Albert van der Kooij

Groningen Area, Netherlands Netherlands

Director at Minerva Academy of Pop Culture

Education

Since 2005 I am the director of the Minerva Academy of Pop Culture http://www.academievoorpopcultuur.nl , part of the Minerva Academy from the Hanze University Groningen of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. The Academy of Pop Culture chooses for innovation in art schools. Our curriculum focuses on the broad artistic development of our students in the area of popular culture, instead of offering mono disciplinary education. My job is to introduce a new educational concept based on output, practice learning, competence learning, embed the academy in the Northern region and get an international position. Creative industry and being participant in the region are some focus points. I’m re.