This year, High Tech Institute is proud to honor not one, but two exceptional teachers as recipients of the Teacher of the Year Award for 2024. Dr. Wilhelm Claussen and Claus Neeleman MSc have both achieved a flawless score of 10 out of 10, reflecting their exceptional expertise, innovative teaching strategies, and profound influence on their participants’ growth.

Given his 25+ years of project leadership experience in the area of high-tech products, it’s no wonder that Wilhelm Claussen scored a perfect 10. His three-day Project Leadership masterclass in December 2024 received outstanding praise.

Some of the quotes course participants wrote about him:

  • “Fantastic course, confidence achieved”
  • “Absolutely superb”
  • “Best training in my career so far”.

Project leadership trainer Wilhelm Claussen
Wilhelm Claussen: “My course goes beyond traditional project management— it’s about mastering leadership in volatile environments, turning uncertainty into opportunity, and learning to inspire teams and stakeholders to achieve extraordinary results.”

This is a second win for Claus Neeleman who received his first Teacher of the Year award in 2016.

When the software developer ICT Strypes asked High Tech Institute to host an in-company corporate culture course for their Portuguese engineers we knew Claus was the right teacher to tackle this challenge.

In May 2024 Claus Neeleman traveled to Strypes Portugal to lecture his “How to be successful in the Dutch High Tech work culture” training.

Soft skills & Leadership trainer Claus Neeleman
Claus Neeleman is involved in various soft skills & leadership trainings.

For many participants, like José Rodrigues, who writes and tests software at ICT Strypes – this course provided solutions to common workplace problems. Furthermore, the course taught them how to successfully communicate feedback without hurting or making the other person angry. Rodrigues: “If I had taken this course earlier in my career, I would have understood my Dutch colleagues from day one.”

Congratulations to both extraordinary teachers for their remarkable contributions to shaping the high-tech future!

*The “Teacher of the Year” award is selected based on all training evaluation forms in a specific year. Each trainer can only be elected once every five years.

Besides in-company editions, the trainings are being organized for open enrollments