Matthijs Leendertse

Matthijs Leendertse is a Lecturer at Erasmus University's Department of Media and Communication within the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication. He concurrently serves as a senior researcher/advisor at TNO Information and Communication Technology since 2006, focusing on strategic visions for media, ICT, and education across public and private sectors. His work emphasizes future-oriented, multidisciplinary research combining economics, communication science, and policy studies.

• Education: MA in Communication Studies (2000, University of Amsterdam)

Research interests include media policy evolution in rapidly changing industries, digital educational resources policy, and revenue models for hyper-differentiated media products. Current projects involve European Commission-funded studies on learning futures and media business innovation. He has held prior roles at the University of Amsterdam (ASCoR) and Van Dusseldorp & Partners consultancy, and is completing a Ph.D. on policy effects on digital educational resources.

Leendertse actively participates in international conferences such as the International Telecommunications Conference and mScapeFest, serving on advisory boards like the International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation.