Tamara Roemjantsew

Tamara Rumiantsev is an educational researcher and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions postdoctoral fellow at VUB (BRISPO - AIMSLab) and ULB (CRCN and the (Un)Adaptive Mind Lab). She holds a PhD in Educational Sciences from Leiden University and has a background in music performance and musicology. Her research examines how arts-based and challenge-based learning can support transformative learning, creativity and boundary-crossing competence in interdisciplinary teams. Through T LAB (Transformative Learning Ateliers for Boundary-Crossing Competence), she investigates how six learning ateliers can help students develop the capacities to engage collaboratively with complex societal challenges in Brussels. Her broader interests include migration, embodied and multimodal cognition, and inclusive educational design. Before joining VUB and ULB, she held senior research and leadership roles in Dutch higher arts education. Her publications address educational innovation, collaborative learning and teacher professional development.

Selected Publications

• Rumiantsev, T. (2026). Music performance research: A bibliometric analysis of trends, themes, and knowledge structures. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 14, Article 103189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2026.103189
• Rumiantsev, T., van der Rijst, R., & Admiraal, W. (2026). Sustainable curriculum innovation through educational design research in conservatoire education. The Curriculum Journal, 37, 778–796. https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.70037
• Rumiantsev, T., van der Rijst, R., Kuiper, W., Verhaar, A., & Admiraal, W. (2024). Teacher professional development and educational innovation through action research in conservatoire education in the Netherlands. British Journal of Music Education, 41(2), 195–208. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0265051723000414
• Rumiantsev, T., van der Rijst, R., & Admiraal, W. (2023). A systematic literature review of collaborative learning in conservatoire education. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 8(1), 100683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100683
• Rumiantsev, T. W., Admiraal, W. F., & van der Rijst, R. M. (2020). Conservatoire leaders’ observations and perceptions on curriculum reform. British Journal of Music Education, 37(1), 29–41. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0265051719000214