TIKVAH BREIMER (MSc MAEd MSc)
—Independent senior advisor
Teacher trainer
Founder and lead.
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Tikvah Breimer (1982) is an independent senior advisor and teacher trainer in the field of curriculum design. She grew up with a father who is a pedaogue and inspired her for life.
Having received her Masters Degrees at Utrecht University (Anthropology - studying Democratisation processes in Latin America, Master of Science, cum laude, and Bilingual and International Teaching, Master of Arts) she worked in a secondary school (International Baccalaureate), as a teacher and teacher trainer. She went back to study Urban Management and Development at Erasmus University in the Netherlands, completing her Master of Science with distinction.
Tikvah continued to work at Erasmus University in the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) in the land market and policy team. There she worked a lot on educational design, including on reimagining training courses as a product. Thesis supervision was an important aspect of the role. She then switched to work as programme officer and project lead at UK-based NGOs. In 2022, she founded StudioBlended.
The origin story of the Studio lies in the deep understanding that technical resilience of a curriculum, and human resilience of teachers/trainers are two sides of the same coin. Tikvah conducts ongoing research into the various design angles in a unique philosophy and methodology for curriculum design that is part of the Studio’s advisory and training services. Her work is unique for bridging silos between the content fields of architecture / urban / development / policy / land / water/ climate - and the realm of educational expertise and practice, by design.
“My passion is to design effective learning and resilient education that stands the test of time. It is with this vision that I founded our Studio - StudioBlended. My signature is that I love to create quality products, am inventive within limitations, a pragmatic idealist, and a strategic thinker who believes in agile teamwork.
As Studio lead, I also supervise, coach and mentor bachelor and master students with their final thesis. The students are referred to me by several Europe-based entrepreneurial clients. This work demonstrates my agility to straddle the ideological process of helping a new generation to graduate within the high-quality criteria of education and the commercial side of meeting client deliverables. I enjoy offering a bespoke learning journey to every single student. Find out more on our page supervising/mentoring.”
Utrecht University (2000 - 2006). Anthropology and Sociology of Non-Western Countries (MSc with distinction, thesis of the year). Specialisation: Poverty, Informality and Social Exclusion
Focus on macro politics and economics, democratisation, citizenship, Central and Latin America.
Utrecht University 2007. Masters Degree (MAEd) Bilingual and International Teaching.
Feel free to send a direct Email to request a formal tailored CV.
Intensive training in senior advisory skills
Schouten University of Applied Sciences 2022/2023
Writing policy and advice texts
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya 2022. Online Education. Digitel Pro / Erasmus + Course
Technical University Delft (TU/D) 2022. Blended Education. Digitel Pro / Erasmus + Course
Technical University Delft (TU/D) 2021. Delivering an online course
Technical University Delft (TU/D) 2021. Designing an Online course
Project Management for Development Professionals (PMD Pro I) incl. Training of Trainers (ToT). This course focuses on the technical aspect of program management.
IHS, Erasmus University Rotterdam 2009-2011. Urban Management and Development (UMD), Specialisation Land and Housing Development Strategies.
International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) 2008. Curriculum develpment. 1 week course in Basel, Switserland. ‘Understanding by Design’ - Mc Tighe and Grant Wiggins.
Utrecht University 2000-2006. Anthropology and Sociology of Non-Western Countries
Publication in the conference on the Future of Europe.
Europe (UK, Italy, Spain)
Middle East (Cairo, Istanbul (teaching), Diyarbakir (action planning) Marrakech)
Central/Latin America (Nicaragua (fieldwork), Brazil (fieldwork, training), Quito, Medellin (fieldtrips, training),
Africa (South Africa (fieldwork, teaching), Zambia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Malawi, Nigeria - all program management/knowledge products creation/scoping),
Asia (Nepal).
We are here especially for you as unique course/training coordinator, to come alongside you and partner with you, as you work on a (architecture / urban / land / water / climate) curriculum, so that you can offer effective and resilient education in its simplest form.
Having received her Masters Degrees at Utrecht University (Anthropology - studying Democratisation processes in Latin America, Master of Science, cum laude, and Bilingual and International Teaching, Master of Arts) she worked in a secondary school (International Baccalaureate), as a teacher and teacher trainer. She went back to study Urban Management and Development at Erasmus University in the Netherlands, completing her Master of Science with distinction.
Tikvah continued to work at Erasmus University in the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) in the land market and policy team. There she worked a lot on educational design, including on reimagining training courses as a product. Thesis supervision was an important aspect of the role. She then switched to work as programme officer and project lead at UK-based NGOs. In 2022, she founded StudioBlended.
The origin story of the Studio lies in the deep understanding that technical resilience of a curriculum, and human resilience of teachers/trainers are two sides of the same coin. Tikvah conducts ongoing research into the various design angles in a unique philosophy and methodology for curriculum design that is part of the Studio’s advisory and training services. Her work is unique for bridging silos between the content fields of architecture / urban / development / policy / land / water/ climate - and the realm of educational expertise and practice, by design.
