PREMIUM Workshops

Find more information about the workshops offered in the PREMIUM programme and sign up for the workshops of your choice. To be able to successfully conclude the programme, you need to have attended the 3 mandatory workshops and at least 3 of the elective workshops (6 workshops in total).

Mandatory Workshops (attend all 3)

Discover Your Competences

Helping Clients Succeed; from Students to Consultants

Teamwork & Effective Collaboration

Electives (attend at least 3)

Time Management

Leadership

Stress Management

Digital Wellbeing

Public Speaking

Giving & Receiving Feedback

Discover Your Competences

This workshop serves as the starting point of your professional development in PREMIUM. Additionally, it serves as a way to kickstart the coaching trajectory. In this workshop, hosted by UM Career Services, you will take a closer look at your strengths, weaknesses, ambitions, and more, in order to define a couple of competencies you would like to work on in PREMIUM. Together with your competence coach, you can then decide on the course you will take in your sessions together.

To be well prepared for the workshop it is important for you to complete the assignments, which can access via the button below.

Please take the results with you to the training.

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“Very nice and helpful. Included a way of thinking and models which I did not know before, but which are very valuable.”
SSC

Your Workshop Host

UM Career Services

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UM Career Services is a division of the Student Service Center, dedicated to bringing students and the job market closer together. UM CS offers workshops, career guidance, a UM vacancy board, career events, and several other useful opportunities for students.

Please note that attendance at this workshop is strictly mandatory for all PREMIUM participants.

  • Tuesday 14.01.2025, 13:30-16:00 hrs;
  • Thursday 16.01.2025, 13:30-16:00 hrs;
  • Friday 17.01.2025, 09:30-12:00 hrs;
  • Monday 20.01.2025, 13:30-16:00 hrs;
  • Tuesday 21.01.2025, 13:30-16:00 hrs;
  • Wednesday 22.01.2025, 13:30-16:00 hrs;
  • Wednesday 05.02.2025, 09:30-12:00 hrs;
  • Thursday 06.02.2025, 09:30-12:00 hrs.

All “Discover Your Competences” workshops will take place at EDLAB’s Tapijn Building X. All attendees will receive a reminder email with the exact location two days before the session.

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Helping Clients Succeed; from Students to Consultants

During PREMIUM, you’re not just learning in the classroom—you’re actively working on consultancy projects that require a professional approach. Transitioning from a student mindset to that of a consultant is crucial for delivering value to your clients and making the most of this hands-on experience. This workshop is designed to help you develop the key mindsets and skills necessary to excel in your role as you collaborate with a diverse team on high-impact assignments..

What you will learn and develop:

  • Consultative mindsets: Understand the importance of intent and how your approach can shape client relationships and project outcomes. Learn to think like a consultant, with a focus on creating mutual value.
  • Practical skills for success: Equip yourself with the tools and framework to effectively diagnose client needs, communicate clearly, and execute strategies that drive tangible results, all while working collaboratively with your team.
  • Real-world application: Apply what you learn directly to your ongoing PREMIUM projects, ensuring you can navigate challenges and deliver high-quality outcomes that reflect both your academic knowledge and your growing professional expertise.

The PREMIUM programme is all about pushing boundaries and achieving excellence. This workshop is an essential stepping stone in that journey, offering you the insights and skills to make a significant impact on your project. By mastering these concepts, you’ll not only contribute more effectively to your team but also position yourself as a standout consultant able to create value and impact in the eyes of your client.

Leon van Melick

Your Workshop Host

Leon van Melick

The overarching theme of my career is the development of people, teams and organisations. Varying in roles of director, manager, trainer/coach and project manager, I have helped my clients to become more successful using the insights and techniques of Steven Covey.
Working closely with stakeholders, I facilitate synergy for growth and change and generate focus for priorities and desired results. In doing so, I focus on the development of talent and capabilities to help people, cultures and organisations grow and develop.

Please note that attendance at this workshop is strictly mandatory for all PREMIUM participants.

