Education

KiTeS staff contribute to a range of educational programs. At the Bachelor level these include contributions to: Reflections on Science, Technology, and Society (RESTS), International Business Administration (IBA), Management, Society and Technology (MST), Technology, Liberal Arts and Sciences (ATLAS), and a variety of minors.

At the Master level staff participate in Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Society (PSTS), the Transdisciplinary Master-Insert, and the Research Honours, in addition to offering electives for several other programs.

KiTeS research is affiliated with the University of Twente Graduate School (TGS) and with three Dutch Interuniversity Graduate Schools. All schools offer high quality advanced training for PhD students; the TGS also for highly talented Master students. The Dutch Interuniversitary Graduate Schools are accredited by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).

1. WTMC (Dutch Graduate School of Science, Technology and Modern Culture)
   University of Twente and KiTeS are institutional member and host of WTMC.
2. NIG (Netherlands Institute of Governance)
   Dutch Research School for Public Administration and Political Science.
3. Huizinga Institute
   Netherlands Research School for Cultural History.

KiTeS is spearheading the development of the citizen science approach within minors and ‘responsible’ Challenge-Based Learning in RESTS and master education, and is developing new programs on knowledge and policy.

KiTeS is founding participant in the Eu-SPRI Forum network for Studies on Policies for Research and Innovation, that organizes career support for early career scholars. The section also offers education for PhD and PDEng students and provides postgraduate training programs on higher education management and research governance.