About the BCS
who we are & what we do
Who we are and where we’re headed
The Bildung Climate School was founded in 2024 by Ginie Servant-Miklos, building upon the educational vision outlined in her book Pedagogies of Collapse, and Rutger Engels. The school was established as a partnership between Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences and Albeda MBO.
After two successful extra-curricular pilots in Spring 2024 and 2025 graduating 46 students, we were joined in Fall 2025 by HogeschoolInHolland, moving forward with a third extra-curricular pilot in Spring 2026, and the first full time credited 10-week program in Fall 2026.
The BCS is brought to life by a diverse team of MBO, HBO, WO and education professionals, led by Ginie Servant-Miklos. Together, we are working towards the first full-time six-month credited MBO-HBO-WO program by 2027.
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Year 1
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The Team
Dr. Ginie Servant-Miklos
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The team
Management Team
The Management Team of the Bildung Climate School steers the program strategically and operationally as we navigate through the complexities of building the first MBO-HBO-WO credited educational program in the Netherlands. Our team includes people from MBO, HBO, WO, education and research professionals.
Dr. Ginie Servant-Miklos
Director
Ginie is the director and co-founder of the BCS, and an assistant professor at Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Ginie is an environmental educator, researcher, and activist with over 15 years of expertise in education, sustainability, and social change, working towards innovative teaching methods that connect behavioral science with ecological awareness.
Björn König
Program Manager
Björn is the program manager of the BCS. He has a background in sociology and education and extensive experience as a teacher, program manager and director in various educational set-ups.
His main interest lies in fostering the development of people and communities through education in a changing world.
Michiel Tolman
Education Track Coordination
Michiel supports the educational development of the BCS. As the founder of the Bildung Academie, he brings a holistic and integrated development perspective and aims to promote innovative Bildung education.
Michiel’s dream is to collaboratively build towards a university of the 21st century through an engaged, cross-educational and cross-sectional Bildung Network.
Yorrit Luijckx
Albeda Coordination
Yorrit is the BCS’s representative at Albeda mbo. With extensive experience in sustainability, the circular economy, and teaching economics and entrepreneurship, he contributes transition challenges within the education system.
Arjen van Tol
InHolland Coordination
Arjen is the BCS's representative at Hogeschool InHolland. He has vast experience in education management across various disciplines, providing valuable, practice-based insights.
Arjen emphasizes the importance of breaking down barriers between the educational levels and fostering resilience among students.
Aziza Mayo
Education Advisor
Aziza advises the BCS on pedagogics and provides teacher training. As Director of Research and Development at Stichting Nivoz, and with extensive experience in education research and the evaluation of educational practices, she is an expert on the pedagogical dimensions of education and leadership.
Rutger Engels
Research Advisor
Rutger advises the BCS on research and funding strategy and is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
Rutger is passionate about taking science to the frontline where it matters most, and developing state-of-the-art prevention programs with far-reaching, international impact on policy and practice.
People of the Bildung Climate School
Bildung Climate School timeline
Learning through experience, teaching for impact
The Bildung Climate School is working on a five year development timeline, from pilot phases 1 and 2 to the fully fledged program, beginning September 2026.
2023-2024
2024-2025
CURRENT
2025-2026
2026-2027
1
2
3
4
BCS: The First Pilot
9 weeks, 4h/week
+ Bildung program
BCS: The Fashion Edition
11 weeks, 4h/week
+ mixed group projects
BCS: The City Edition
12 weeks, 8h/week
+ paid work internships
BCS: The Minor
10 weeks
15 ECTS, full time
+ sustainability track
Partners
The Bildung Climate School is a collaboration between different educational and funding partners that work together to deliver the program and its evaluation.
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board of the Bildung Climate School brings together experienced leaders from education, research, and society to guide the school’s strategic development. With their diverse expertise and personal commitment to climate action and educational innovation, the board provides critical reflection, inspiration, and advice, helping to future-proof the Bildung Climate School.
Derk Loorbach
Derk Loorbach is Professor of socio-economic transitions at Erasmus University and Director of DRIFT. As a founder of transition management and academic front figure of the Climate Research Initiative Netherlands, he combines theory and action research.
Personally driven to be at the forefront of societal change, he works on shifting toward ecologically just societies and circular, value-based economies.
Hanne Leth Andersen
Hanne Leth Andersen is Rector of Roskilde University and Professor of university pedagogy. Her research spans foreign language didactics, assessment, and education quality.
Passionate about teaching development, she advises national and international ministries and committees, and personally focuses on creating strong learning environments and future-oriented education programs for students worldwide and in public debates.
Ron Kooren
Ron Kooren is advisor and ambassador of Albeda mbo and former Chair of its Executive Board. With nearly 30 years in education after starting as a social worker, he champions Albeda’s societal role in Rotterdam and Rijnmond.
Personally committed to opportunity, he was awarded a distinction by the Municipality of Rotterdam for contributions to vocational and adult education.
BCS Partners & Funders
Supporters/
Funders
The BCS is funded by a variety of public and private partners.
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These schools are our primary partners, but registration at other hbo’s or Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE) universities is also a possibility.
Participation in the Bildung Climate School is free. But you need to be registered in one of the institutions.
You'll discover your purpose, build motivation, and gain the skills to tackle global environmental challenges. You’ll be engaging with real-world city challenges through personal resilience workshops, group projects and (paid) internships focused on creating a sustainable future.
You’ll get the chance to grow, individually and together, and learn about sustainability with other likeminded students from MBO, HBO, and university. You also get a certificate, and credits/study-points for participating in the minors.
Participating in the research is part of this program. For you, participation involves doing anonymous interviews and surveys. It supports the research study of Erasmus University Rotterdam on the effect of this program on students' green competencies, eco-anxiety, and group dynamics.
Bildung Climate School timeline
Learning through experience,
teaching for impact
1
BCS: The First Pilot
9 weeks, 4h/week
+ Bildung program
2023-2024
2
BCS: The Fashion Edition
11 weeks, 4h/week
+ mixed group projects
2024-2025
3
BCS: The City Edition
12 weeks, 8h/week
+ paid work internships
CURRENT
2025-2026
4
BCS: The Minor
10 weeks
15 ECTS, full time
+ sustainability track