Dr Weishaupt has been the Professor of Applied Sciences in the Department of Professional Educational Institutions since early 2015. He also serves as the principal/administrator of Roelof van Echten College, a school for secondary education in the town of Hoogeveen in Friesland. This school is still under development in many ways, and current efforts focus on improving the position of teachers in order to build a strong educational institution.

Dr Weishaupt holds a degree in Technical Physics from Twente University, where he earned his PhD in 1996, writing his thesis on the formation of titanium silicide layers. His educational career runs the gamut: having started out in lower technical education, he eventually went on to obtain his PhD. His personal educational journey is part of what drives him to contribute to high-quality education for all pupils and students. Dr Weishaupt taught physics at a Christian technical college in Hoogeveen from 1979 to 1986. After earning his PhD he was employed in the tourist and recreational sector until 2015, where he was a director of educational attractions.

Inauguration speech

Dr Weishaupt delivered an inauguration speech(dutch pdf) when he was inaugurated as a Professor of Applied Sciences in 2015.

Publications

  • Leeuwarder Courant, 12-01-2015: Doe het goede als docent (interview n.a.v. zijn inauguratie tot lector)  (‘Do the Right Thing as a Teacher’ - interview on the occasion of his inauguration as a Professor of Applied Sciences). 
  • Geloof in je werk, 09-2014: bijdrage aan het boek onder de titel Het onderwijs heeft een bredere doelstelling dan alleen de technocratische (‘Believe in Your Work: 09/2014: chapter in book titled ‘Education has a broader objective than a technocratic one alone’).
  • Dagblad van het Noorden, 28-08-2014: article about the quality of education and the role of the teacher and the organisation.
  • Verus (formerly known as Besturenraad), 04-03-2014: De betekenis van het werk van Biesta voor het onderwijs (‘The Significance of Biesta’s Work for Education’).
  • Hoogeveensche Courant, 11-12-2013: De docent heeft de sleutel tot goed onderwijs (‘Teachers Have the Key to Good Education’).

List of all publications and presentations (dutch)