EXPERT FIELDS: 1) Higher education 2) Media, journalism & publishing 3) Business management: b2b, -2c & ngo markets - Core competence > Project management, program development, new business evolution, PR & marketing, media & press skills - Education/Media > Governance, training, teaching, coaching, writing, research, text editing, dutch & english - Business > Strategic b2b, 2c & ngo network in education, food retail, foodservice & hospitality industry, fmcg, cultural & social development, lifestyle & event management. Skills: business management. Marketing communications, -strategy, -online & -sales. - Tech & ICT > Social & digital media, analysis, narrowcasting, retail technology & -logistics, instore solutions, custom cms development, publishing print & online, common business platforms & software, SharePoint

Programmamanager Health & Social Studies @ Remco works as a Program Manager in Higher Education at the Business Unit of Leidse Onderwijsinstellingen (LOI), a major distance education provider in the Netherlands. He is currently resposible for the Health and Social Studies within the LOI University of Applied Sciences. This incorporates the following HBO Bachelors of Health: Laboratory Technician Heart Function, Lung Analist & Clinical Neurophysiology. Within the domain of Social Studies, Remco is active on the Bachelor of Applied Psychology (BAP/TP) and Social Work (Social Pedagogical Assistance / SPH). From August 2015 to Present (5 months) Projectmanager Vaknet-TV @ Vaknet-TV is a Dutch nationwide narrowcasting TV-channel, broadcasting exclusive educational & commercial content for the Dutch foodretail industry. Our clients are entrepreneurs and/or executive boards of all mayor supermarketventures (like Albert Heijn, Jumbo, PLUS, Coop, Deen, Dagwinkel, EMTÉ, Hoogvliet, and Spar), food & beverage manufacturers (like Heineken & Unilever), and trade associations (like Vakcentrum & CBL; Centraal Bureau Levensmiddelenhandel). From April 2010 to 2015 (5 years) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsBusiness journalist & editor (Food Retail & Foodservice Industry) @ Journalist & editor at OPN (Business Press Netherlands). Media I work for: Vaknet-TV | Out.of.Home Shops | O.o.H. On the Beach | O.o.H. At Work | Levensmiddelenkrant | various company websites. Specialisms: foodretail & foodservice, retailtechnology & -logistics, in-store design & marketing From September 2008 to 2015 (7 years) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsMedia Centre Manager & Instructor IKP (Information Knowledge Practicals) & Media Skills @ Media Centre Manager & Instructor Information Knowledge Practicals & Media Skills: lessons "Dealing with information" From September 2002 to August 2008 (6 years) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsCo-founder & manager @ Dare to Dance Events VOF is a Dutch event company that facilitates business, private and non-profit related events, both technically and organizationally From 1999 to 2006 (7 years) Educational Projectmanager (internship/stage) @ Teamlid 'Tolerance Teams, van de ngo Tolerance Unltd. plannen educatieve projecten op middelbare scholen omtrent duurzaamheid, verdraagzaamheid, solidariteit en overige belangrijke maatschappelijke thema’s. Plannen thema’s & lesweken en -materiaal, organiseren publieksevenementen door heel Nederland. Persvoorlichting, kostenbewaking, projectmanagement. Gevestigd in de Hogeschool van Amsterdam. From 2002 to 2002 (less than a year) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsHerontwikkelaar kinderprogramma (internship/stage), rondleider permanente expositie (bijbaan) @ Verantwoordelijk voor het opnieuw opzetten van het kinderprogramma - de zogenaamde Space Kids Parties - door Europa's eerste permanente ruimtevaartexpositie. Dit als stage-onderdeel van de HBO bachelor Cultureel Maatschappelijke Vorming. Werkte vervolgens twee jaar (in bijbaan) als rondleider van (bedrijfs)groepen door Space Expo en de buitenattracties (2-talig). From 1998 to 2000 (2 years) Event manager / redacteur @ Organisatie event voor lokale radiomakers en jeugdleiders, presentatie forumdiscussies op diverse podia. Redacteur voor jongerenblad Hebbez!, fieldwork diverse voor artikelen, bezoeken persvoorstellingen, schrijven teksten radio & TV, technische montage items, interviews met artiesten en sporters (o.m. toptennisser Michael Chang) en human interest (o.m. slachtoffers vuurwerkramp Enschede). From 1999 to 1999 (less than a year)

Baccalaureus (Bc) / Bachelor (B.), Cultural & Social Formation Management (CMV), specializations: Education, Media & Management, Afstudeerscriptie cum laude (8, 5) @ Ichthus Hogeschool / HS Inholland, The Hague From 1998 to 2002 Hendrik Kraemer Instituut, international & intercultural knowledgecentre of the PCN, Oegstgeest From 1997 to 1998 Middelbaar Beroeps Onderwijs, Middenkaderopleiding (niveau 4) afgerond, Electrical & Power engineering, Energy technics, Entrepreneurship @ Mathesis Scientiarum Genitrix, Leiden From 1992 to 1996 Visser ´t Hooft Lyceum, Rijnsburg/Leiden From 1988 to 1992 Remco (J.R.) Van Der Meij is skilled in: Marketing Communications, Project Management, Public Relations, Program Development, Business Strategy, B2B, Social Media, New Business Development, Retail, Higher Education, ICT, Marketing, Marketing Management, Marketing Strategy, Online Marketing