Available Sessions:

  • Monday 20.01.2025, 09:30-12:30 hrs;
  • Wednesday 22.01.2025, 09:30-12:30 hrs;
  • Monday 03.02.2025, 13:30-16:30 hrs;
  • Tuesday 04.02.2025, 09:30-12:30 hrs;
  • Thursday 06.02.2025, 14:00-17:00 hrs;
  • Thursday 06.02.2025, 18:00-21:00 hrs;
  • Monday 10.02.2025, 13:30-16:30 hrs;
  • Tuesday 11.02.2025, 17:30-20:30 hrs;
  • Wednesday 12.02.2025, 14:00-17:00 hrs;

The “Helping Clients Succeed; from Students to Consultants” workshops will take place at EDLAB’s Tapijn Building X. All attendees will receive a reminder email with the exact location two days before the session.

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Teamwork

Working together with other people sometimes comes naturally, but it is not always that simple. Understanding team dynamics will help you to improve cooperation within your team and ensure you can thrive as an individual in that team.

In this workshop you gain insights on factors that influence team dynamics such as personal drivers of team members, behavioral preferences, the stage of team development, team norms, conflict management strategies and the decision-making processes.

Ellen Schiffeleers

Your Workshop Host

Ellen Schiffeleers (Barcavela)

Barcavela is a network organization consisting of advisors, trainers and coaches, who have experience in development and change processes in the Limburg profit and not-for-profit sector. Partly thanks to combining our own experiences as independent entrepreneurs, but especially because of our complementary competencies, we can mirror management & MTs, confront them strategically and present a broader perspective. We always make a link between organizational visions on the one hand and desired behavior and measurable effects on the other. We work demand-driven, have a wide range of services and, in addition to our own collective, an even larger network, because we strongly believe in the power of connecting. Moreover, we are not afraid of standing with our feet in the mud. We therefore do not stand on the sidelines, operate easily at different levels and can embed change processes in the various layers of an organization through advice, training, coaching and intervision. Ellen made a career as a business consultant and (project) manager within SMEs and government. In her training and coaching she combines her business vision with various communication and coaching methods, including NLP and systematic work.

Please note that attendance at this workshop is strictly mandatory for all PREMIUM participants.

Available Sessions:

  • Wednesday 15.01.2025, 13:30-16:30 hrs;
  • Thursday 16.01.2025, 09:30-12:30 hrs;
  • Tuesday 21.01.2025, 09:30-12:30 hrs;
  • Wednesday 05.02.2025, 14:00-17:00 hrs;
  • Wednesday 05.02.2025, 18:00-21:00 hrs;
  • Friday 07.02.2025, 09:30-12:30 hrs;
  • Thursday 13.02.2025, 09:30-12:30 hrs;
  • Thursday 20.02.2025, 14:00-17:00 hrs;
  • Thursday 20.02.2025, 18:00-21:00 hrs.

The “Teamwork & Effective Collaboration” workshops will take place at EDLAB’s Tapijn Building X. All attendees will receive a reminder email with the exact location two days before the session.

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Time Management

If you want to excel it doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to do more, quantity wise. It foremost means that you deliver better quality. However, of course you really excel when you can do more and do it better.

The problem with our brain is that it needs to be able to focus on the task at hand and that’s hard when there’s so much going on. If you’re stressed, lack a good overview, or your life is just an all-around mess, it’s probably hard to excel at anything.

In order to overcome this, you should:

  • know how your brain works to steer it away from procastination, “multitasking”, and distractions (e.g. a pesky social media habit);
  • know how your brain processes information;
  • streamline all the work that is coming at you (emails, homework, assignments, papers etc.);
  • plan ahead for the large tasks so that you don’t have to do everything at the last moment;
  • keep a good overview of everything on your plate and decide what to focus on.

In the Time-Management workshop we promise you one thing: we are going to cover all of these subjects (and more) in a non-boring fashion. You will be provided with ready-to-use insights and practical tips on how to stay on top of things with the use of the latest insights and technology (you may expect many useful suggestions for how various specific apps can adequately support time management).

