Maja Christiaens

Maja Christiaens is a Researcher and aggregated Licentiate in Psychology at Artesis Plantijn University College. She specializes in psycho-pedagogical education within teacher training programs for secondary and preschool education. Her roles include academic instruction in psycho-pedagogical subjects and coaching support for institutional change processes using methodologies like Teacher Design Teams. She is actively involved in research projects addressing educational innovation.

• Education: Aggregated Licentiate in Psychology
• Professional Development: 3-year Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) training, certified coaching in GRROW, SCRUM, and Sociocracy 3.0

Her research focuses on fostering self-directed learning in first-year students and supporting new educators through initiatives like the StartON project (2020-2022) and Stimulate design research (2018-2022). She collaborates with Teacher Design Teams to develop pedagogical innovations.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned, but her work emphasizes practical educational development and institutional change.