About the Platform Youth & Family
Welcome to the Platform Youth & Family. This platform is a sustainable and lively environment that connects with partners in the youth and social domain.
This platform works on:
- Knowledge Development;
- Organizing knowledge sharing;
- Stimulating the use of knowledge;
- Strengthening and interconnecting the knowledge infrastructure.
The platform's knowledge agenda focuses on four themes
What we stand for
This platform has the mission to contribute with knowledge and research to a healthy, safe and promising future for young people, in which they can actively participate in their living environment, such as Family, school, neighborhood, leisure and online.
This platform strengthens the collaboration between lecturers in the field of youth and gathers expertise by combining scientific knowledge, experience and practical knowledge. The platform makes this knowledge accessible and promotes its application.
What we do
The platform:
- focuses on knowledge and interaction; with this, it strengthens the connections with and between regional youth knowledge workshops, youth expertise networks, the inclusion jump group and the social domain workshops on themes about youth and family.
- maintains relationships with national parties;
- join important movements such as the elaboration of the youth reform agenda 2023-2028.
Team
The daily management
Saskia Wijsbroek
Lectorate Youth | Utrecht University of Applied Sciences
Dorien Graas
Lectorate Youth | Windesheim University Of Applied Sciences
Rob Gilsing
Youth Aid in transformation | The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Support
Hanske Douwenga
Project leader
Renate Giesing
Coordinator
Mila Vuckovic
Communication
The lectureship platform works closely with the SPRONG Groep IncluZie
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