“Since I have many problems with time management, and the anxiety that comes with it, I found this workshop very useful for my future career as well as overall wellbeing. It was vivid, inspiring and practical!”
Patrick Stastra

Your Workshop Host

Patrick Stastra (TijdWinst)

Patrick is a trainer at Tijdwinst.com, specialized in time management trainings and an expert on way to work more efficiently. Tijdwinst.com organizes practical trainings, workshops, and lectures on time management and effective working topics throughout the entire country.
I encourage organizations and their workers, entrepreneurs & students to work, collaborate, communicate and learn smarter. All done by workshops, inspiring talks & e-learning programs.

“My 3 hour workshops and 1 hour talks are full of practical exercises, ideas and tricks, always served with a hint of theory (e.g. Getting Things Done), scientific foundation and a lot of enthusiasm. All my efforts are focused on changing your behavior to work, collaborate, communicate or learn smarter from the next day on.”

Please note that this workshop is one of the electives PREMIUM offers. Attend a minimum of 3 of the elective workshops.

Available Sessions:

  • Tuesday 11.03.2025, 09:30-12:30 hrs;
  • Wednesday 26.03.2025, 13:30-16:30 hrs.

All “Time Management” workshops will take place at EDLAB’s Tapijn Building X. All attendees will receive a reminder email with the exact location two days before the session.

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Leadership

Are you a born leader?

In this workshop we will explore a variety of aspects of leadership, and you will gain insight on leadership skills, leadership styles, and sources of power.
You’ll find out the indispensable value of personal leadership in leading others.
There will be room to reflect on your own cases.

Ellen Schiffeleers

Your Workshop Host

Ellen Schiffeleers (Barcavela)

Barcavela is a network organization consisting of advisors, trainers and coaches, who have experience in development and change processes in the Limburg profit and not-for-profit sector. Partly thanks to combining our own experiences as independent entrepreneurs, but especially because of our complementary competencies, we can mirror management & MTs, confront them strategically and present a broader perspective. We always make a link between organizational visions on the one hand and desired behavior and measurable effects on the other. We work demand-driven, have a wide range of services and, in addition to our own collective, an even larger network, because we strongly believe in the power of connecting. Moreover, we are not afraid of standing with our feet in the mud. We therefore do not stand on the sidelines, operate easily at different levels and can embed change processes in the various layers of an organization through advice, training, coaching and intervision. Ellen made a career as a business consultant and (project) manager within SMEs and government. In her training and coaching she combines her business vision with various communication and coaching methods, including NLP and systematic work.

Please note that this workshop is one of the electives PREMIUM offers. Attend a minimum of 3 elective workshops/masterclasses.

Available Sessions:

  • Wednesday 12.03.2025, 18:00-21:00 hrs;
  • Thursday 20.03.2025, 09:30-12:30 hrs;
  • Thursday 27.03.2025, 13:30-16:30 hrs.

All “Leadership” workshops will take place at EDLAB’s Tapijn Building X. All attendees will receive a reminder email with the exact location two days before the session.

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Stress Management

We all find ourselves in stressful situations from time to time. Whether at work, during our studies, or when life throws nasty surprises at you. This is normal. But, when does it become problematic? When are you in danger of stress becoming a danger to your health and what do you need to do to avoid this? This workshop will give you basic insights into what stress is, where it comes from, and its effects. You will also get to identify your stress sources and tips on how to better manage these stressors and how to ensure you have enough resources.

“It was by far the most helpful and interesting workshop! It really helps to self-reflect and understand what I need to be aware of and identify potential problems.”
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Your Workshop Host

Karolin Biewald (Key2advance)

Karolin is a highly skilled consultant and trainer with a strong background in IT project management. She has extensive experience working with multiple companies in the healthcare and public sectors, acquiring valuable management skills.

Moreover, Karolin’s proficiency as a professional singer and musical actress has greatly influenced her work. Her education has equipped her with exceptional public speaking, presentation, and phonetic skills. By merging her analytical and creative strengths, Karolin helps individuals discover their unique voice and employ it as a potent tool for self-expression.

