Future-ready professionals, not just graduates.
University is great for theory. We add the practice. Academic courses that can count for credits, plus workshops and guest lectures, in public speaking, leadership, creative problem-solving, generative AI and more.
Ways we work together.
Academic training in transferable skills, designed with programme coordinators and lecturers around your learning outcomes and academic schedule.
Courses in your curriculum
Curricular and extracurricular courses, built around your learning outcomes, schedule and scale. Any credits are awarded by your institution.
Workshops and guest lectures
Interactive sessions that plug into your academic calendar, honours programme or event.
Long-term collaborations
Lasting skill tracks, built together with your institution so students keep growing.
Who we work with.
The training is commissioned by the institution, which decides how to offer it to students: within the curriculum, or as a free extracurricular course.
UniversitiesFaculties, programmes and institutions
A university, or one of its faculties or programmes, commissions a course, workshop or guest lecture for its students. We adapt it to your learning outcomes, schedule and assessment, and send a tailored offer.
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AssociationsUniversity associations
Study and student associations book workshops and courses for their members, for an event, a career day or a series of sessions.
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ExampleErasmus University Rotterdam
Since 2019, Erasmus University Rotterdam has offered our extracurricular courses to its students free of charge, with support from its Community for Learning & Innovation. Small groups, a few weeks of practice and a certificate at the end.
See the current course for its students →What a course looks like.
Four examples from our course catalogue, for programme coordinators and lecturers. Each one can be adapted to your programme.
Public Speaking Fundamentals
After the course, students can:
- Give and receive feedback on a speech
- Structure an engaging, persuasive speech for a target audience
- Engage and handle different audiences
- Deliver a 5-minute speech to a bigger audience
Assessment: At least 80% attendance, an end-of-course survey and a 5-minute TED-style speech at EURx Talks, a live public event.
Leading People & Teams
After the course, students can:
- Select and use tools and strategies to lead a small team toward a goal
- Reflect on their own leadership style and competencies
- Develop an action plan to improve those competencies
- Manage, develop and empower people through the stages of team development
Assessment: At least 80% attendance, an end-of-course survey and a final self-reflection.
Assertive & Effective Communication
After the course, students can:
- Analyse communication situations using nonverbal communication theories
- Apply active listening techniques
- Use non-violent communication to express feelings, needs and requests assertively
- Apply group dynamics to communicate well in a team
Assessment: At least 80% attendance and an end-of-course survey.
GenAI Essentials
After the course, students can:
- Understand what generative AI is, and is not, and its limitations
- Use generative AI for writing, studying and research, within ethical limits
- Apply prompting strategies to reach a desired outcome
Assessment: Attendance of all sessions, a final project presentation and an end-of-course survey.
How it fits your programme.
A few formats universities use, with real examples.
Every year, our Productivity & Time Management and Intercultural Communication workshops for Erasmus MC.
Courses of several weeks that Erasmus University Rotterdam offers its students for free, from public speaking to generative AI.
A storytelling workshop for honours students of the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication.
Public speaking preparation for the speakers of TEDx EUC at Erasmus University College.
Two university cases.
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Students wanted practical skills training: our first public speaking course drew more than 100 applications for 30 to 40 places.
A public speaking pilot in January 2019, supported by the university’s Community for Learning & Innovation, grew into courses in six tracks that the university offers to all its students for free.
Erasmus University Rotterdam reports over 1,500 applications and 900+ enrolled students. Over five years of courses, students gave an average rating of 8.8.
Center for Maritime Economics and Logistics, Erasmus University Rotterdam
MSc students needed practical techniques to present with confidence in an academic setting.
An interactive Academic Presentation Skills training, where every participant practised, received constructive feedback and refined their skills.
The students left with practical techniques for confident delivery, and the programme was very satisfied with the result.
“We couldn’t be more satisfied! The sessions were engaging, well-structured, and insightful.”Felicia de Jong, Programme Coordinator, Center for Maritime Economics and Logistics, Erasmus University Rotterdam
“Their practical workshops gave our students just what they needed: inspiration to further improve their presentation energy and, perhaps most importantly, confidence!”Judith WerkhovenAssociate Academic Director, MSc People, Organisations and Change, RSM
“Being part of LifeVersity’s Public Speaking and Leadership courses was a very rewarding experience with truly inspirational teachers!”DianaBachelor Psychology student, Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Questions?
Can you adapt a course to our curriculum?
Yes. We start from your learning outcomes, academic schedule and group size, and adapt the content, the number of sessions and the assessment. Formats range from a single workshop or guest lecture to a full skill track.
Can students receive academic credits?
Credits are always awarded by your institution, so they need its approval. We build curricular courses to fit your programme, with clear learning outcomes, contact hours and assessment, and share the course details your institution needs to decide.
How are outcomes assessed?
Every course has clear learning outcomes and a final assessment that shows them in practice: for example, a 5-minute speech in front of a live audience, a final project or a written self-reflection. Students need at least 80% attendance, and every course ends with an evaluation survey. Read more about our method.
Can you deliver extracurricular workshops?
Yes. Workshops and guest lectures of 1.5 to 2 hours fit easily into an event, an honours programme or your academic calendar. Longer extracurricular courses are possible too: Erasmus University Rotterdam, for example, offers them to its students for free.
Which topics do you teach?
Public speaking, communication, leadership, creative problem-solving, generative AI and more.
How do we start?
Book a call or get in touch, and tell us about your programme and students. We’ll suggest a format that fits.
Ready to grow?
Book a free call and we’ll help you find the right training for you or your team.