The Freudenthal Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (FIsme) is part of Utrecht University

Utrecht University

Utrecht University is a university in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. Established March 26, 1636, it had an enrollment of 29,082 students in 2008, and employed 8,614 faculty and staff, 570 of which are full professors....

 in the Netherlands.

The institute is committed to improve Science and Mathematics Education

Mathematics education

In contemporary education, mathematics education is the practice of teaching and learning mathematics, along with the associated scholarly research....

, and it achieves this through research, education, curriculum development and professionalization. It was founded in 1971 by the German/Dutch writer, pedagogue and mathematician, Professor Hans Freudenthal

Hans Freudenthal

Hans Freudenthal was a Dutch mathematician. He made substantial contributions to algebraic topology and also took an interest in literature, philosophy, history and mathematics education....

 (1905-1990).

The institute has an international reputation, and is running projects in many countries, in particular in the Netherlands and the USA. Since 2003, an international institute for mathematics education, Freudenthal Institute - USA (Fi-US) was established in collaboration with the Wisconsin University in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Since January 2006 Fi-US has been reallocated to the University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Colorado at Boulder

The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...

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