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Linda Vlaming MSc

Education Innovation  ·  Policy  ·  Open Innovation  ·  Europe

I am not looking for a job title. I am looking for a purpose.
Connecting business, education and society — 35 years of experience, always moving forward.

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Who I am

The connecting thread

I build bridges between worlds that normally remain separate — business and education, practice and science, creativity and strategy. 35 years, and counting.

After 17 years in finance, HR, marketing and software development, I made a deliberate transition into education. As a teacher, examiner and curriculum developer I worked across secondary, special and vocational education. I conducted scientific research on open innovation in higher education (MSc, 2023) and contributed to a European STE(A)M project.


My engagement does not stop at my CV. I follow democracy, women's rights and equal opportunities closely, share my analyses and ask the questions others leave aside. I believe creativity is the engine of real innovation — and that good communication makes societal change possible.

What I bring

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Education & Curriculum

Teacher, examiner and developer across multiple levels. Always teaching and improving simultaneously.

Curriculum development Lifelong learning Blended learning
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Innovation & Research

Scientific research on open innovation in European higher education. From practice to published findings.

Open innovation STE(A)M Conference paper
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Policy & Advisory

From strategic sparring partner to policy officer and D&I chair. Advisory work that leads to action.

Policy advice Change management Quality assurance
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Operations & HR

17 years in finance, HR, marketing, procurement and self-built software. Two worlds in one person.

Finance HR Software development
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Digitalisation & AI

Azure AI, Scrum Master, Google for Education, Quantum. Technology as a means, not an end.

Azure AI Scrum PSM I e-learning
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Society & Connection

Cultural background as foundation. Social issues around democracy, women's rights and equal opportunities are subjects of lasting interest to me.

D&I Society Communication
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Career

35 years in motion

No straight line — that is precisely the strength of it.

2024 – 2025
Teacher, Language Assessor & Curriculum Developer
MBO College Airport · Hoofddorp
Innovative learning programme for security professionals — 834 participants, modular and hybrid. Alongside teaching, actively improved curriculum and developed new assessment methodologies.
2022 – 2023
Researcher Open Innovation & STE(A)M
ArtIST · EU project
MSc thesis conducted within European project ArtIST — focused on the transition from STEM to STEAM in master modules in higher education, through open innovation.
2021 – 2023
MSc Management Sciences
Open University Netherlands
Thesis: The Influence of Social Capital on the Creative Process of STE(A)M Education Realisation in Higher Education through Open Innovation within a European Context.
2015 – 2024
Teacher, Examiner & Curriculum Developer
Various institutions · Secondary, Special & Vocational Education
Citizenship, Health & Social Care, English. Always teaching and improving — curriculum development, digitalisation, policy advice to school management.
2018 – 2019
Interim Project Manager Operations
Geert Groote College · Amsterdam
Operations stabilised and improved. Bridge built between teaching staff and administrative services.
1998 – 2015
Head of Operations
Raldon Montage B.V. · Zwaag
17 years of broad responsibility: HR, finance, marketing, procurement and self-built project management software. Strategic sparring partner to the director.
1995 – 1998
Co-founder & Managing Director
Chester Media Arts Center · England
Founded and managed a creative media company in England. Graphic design, finance and client acquisition — first hands-on experience connecting creativity and entrepreneurship.
Publication

Scientific contribution

Conference Paper · 2026
The Art of Organizing Education Development within European Collaboration
Kirkels, Y., Podmetina, D., Vlaming, L. (2026). Paper accepted at the R&D Management conference 2026.
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Let's talk

I am not looking for a job title — I am looking for a purpose. Working on something that matters? I would love to hear about it.

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