We cannot afford to lose talent International collaboration in honours - Panel meeting Windesheim conference Thu 8/6/2017 Hosted by the EHC Board

Board Left to right: Astrid Fritz, Christian Fischer, Ron Weerheijm, Pieter Veenstra, Marca Wolfensberger, Nils O. Andersen, Marleen Eyckmans, Maarten Hogenstijn. Not on picture: Victor Müller-Oppliger, Vivian van Gerven

Session schedule 13.45 Introduction of session, Ron Weerheijm (acting EHC president). 14.00 Start first discussion at tables Table 1: The educational focus in honors education Starting statement: Honors didactics imply more freedom and less structure than regular didactics Table 2: Setting a research agenda about honors Starting statement: The added value of honors is the no. 1 research priority Table 3: The strategic agenda for the positioning of honors Starting statement: No Honors Policy – No Sustainability 14.15 Change tables 14.30 Change tables 14.45 Conclusions and wrap-up

First year of EHC Expanding network to > 160 members Monthly newsletter Journal of the EHC (next session) Student Committee (session tomorrow) Grant applications Lobbying

Common theme found: We cannot afford to lose talent Work on this theme needed at three levels: Education Research Strategic positioning

Session schedule We cannot afford to lose talent 13.45 Introduction of session, Ron Weerheijm (acting EHC president). 14.00 Start first discussion at tables Table 1: The educational focus in honors education Starting statement: Honors didactics imply more freedom and less structure than regular didactics Table 2: Setting a research agenda about honors Starting statement: The added value of honors is the no. 1 research priority Table 3: The strategic agenda for the positioning of honors Starting statement: No Honors Policy – No Sustainability 14.15 Change tables 14.30 Change tables 14.45 Conclusions and wrap-up