| 2021 | Towards Replacement of animals for scientific purposes. Online conference European Commission. 2 and 3 February. |
| 2019 | CoMo educational day on Ethics, transparency and rigour in research with animal models, Helsinki, 11 November. |
| 2019 | One day symposium Laboratory Animal Center and Ethical Committee for Animal Experiments, KU Leuven, 17 October |
| 2019 | 32nd Science Projects Workshop in the Future Classroom Lab by Scientix & 3Rs project, Brussels, 13-14 September |
| 2017 | Webinar Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine, 19 June |
| 2011 | Intensive English language course, Radboud in’to Languages |
| 2010 | Course K71 in systematic reviews and meta-analysis, VU medisch centrum |
| 2008 – 2010 | Academic leadership course, Avicenna/Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center |
| 2006 | Academic leadership course, Introduction Radboud University |
| 2003 | Sabbatical leave January-May at University of Groningen, The Netherlands, resulting in book chapter publication “Nutrition and animal welfare” |
| 2003 | Welfare assessment course, Cambridge University, UK, 14-16 Sept. |
| >2002 | Diplomate ECLAM |
| 1978 – 1986 | DVM degree at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, the Netherlands |
| 1987 – 1992 | One year Postdoctoral education as Animal Welfare Officer, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, divided over several years |
| 1984 | 3 months study in veterinary medicine at the Veterinary College, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA |