New colleague Anne Jessica Spies joins ELS

My name is Jessica Spies and I am a junior researcher working at the chair group Education- and Learning Sciences (ELS) at Wageningen University, which aims to understand the enhancing of human potential in response to global challenges related to the environment, food and human well-being.

Under guidance of dr. Renate Wesselink, I am responsible for the execution of research tasks within two projects that involve the development of professionals in the green sector. For the first, European project (I-RESTART), we investigate the required skills for a future professional working in the agricultural sector. The second project (Leven Lang Ontwikkelen met Groene Persona’s) is executed in collaboration with LTO Noord, FNV and Glastuinbouw Nederland and focusses on the continuous development of professionals, learning culture and the role of the manager in the green sector.

My background is in Dutch Law (LLB, completed with a multidisciplinary route involving courses in the field of Psychology and Education) and Educational Sciences (MSc, Utrecht University). I hope my broad interest and curiosity will contribute to learning of and from Wageningen University.