Professor of Visual Arts and Metaphysical Methods of Learning

Occupied posts

HAN University of Applied Sciences
Formerly known as ‘Gelderse Leergangen’: Faculty of Education of the Nijmegen Polytechnic
Department of Visual Arts
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
1975 – 1983

Professor of Visual Arts and Experimental Arts
Member of the Section Educational Development
Member of the Board of Application
Member of the Committee of Educational Program of History of Art

NHL University of Applied Sciences
Formerly known as ‘Ubbo Emmius’: Faculty of Education of the Leeuwarden Polytechnic
Department of Visual Arts
Groningen, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
1983 – 1985 / 1991 – 1991

Professor of Visual Arts and Metaphysical Methods of Learning
Professor of Textual Arts and Metaphysical Methods of Learning
Coordinator, video-art projects for drama and behavioural methodologies
Head of the office of exhibition
Supervision, internship and study

Guest Professor

Academy of Visual Art Minerva
Groningen, The Netherlands
Energetic behavior in Textual Art

Akademia di Arte Kòrsou
Curaçao, The Dutch Antilles
Inspirations & Intuitions in behaviour of form, colour and image

Society of Directors of Technical Schools
Curaçao, The Dutch Antilles
Spiritual methods of learning

Academy of Social Studies
Department of Education for therapeutic communities
Groningen, The Netherlands
Energetics in the Art of social health

Instituto pa Formashon den Enfermeria
Curaçao, The Dutch Antilles
Healing Arts

Institute of Education of Intercultural Funeral Service ‘Alida de Jong School’
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Cybernetics of the processes of Death

Foundation Dennendal; Department of care of mentally handicapped
Den Dolder, The Netherlands
Cybernetics of the processes of Death

FOUNDATION ‘LERARENOPLEIDING UBBO EMMIUS’
(…) “In referred period, I have come to know Mr. Verstraaten as an inspiring colleague by new original initiatives for students and co-teachers, helping change and improve our teaching methods. To our regret, by reorganizing the formation key, we had to say good-bye.”

J.H.L. Schmidt,
Head of the Department of Drawing, Groningen

FACULTY OF EDUCATION OF THE LEEUWARDEN POLYTECHNIC
(…) “During his employment we have come to know Mr. Verstraaten as an inspired colleague, supporting changes and improvements of the teaching methods within the department by showing his students and co-teachers new and original initiatives. Loss of permanent functions due to reorganization forced him to leave our department, this to our regret.”

I. Rutgers
Head of the Department of Visual Arts, Leeuwarden