For students and professionals
We invite you
If you were to establish a school, what would students definitely learn? How would you deal with conflicts and express yourself in a constructive way? What does a professional need to perform mentally well?
Share your ideas about new education and development pathways that align with the societal challenges of our time. If your input leads to a program or event, we will get in touch with you. This way, we build the university of the 21st century together.
The Bildung Network means for you:
The opportunity to contribute with your input to building new education and development programs.
Access innovative ideas on personal development from our online manifesto
Stay informed about new programs for you as a participant, trainer or coach
Find assignments and job opportunities with affiliated organizations
These people are already building
The Bildung Network is a community of more than 3,000 students, (young) professionals and organizations. We move in education, science, the arts, the public sector and sustainable business.
Zelah Dorrestijn
Joost Verdonkschot
Haroon Sheikh
Halima el Hajoui - Özen
Klaas van Egmond
Merel Overgaag
Dylan Vianen
Jan Geurtz
Vinod Subramaniam
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Fatima Bouddokar
Arabella Meyer
Vera Donkers
Michiel Tolman
Tiffany Gritzalis
Durk Gardenier
Shape new education and development programs
The input, needs and ideas of people and organizations in The Bildung Network form the basis for our program' and development projects.
If your idea leads to a new program or event, we will contact you. In this way we build in co-creation new education and development programs that fit the social challenges of our time.
Inspiration from the online living manifesto
We translate all ideas about innovative education, personal-professional development, and sustainable collaboration into building blocks for our programs and development pathways.
We gather these building blocks and corresponding creative formats in our living manifesto, an online document that grows with us in the coming years. After your registration, you can download the manifesto and you will receive a current update from us every quarter.
Expanding professional network
By participating in programs or being involved as a trainer or coach, you will build valuable connections with socially engaged people and actively work together on your personal and professional growth.
We keep you informed about new programs and offer you access to interesting assignments and vacancies at affiliated organizations. Think of large educational institutions like Fontys Hogescholen, government organizations like the City of Amsterdam and sustainable companies like Spaak Circular Solutions.
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Stories from The Bildung Network
Anne van der Krol
Alumna | A Broader Mind | Formation in Fluid Times
My first introduction to the Bildung Academy was an instant breath of fresh air, I immediately felt fire. Education that engages all your senses, takes your continuous personal development as its starting point without losing sight of our (invisible) environment.
Pablo Cantatore
Alumnus | Artist
You get access to opportunities, tools and a large network to think about concepts that make the city more beautiful. Joining Ambassadors of Amsterdam made me decide not to go to college and choose my own path.
Laurens Nooren
Bildungdocent | Partner | Remind Learning
The Bildung Academy offers space and reflection to students in a context where scarcity and choice stress is the norm.
Floris Witteveen
Alumnus | Semester Program | Communication Studies
I found the Bildung Semester program super valuable. It gave me the chance to develop in new areas that don't always get attention in the regular offerings. I better understand who I am, how I relate to others and what I want to mean in this world.
Vinod Subramaniam
Chairman of the Executive Board of the University of Twente | Professor
What I liked about working with The Bildung Academy was the passion, commitment, innovative strength.
Joris van der Krogt
Owner | Hashtagmedia
The Bildung Academy has an open way of working. Moreover, the opinion and advice of the professionals they work with is really appreciated. We enjoy working together and hope to do so for many years to come!
Annemieke Rijke
Advisor | Partner Buitenboordmotor
The Bildung Academy knows how to use methods and exercises to get people to step out of their comfort zone. People who move to another sector often have to accept a lower salary. The module brought an important awareness in this.
Ahlem Taboubi
Marketer
Everyone involved in The Bildung Academy has a love for Bildung and a common goal of providing young people with knowledge and self-development. Because of the common goal, you are willing to give your all and collaborations run smoothly.
Leonard Hoek
Owner | Generation
Our collaboration has become an important extension for the development of the people working with us. Additionally, it strengthens our proposition towards recently graduated individuals and clients.
Kees Spijker
Director | The New School
With the help of De Bildung Academie, we have woven Bildung into our curriculum in an even broader way. This all contributes to our goal of keeping students aware of their own role in the world.
Eva Meijerink
Program Manager | Free University
The Bildung Academy knows how to place personal development in the current social context. They have the right expertise and guidance for students who want to be more conscious in life.
