, as long as there is some advantage in it for TU Delft.
“I’m considering going to Queensland University of Technology in Australia, which is a university of high quality,” Ten Heuvelhof says. “Their research closely relates to some of the themes I’m working on in Delft, like Next Generation Infrastructures.”
The official TU press release stated that Ten Heuvelhof “excels in making his leading research accessible to students and staff”, which is something Ten Heuvelhof says he’s not consciously working on. “I thoroughly enjoy conducting research,” he explains. “That’s probably why I can’t help being enthusiastic about what I do.” (CvdB)
Ernst ten Heuvelhof, professor of Public Administration at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, recently won the prestigious Leermeesterprijs, the TU Delft ‘Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research’. The Dutch word ‘leermeester‘ translates best as ‘master’ and implies that the award winner is someone who inspires and motivates his or her students and fellow staff members. For the past decade, the University Fund has annually given this award to a professor who excels in teaching and research.
The university’s personnel, teachers and students can nominate any faculty member for this award. This year, Professor Ten Heuvelhof received the ‘2006 Leermeesterprijs prior to the opening of the academic year.
“The judges found that Ten Heuvelhof fully fit the requirements of being a true master,” said Max van der Laan, the University Fund secretary. The fact that there were only two nominees for the award doesn’t detract from Ten Heuvelhof’s achievements. “It’s quite common for there to be no more than two nominees,” Van der Laan explains. “For us, it’s not the number of nominees that counts, but their teaching and research qualities.”
Ten Heuvelhof says he feels honored to receive the award, which is intended to give the winner an opportunity to take a sabbatical abroad. With the award, Ten Heuvelhof received two KLM plane tickets worth 15,000 euro for him and his partner. Van der Laan: “The plane tickets have to be used for the refreshment of knowledge. Hopefully the winner will return with new ideas.”
Where Ten Heuvelhof flies away to is up to him, as long as there is some advantage in it for TU Delft.
“I’m considering going to Queensland University of Technology in Australia, which is a university of high quality,” Ten Heuvelhof says. “Their research closely relates to some of the themes I’m working on in Delft, like Next Generation Infrastructures.”
The official TU press release stated that Ten Heuvelhof “excels in making his leading research accessible to students and staff”, which is something Ten Heuvelhof says he’s not consciously working on. “I thoroughly enjoy conducting research,” he explains. “That’s probably why I can’t help being enthusiastic about what I do.” (CvdB)
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