After studying Computer Science and Media Innovation, she passionately spent the last twenty years working in higher education and health care as a lecturer, innovator, coach, workshop moderator, community leader, online content developer and project leader. She is driven by her passion to engage students in developing transdisciplinary skills to prepare them in becoming the future global complex problem solvers. For this, she introduced the Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) concept seven years ago. She is currently working for the Dutch strategic alliance (www.ewuu.nl) and Biomedical Sciences department where she co-develops pilots to translate her vision on educational innovations towards a sustainable academic CBL landscape.