Furthermore, Karolin recognizes the interconnection between voice and body and works with her clients on integrating body language and movement into their communication. With her broad range of expertise and multidisciplinary approach, Karolin is an engaging trainer and consultant, enabling individuals to unlock their full potential.

Please note that this workshop is one of the electives PREMIUM offers. Attend a minimum of 3 of the elective workshops.

Available Sessions:

  • Wednesday 26.02.2025, 09:30-12:30 hrs;
  • Tuesday 18.03.2025, 09:30-12:30 hrs;
  • Monday 24.03.2025, 14:00-17:00 hrs;
  • Thursday 08.05.2025, 18:00-21:00 hrs.

All “Stress Management” workshops will take place at EDLAB’s Tapijn Building X. All attendees will receive a reminder email with the exact location two days before the session.

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Digital Wellbeing

In this training, we will explore together if your screen time is truly serving you: how it shapes your day-to-day, and what parts you love to keep and change.

We invite you to reflect on how you connect to the digital world: Are you actively engaging with the real world or passively scrolling in a filter bubble? Do you use mindless scrolling as stimming? Are you getting triggered and swamped by countless notifications from all different sorts of apps that affect your productivity and mental health?

Through activities and insightful discussions, we will provide you with strategies, challenging you to be more intentional in your tech use. Let us focus on being fully present, mindful of our surroundings, and deliberate about our digital choices. Together, we will draft a plan to make your digital habits work for you.

liam paulissen

Your Workshop Host

Liam Paulissen (UM Psychologist)

We all experience times when we feel like we cannot cope with everyday life. Sometimes this can start to affect our everyday lives and prevent us from doing the things we want to do. Recognisable? UM psychologists are committed to provide help for students regarding your wellbeing and personal development. Liam Paulissen is one of these experienced psychologists and has developed a specific training for students and their digital wellbeing.

Please note that this workshop is one of the electives PREMIUM offers. Attend a minimum of 3 of the elective workshops.

Available Sessions:

  • Wednesday 19.02.2025, 09:30-11:30 hrs;
  • Wednesday 26.02.2025, 13:30-15:30 hrs.

All “Digital Wellbeing” workshops will take place at EDLAB’s Tapijn Building X. All attendees will receive a reminder email with the exact location two days before the session.

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Public Speaking

The goal of this session is to understand and practice the most important pillars needed to maximize one`s impact when speaking to an audience. Often we have the most difficulty understanding and interacting with audiences whose preferences are different to our own. Recognizing these characteristics can help in developing strategies for personal growth and enhanced impact.

This workshop encourages participants to practice the delivery of motivational, serious and trust-building speeches. During these advanced sessions, a big emphasis is placed on emotional expressiveness, body language, and voice coaching. At the end of the workshop, participants will have understood their communication style and gained awareness on how to connect with various audiences and leave a lasting impression.

“The workshop was practical with many exercises, which really helped me in understanding how I can give a better presentation or pitch. It supports me to define how I can improve this skill in an approachable way. It showed me that already minor changes could improve the way we talk and present a lot. So far, it was one of the most valuable workshops to me.”
Mona Shair

Your Workshop Host

Mona Shair-Wloch (Key2Advance)

Mona Shair-Wloch is the founder and principal trainer of key2advance, a coaching, training, career services and internship coordination consultancy. From 2007-2013, she led a high profile internship program at the European Parliament in Brussels for students from all over the world under the patronage of Pat Cox, former president of the European Parliament. Since 2010, she secured and coordinated internships for students at multiple universities and has coached recent graduates into finding opportunities that match their skills and interests. She has extensive experience in helping students gain clarity on their target career sector, enhancing their application documents and providing them with necessary skills for a successful school to work transition.

Please note that this workshop is one of the electives PREMIUM offers. Attend a minimum of 3 of the elective workshops.