“My passion is to design effective learning and resilient education that stands the test of time. It is with this vision that I founded our Studio - StudioBlended. My signature is that I love to create quality products, am inventive within limitations, a pragmatic idealist, and a strategic thinker who believes in agile teamwork.
As Studio lead, I also supervise, coach and mentor bachelor and master students with their final thesis. The students are referred to me by several Europe-based entrepreneurial clients. This work demonstrates my agility to straddle the ideological process of helping a new generation to graduate within the high-quality criteria of education and the commercial side of meeting client deliverables. I enjoy offering a bespoke learning journey to every single student. Find out more on our page supervising/mentoring.”
STUDIES
Erasmus University, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (2009-2011). (MSc with distinction) Urban Management and Development (UMD), Specialisation Land and Housing Development Strategies, thesis on the architectural open building approach and its application for low income households in peripherial areas (crossover to land). Erasmus University Thesis Repository.Utrecht University (2000 - 2006). Anthropology and Sociology of Non-Western Countries (MSc with distinction, thesis of the year). Specialisation: Poverty, Informality and Social Exclusion
Focus on macro politics and economics, democratisation, citizenship, Central and Latin America.
Utrecht University 2007. Masters Degree (MAEd) Bilingual and International Teaching.
CV
For her CV kindly refer to LinkedIn.Feel free to send a direct Email to request a formal tailored CV.
Relevant educational/advisory training
Schouten University of Applied Sciences 2022/2023Intensive training in senior advisory skills
Schouten University of Applied Sciences 2022/2023
Writing policy and advice texts
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya 2022. Online Education. Digitel Pro / Erasmus + Course
Technical University Delft (TU/D) 2022. Blended Education. Digitel Pro / Erasmus + Course
Technical University Delft (TU/D) 2021. Delivering an online course
Technical University Delft (TU/D) 2021. Designing an Online course
Project Management for Development Professionals (PMD Pro I) incl. Training of Trainers (ToT). This course focuses on the technical aspect of program management.
IHS, Erasmus University Rotterdam 2009-2011. Urban Management and Development (UMD), Specialisation Land and Housing Development Strategies.
International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) 2008. Curriculum develpment. 1 week course in Basel, Switserland. ‘Understanding by Design’ - Mc Tighe and Grant Wiggins.
Utrecht University 2000-2006. Anthropology and Sociology of Non-Western Countries
MEDIA MENTIONS
The paper ‘Envisioning Blended Higher Education in Post-Lockdown Europe’ featured in a qualitative Dutch newspaper, NRC Handelsblad, under ‘NRC Future Affairs’ on June 19, 2021.PUBLICATIONS
Envisioning blended higher education in post-lockdown Europe: Reflections on experience, needs and risks through a pedagogical lens.Publication in the conference on the Future of Europe.
COUNTRY EXPERIENCE
Tikvah has worked in/with several countries, including:Europe (UK, Italy, Spain)
Middle East (Cairo, Istanbul (teaching), Diyarbakir (action planning) Marrakech)
Central/Latin America (Nicaragua (fieldwork), Brazil (fieldwork, training), Quito, Medellin (fieldtrips, training),
Africa (South Africa (fieldwork, teaching), Zambia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Malawi, Nigeria - all program management/knowledge products creation/scoping),
Asia (Nepal).
We are here especially for you as unique course/training coordinator, to come alongside you and partner with you, as you work on a (architecture / urban / land / water / climate) curriculum, so that you can offer effective and resilient education in its simplest form.
StudioBlended Foundation 2024
Prefer to have direct contact?
Feel free:
Tikvah Breimer (MSc MAEd MSc)
Independent senior advisor, teacher trainer, lead
tikvah@studioblended.com
+31 6 42 47 29 69
Non Profit Foundation
Registration Chamber of Commerce
KvK-number 86242598 (Dutch)
VAT identification number
NL 86 39 07 29 5 B01
Bankaccount
NL40 INGB 0709 6156 04
SWIFT/BIC: INGBNL2A
StudioBlended Foundation
Prefer to have direct contact?
Feel free:
Tikvah Breimer (MSc MAEd MSc)
Independent senior advisor, teacher trainer, lead
tikvah@studioblended.com
+31 6 42 47 29 69
Non Profit Foundation
Registration Chamber of Commerce
KvK-number 86242598 (Dutch)
VAT identification number
NL 86 39 07 29 5 B01
Bankaccount
NL40 INGB 0709 6156 04
SWIFT/BIC: INGBNL2A
StudioBlended Foundation
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We are here especially for you as unique course/training coordinator, to come alongside you and partner with you, as you work on a (architecture / urban / development / policy / land / water / climate) curriculum, so that you can offer effective and resilient education in its simplest form.