As of 1 May 2022, Jasper Homminga is the new Programme Director for Technical Medicine. 'My added value is more in teaching than in research. At Technical Medicine, I have big shoes to fill, but I am looking forward to the coming period.'
From ATLAS to TG
Educated as a biomedical engineer and after obtaining his PhD in Nijmegen, Jasper came back to Twente in 2003, where, at that time, the Technical Medicine programme started. 'I used to teach a lot in that period, both at TG and BMT. At BMT, I was module and project coordinator, and I designed one of the modules according to the then-new TOM model, of which BMT was a pilot. Then we set up ATLAS in a team of about ten teachers. We looked at what we wanted to do with the teaching and forms of education and how we could improve them. In 2019-2020, I was interim programme director of ATLAS, replacing Ans Netjes. After more than a year, a new board came in for ATLAS, and I decided it was time to look further.'
'My path lies in education more than in research. After a conversation with Heleen Miedema, the choice was made quickly. From 2020 onwards, I became the vice Programme Director of Technical Medicine. The intention was that I would take over from Heleen one day.'
Joint vision on TG
'Supported by a strong team and good teachers, technical medicine is a well-thought-out programme. It is also an academic and professional course (BIG registered). This means that we cannot change things just like that. However, I do see a great challenge in increasing student-driven work and maintaining and developing the shared vision of TG. We are a multidisciplinary study programme with lecturers from the medical, beta and gamma disciplines. Each with their expertise and background. All these backgrounds must be aligned in a vision that we can disseminate inside and outside UT.'
Jasper is the successor of Heleen Miedema, who started her work as the interim dean of University College Twente on 1 May 2022.