Available Sessions:

  • Tuesday 25.02.2025, 18:00-21:00 hrs;
  • Monday 17.03.2025, 14:00-17:00 hrs;
  • Wednesday 23.04.2025, 14:00-17:00 hrs;
  • Thursday 24.04.2025, 09:30-12:30 hrs.

All “Public Speaking” workshops will take place at EDLAB’s Tapijn Building X. All attendees will receive a reminder email with the exact location two days before the session.

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Giving & Receiving Feedback

In today’s competitive job market, effective feedback is crucial for personal and professional growth. It enhances communication, boosts confidence, increases productivity, and strengthens relationships. By learning to deliver constructive feedback and receive it with grace, you’ll accelerate your career progression, build trust with colleagues, and foster a more collaborative work environment.

Feedback is necessary for growth, so why is it so difficult to give and receive feedback?

In this workshop we’ll look at the effect feedback has on people, we’ll discover the biggest obstacles for giving feedback, and we will work on the best preparation and execution. We’ll focus on setting goals, exploring scenarios, asking open questions, and having facts at your disposal. The aim is to give yourself and others opportunity to excel.

Ellen Schiffeleers

Your Workshop Host

Ellen Schiffeleers (Barcavela)

Barcavela is a network organization consisting of advisors, trainers and coaches, who have experience in development and change processes in the Limburg profit and not-for-profit sector. Partly thanks to combining our own experiences as independent entrepreneurs, but especially because of our complementary competencies, we can mirror management & MTs, confront them strategically and present a broader perspective. We always make a link between organizational visions on the one hand and desired behavior and measurable effects on the other. We work demand-driven, have a wide range of services and, in addition to our own collective, an even larger network, because we strongly believe in the power of connecting. Moreover, we are not afraid of standing with our feet in the mud. We therefore do not stand on the sidelines, operate easily at different levels and can embed change processes in the various layers of an organization through advice, training, coaching and intervision. Ellen made a career as a business consultant and (project) manager within SMEs and government. In her training and coaching she combines her business vision with various communication and coaching methods, including NLP and systematic work.

Please note that this workshop is one of the electives PREMIUM offers. Attend a minimum of 3 elective workshops/masterclasses.

Available Sessions:

  • Thursday 18.02.2025, 18:00-21:00 hrs;
  • Wednesday 12.03.2025, 14:00-17:00 hrs;
  • Thursday 20.03.2025, 13:30-16:30 hrs.

All “Giving & Receiving Feedback” workshops will take place at EDLAB’s Tapijn Building X. All attendees will receive a reminder email with the exact location two days before the session.

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Sustainable Career Development

“What are my career opportunities post-graduation?”

“How will I navigate the job market in these uncertain times?”

Be it a classic career path, or developing a personal brand, in this workshop you will learn how to develop a solid strategy to map out your career steps post-graduation, design a healthy work-life balance, and find the answers in regards to what your next steps should be.

Your facilitator in this process is Adina Petre, a Clinical Psychologist and High-Performance coach with over a decade of experience in entrepreneurship, education, human and business development. As a long-term collaborator with UM, Adina has the experience to guide you in the process of discovering your work competencies, translating them into employable profiles and helping you design an actionable blueprint to help orient yourself in the work field, post-graduation.

“I think this is a very good workshop for students who are orientating themselves on the next steps after graduation!”
Adina

Your Masterclass Host

Adina Petre (Insights)

I’m a clinical psychologist with a double specialization in trauma therapy and high-performance coaching. Having had my business up and running for the past 14 years, I have gained experience in working with people and supporting them in recovering, enhancing and elevating their mental health and their capacity for high performance in their studies or their workplace. I put all my skills and knowledge into my long-standing collaboration with EDLAB because I love offering the best possible service to the students and staff who attend my workshops. Looking forward to working with you!

Please note that this masterclass is one of the electives PREMIUM offers. Attend a minimum of 3 of the elective workshops/masterclasses.

Available Sessions:

  • Thursday 01.04.2025, 15:00-17:00 hrs (online);
  • Tuesday 06.05.2025, 14:00-16:00 hrs;
  • Tuesday 13.05.2025, 11:00-13:00 hrs.