Govert Buijs
Philosopher and Professor | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Connecting to the students' life experiences is important and essential for the success of education. This is precisely what De Bildung Academie does. At the same time, they provide a vision for personal development, new forms of education, and quality.
Fatima El Amrani
Program manager | Municipality of Amsterdam
Working together with you and other stakeholders, De Bildung Academie knows how to create a close-knit team and bring together different perspectives. They are accessible, open, and have consistently demonstrated a critical forward-thinking approach based on the principles behind our leadership program.
Tanja Jadnanansing
Politician | Bildungdocent | Chairman of Amsterdam Southeast district
What I take away from my experience with The Bildung Academy is having the LEF (Listening, Empathy and Flexibility) together to think differently about how to serve our society.
The Bildung Network
We invite you
It's great that you want to contribute to building the university of the 21st century. What is your ideal vision of education, learning & development? Join us in creating development programs that align with the current era.
Build new education and development programs
Discover innovative ideas from our online manifesto
Stay updated of new programs
Find job openings at affiliated organizations
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bildung?
Bildung is actively, consciously, and ethically relating to your inner self, others, and the world. It represents the ideal that people develop themselves as broadly and fully as possible and take on social responsibility.
We have been inspired by the ideas of classic bildungsdenkers such as Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767 - 1835) and Theodor Adorno (1903-1969), but also by contemporary thinkers such as Gert Biesta, Martha Nussbaum and Roman Krznaric.
Readmore about Bildung and our genesis.
What is the university of the 21st century?
In our ideal world, we bring as many people as possible into contact with themselves and connect them with others. As a collective, they tackle personal and societal challenges.
That's why we are building the university of the 21st century: representing the ideal of learning, development, and education. It's an open invitation to collaborate in the coming years in creating more opportunities for everyone to develop themselves as fully as possible.
The university of the 21st century is not an existing institution and has no fixed location. It represents an ideal that we are continuously building on with The Bildung Network. Read more about our building blocks here.
How can I help build the university of the 21st century?
Share your ideas! Together, we co-create new educational and development programs that align with the current era we live in.
- Shape new education and development programs: if your idea serves as a direct catalyst for a new program or event, we will get in touch with you.
- Inspiration from our living manifesto: take initiative and work on innovative ideas about personal and professional development, along with corresponding creative methods from our living manifesto.
- Expand professional network: participate in programs or join as a trainer or coach, and establish new connections with socially engaged
Does The Bildung Network cost money?
No, joining The Bildung Network is free of charge. With it you get the opportunity to share your ideas, you have access to inspiration from the online manifesto and we keep you informed about new programs and interesting job opportunities.
Note that you also help build the 21st century university by participating in programs. Many of these programs are free of charge and some are paid. Depending on your personal situation, we sometimes ask you to determine your own contribution.
What is The Bildung Network?
The Bildung Network is a collective of individuals and organizations driven to connect with themselves and others while taking on social responsibility. We operate in education, science, the arts, the public sector, and sustainable business. Together, we are building the university of the 21st century: representing the ideal of education, learning & development.
We collect innovative ideas about education, personal-professional development and sustainable cooperation into building blocks. With these, together with The Bildung Network, we create education and development programs that fit the challenges of this century.
Can I study at the university of the 21st century?
The university of the 21st century represents the ideal of education, learning & development. We are not an existing institution. Instead, we create programs and offer advice, coaching, and training that, in our view, align with that ideal vision. You can participate in these, in other words, 'study.'
The university of the 21st century has no fixed location. We offer some of these programs or pathways in collaboration with educational institutions, such as universities or vocational colleges (ROC's), or with sustainable businesses. We see opportunities everywhere for personal development, as long as you cultivate an open and attentive mindset.
What does The Bildung Network mean to me?
The Bildung Network means for you:
- The opportunity to contribute with your input to building new education and development programs.
- Access to innovative ideas about personal development from our online manifesto.
- Stay informed about new programs for you as a participant, trainer or coach
- Find assignments and job opportunities with affiliated organizations
What is The Bildung Academy?
De Bildung Academie develops programs and offers training, coaching and consulting around personal-professional development and social responsibility.
In our ideal world, we bring as many people as possible into contact with themselves and connect them with others. As a collective, they tackle personal and societal challenges.
That is why we are building the university of the 21st century. We do this together with The Bildung Network: a community consisting of new generations of students and (young) professionals, teachers, artists, scientists and organizations within the public sector, education and sustainable business.