Rik Min
University of Twente

Dr. ir. Rik, F.B.M. Min (Bergen NH, 1946) is a researcher connected to the Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT) and attached to the faculty of Educational Science and Technology (EDTE), now Faculty of Behavioral Sciences (BS) (gedragswetenschappen GW) (until July 2005) at the University of Twente (UT) located in Enschede in the Netherlands.


Rik Min. Summery (in Dutch): Ingenieur & doctor in de Geneeskunde. Afgestudeerd aan de Universiteit Delft in de regeltechniek, mathematische modelvorming en medische simulaties. Gepromoveerd aan de Medische faculteit van de Universiteit Maastricht. Gespecialiseerd in de leermiddelentechnologie en met name in simulatie als leermiddel, e-learning, ontwerpgericht empirisch onderzoek en theorievorming. Tegenwoordig adviseur acone.nl en verwoed e-boeken-schrijver.

Original I am an electro-technical engineer, control systems, from the University of Delft (TUD) (1967-1975), specialized in computer simulation and mathematical modelling about medical and physiological systems (MSc), and from 1982 doctor in medical science (PhD). From 1985 I am a researcher and assistent professor in multimedia engineering, educational science and simulation. I received my PhD on simulation and models for education and training purposes, at the medical faculty, Biomedical Center, of the University of Limburg (RL), now the University of Maastricht (UM). From 1974 to 1975 I worked also at the medical faculty, at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam (EUR) to develop mathematical models of the heart and the stomach. From 1975 until 1978 I developed special computer simulation programs for 'history taking' ('patient simulations') at the medical faculty of the the University of Utrecht (RUU).

Since december 1983, I am working as engineer (ir) in the educational sciences. I am a researcher (dr), developer and university lecturer at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. I do research to learning environments and educational multimedia computer simulation methods and techniques. I give courses, both practical as theoretical, about designing methods and techniques for educational multimedia productions, in particular model-driven simulation software.

I am the designer of MacTHESIS and JavaTHESIS: designing systems for model-driven educational simulations, and also the developer of a lot of simulation programs (web-based or stand alone). I have developed the concepts of 'parallelism' and the 'PI-theory' about the design of interactive open learning-, working- and doing-environments.

I am (sometimes was) an active member of the next research groups:

  • Researcher at the onderzoeksinstituut, the Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT) (from 2000 to July 2005);
  • Researcher at the onderzoeksschool: Interuniversitair Centrum voor Onderwijskundig Onderzoek (ICO) (from 1995 to 2001);
  • Researcher at the onderzoeksschool: Telematics Graduate School (TGS) (until 2002);
  • Assistant professor at the Masters of Science Programme: Educational and Training Systems Design (ETSD) (until July 2005);
  • Member of the Society for Computer Simulation (SCS) San Diego, USA (until July 2005);
  • Member of the Nederlandse Genootschap voor Informatica (NGI);
  • Member of the COO werkgroep van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Medisch Onderwijs (NVMO) (a cooperation of 8 medical faculties). The Medical Schools in the Netherlands are united in a special group for Computer Based Training (CBT). There is national database, with all our medical courseware, available.
  • Member of the 'Informatica en Modelbouw' (NOSMO, 'Nederlandse Organisatie voor Sociaal-Wetenschappelijk Methodologisch Onderzoek') (the simulation group) (until 2000);
  • Member of the Vereniging voor 'Informatiekunde en Informatietechnologie' in Onderwijs (I & I);
  • Member of the 'Vereniging voor Medische en Biologische Informatieverwerking' (VMBI) (until July 2005);
  • Member of the 'Nederlandse Vereniging voor Theoretische Biologie' (NVTB) (until July 2005);

  • Lid van de Faculteitsraad Gedragswetenschappen (F-raad GW) (until July 2005)
  • Bestuurslid van AbvaKabo bestuur Universiteit Twente (BLG) (until July 2005)
  • Lid van insituutsraad van het onderzoeksinstituut Centrum voor Telematics en Information Technology (CTIT) (until July 2005)

    • List (more detailed) (in Dutch).

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  • starting point for my institute: Center of Telematics and Information Tecnology (CTIT)
  • starting point for my university: the University of Twente (UT)
  • starting point for my faculty: Human Behavior Research or Gedragswetenschappen (GW) (since 2003) or Educational Science and Technolgy (EDTE) (before 2003) or Toegepaste Onderwijskunde (TO) (before 2003)
  • starting point for my vakgroep (afdeling) Instrumentatietechnologie (ISM) (before 2005)
  • starting point for my company 'community' (www.acone.nl)

  • my colleages:



    • Please do not mistake me for other members of my family such as:
  • Annet Min artist / weaver / stained glass artist (Bergen NH)

  • Willemien Min, illustrator children's books (Bergen NH)
    Won recent, 29 september 2002, in het kader van de kinderboekenweek en het beste geillustreerde kinderboek, de gouden penceel.

  • Neeltje Maria Min poet (Bergen NH)

  • Jaap Min, painter / stained glass artist (Bergen NH, 1916-1987)

  • Maarten Min, architect (MIN2 producties) (Bergen NH)

  • Helene Min artist / sculptor (Amsterdam)

  • Mart Min painter (Bergen aan Zee).

    • Bergen NH/Enschede, 1999 - 2001
    Stichting Jaap Min & Erven Min

    (dubbel klikken op het filmpje svp.)

    Enschede, July, 2005