All “Sustainable Career Development” masterclasses will take place at EDLAB’s Tapijn Building X (except for the one on 01.04.2025). All attendees will receive a reminder email with the exact location two days before the session.

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The Art of Effective Networking

Many jobs and internships are on the hidden job market.
In order for candidates to access these opportunities, they need to know the basics of networking.

During this workshop, participants will learn the techniques of positive body language, opening lines, ethics of handling contacts,
and how to follow up.

Mona Shair

Your Workshop Host

Mona Shair-Wloch (Key2Advance)

Mona Shair-Wloch is the founder and principal trainer of key2advance, a coaching, training, career services and internship coordination consultancy. From 2007-2013, she led a high profile internship program at the European Parliament in Brussels for students from all over the world under the patronage of Pat Cox, former president of the European Parliament. Since 2010, she secured and coordinated internships for students at multiple universities and has coached recent graduates into finding opportunities that match their skills and interests. She has extensive experience in helping students gain clarity on their target career sector, enhancing their application documents and providing them with necessary skills for a successful school to work transition.

Please note that this workshop is one of the electives PREMIUM offers. Attend a minimum of 3 of the elective workshops.

Available Sessions:

  • Monday 24.03.2025, 18:00-21:00 hrs;
  • Tuesday 25.03.2025, 09:30-12:30 hrs;
  • Thursday 08.05.2025, 14:00-17:00 hrs.

All “Art of Effective Networking” workshops will take place at EDLAB’s Tapijn Building X. All attendees will receive a reminder email with the exact location two days before the session.

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Contract Negotiation Skills

Congratulations, you’ve found a job! Your employer has invited you for a meeting to discuss your offer.

How do you negotiate your salary? Which aspects do you need to take into account when signing your labor contract? What are the ins and outs of such a conversation? Which fringe benefits, next to salary, might make up your contract? Do you immediately agree to the offer you receive? Does your contract include a notice period or non-compete clause? What does the pension scheme look like? And is your salary offer around the market rate?

These are all questions that will be addressed during the workshop Contract Negotiations. You will get a better overview of all possible aspects of your future labour contract.

“Completely loved this workshop. Even though contract negotiation might be difficult to apply to certain working fields (educational, governmental, health care), I still feel the trainer gave us useful tips on how to generally negotiate or discuss a contract. Really got to learn many new things!”
Bibi Linssen

Your Workshop Host

Bibiana Linssen

Listening, recognizing patterns and connecting people and concepts – that’s what I do best.
Be it as a coach for young adults, trying to find their way to the labour market. Or as a trainer, facilitating team dynamics and group learning. As a project consultant, co-ordinating tasks and getting things done.
Whatever I do, I like to question, to connect and co-create with colleagues, students and other stakeholders. I prefer to work based on principles of Design Thinking, Appreciative Inquiry and LEAN – always looking for result and added value. As a trainer / facilitator I enjoy creating a light-hearted and safe environment in which change is not a threat, but a challenge that can be approached in a playful way.

Specialties: Change management, (student) employability, coaching, team dynamics, and LEAN in service industries.

Please note that this workshop is one of the electives PREMIUM offers. Attend a minimum of 3 of the elective workshops.

Available Sessions:

  • Wednesday 16.04.2025, 13:30-16:30 hrs;
  • Monday 12.05.2025, 18:00-21:00 hrs;
  • Tuesday 13.05.2025, 14:00-17:00 hrs.

All “Contract Negotiation Skills” workshops will take place at EDLAB’s Tapijn Building X. All attendees will receive a reminder email with the exact location two days before the session.

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Workshop Registration SOS

Please note that you can only sign up for workshops yourselves.
In case you wish to change the timeslot for a certain workshop, or cancel a workshop registration completely, you need to contact this member of PREMIUM Central Management Team.
1690202597119

Fabienne Crombach

PREMIUM Senior Coordinator

043-3884173