Stichting Student en Leefstijl

What Stichting Student en Leefstijl does

Stichting Student en Leefstijl is a Dutch non-profit foundation (ANBI-status; RSIN 857972340) founded in 2017 to integrate lifestyle medicine into the curricula of Dutch medical schools. The organization operates through a federated model: a six-member national board coordinates activities while volunteer local boards of four to six medical students each run programs at all eight Dutch medical faculties (Amsterdam, Groningen, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Utrecht). Its primary audience is (bio)medical students at Dutch universities; secondary audiences include medical faculty staff and practicing healthcare professionals who serve as speakers, mentors, and curriculum advisors. The organization is governed by a Raad van Advies (Advisory Board) comprising former chairmen and senior figures from partner healthcare organizations.

The foundation's product portfolio centers on four programmatic offerings. The SELF Cursus is an extracurricular 6-10 evening masterclass series covering nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, addiction, and behavioral change, originally developed at Erasmus MC Rotterdam in 2016/2017 and now running at all Dutch medical faculties. The Leefstijl Tour is a traveling event format developed with Coalitie Leefstijl in de Zorg featuring lectures, workshops, and panel discussions. Curriculum Implementatie is an advocacy track in which local boards work with teachers and curriculum committees to integrate lifestyle medicine into required coursework. The Leefstijlspel, launched in 2023 in collaboration with Serious Game Academy, Vereniging Arts & Leefstijl, and Coalitie Leefstijl in de Zorg, is an interactive card game for training healthcare professionals in motivational lifestyle conversations. The foundation also co-authored the Leerdoelendocument Leefstijl en Voeding, a learning-objectives framework contributed to national medical education policy.

The organization has no commercial revenue stream: all programs are provided free of charge to students, and the foundation is funded entirely through sponsorships, donations (tax-deductible under ANBI status), and in-kind contributions from approximately ten healthcare and nutrition partners. Distribution is community-led via local student boards, with marketing primarily through organic social media (Instagram accounts for each city, LinkedIn), the studentenleefstijl.nl website, and events that double as both programming and recruitment channels. Core technology is limited to educational content design and event logistics; no software products, APIs, or AI/ML systems are disclosed.

Name

Stichting Student en Leefstijl

Legal name

Stichting Student en Leefstijl

Website

https://studentenleefstijl.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting Student en Leefstijl is a Dutch ANBI non-profit foundation that runs extracurricular lifestyle-medicine education (SELF courses, Leefstijl Tour events, and curriculum advocacy) for medical students across all eight Dutch medical faculties, funded by sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education and Lifestyle Medicine Training

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117), Other Schools and Instruction (6116)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Science & Medical STEM Programs (Pre-Med, Public Health) (EDAMABAJ)

Keywords

• Lifestyle medicine education
• Medical curriculum advocacy
• Extracurricular medical programs
• Preventive healthcare training
• Lifestyle intervention education

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Sponsorships and Donations: The foundation relies on financial and in-kind support from sponsors and partners to fund its educational programs and activities. The ANBI (public benefit organization) status allows for tax-deductible donations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Stichting Student en Leefstijl runs the SELF Cursus (extracurricular masterclass series of 6-10 evenings on lifestyle medicine topics) and the Leefstijl Tour (traveling lecture/workshop events) for medical students at all 8 Dutch medical faculties. It also delivers the Leefstijlspel card game, the Leerdoelendocument curriculum framework, and Curriculum Implementatie advocacy services to integrate lifestyle medicine into medical school curricula. All programs are free of charge to medical students, funded by sponsors and donations.

Product overview

Stichting Student en Leefstijl operates a unified portfolio of educational programs and advocacy services centered on integrating lifestyle medicine into Dutch medical education. The core offerings consist of the SELF Cursus (an extracurricular masterclass program running at all eight Dutch medical faculties), the Leefstijl Tour (a traveling lecture and workshop series developed with Coalitie Leefstijl in de Zorg), and Curriculum Implementatie (local/national advocacy to embed lifestyle medicine in required medical curricula). Supplementary offerings include the Leefstijlspel card game (developed with Serious Game Academy for practicing motivational conversations) and the Leerdoelendocument (a standardized learning objectives framework contributed to the national medical education policy).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SELF Cursus (Students Experienced in Lifestyle and Food) Extracurricular educational program of 6-10 interactive evening sessions providing scientifically-grounded knowledge on lifestyle medicine (nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, addiction, behavioral change) through masterclasses by physicians, professors, dietitians, exercise specialists, and lifestyle coaches. Free of charge to (bio)medical students at all 8 Dutch medical faculties.
• Leefstijl Tour Traveling event concept featuring lectures, workshops, and panel discussions on lifestyle medicine topics (nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, addiction, behavioral change). Tour visits different cities throughout the year, creating a platform for students and healthcare professionals to discuss lifestyle medicine. Developed in collaboration with Coalitie Leefstijl in de Zorg.
• Curriculum Implementatie Local and national advocacy service working with teachers and curriculum coordinators to integrate lifestyle medicine into required medical school curricula. Local boards at each medical faculty inventory educational needs and propose curriculum adjustments, while the national board coordinates support across all Dutch medical faculties.
• Leefstijlspel ('Het Leefstijlgesprek: Kaart het aan!') Interactive card game for healthcare professionals in training to practice motivational lifestyle conversations, based on real case studies from practice. Suitable for groups up to 30 students and adaptable to various healthcare education programs; provided free to healthcare education programs.
• Leerdoelendocument Leefstijl en Voeding Learning objectives document outlining the competencies future doctors should have regarding the application of lifestyle medicine in patient treatment. Developed in collaboration with partners as a deepening of national education policy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% of all diseases are lifestyle-related
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Coalitie Leefstijl in de ZorgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for the Leefstijl Tour concept development and implementation. The coalition also operates a working group to revise learning objectives for nutrition and lifestyle in medical education, with Stichting Student en Leefstijl as a member.
• Serious Game AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed the Leefstijlspel (Lifestyle Game) 'Het Leefstijlgesprek: Kaart het aan!' - an interactive card game for healthcare professionals in training to practice motivational lifestyle conversations.
• Vereniging Arts & LeefstijlcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed the Leefstijlspel and serves as an advisory board member. Barbara Kerstens, Algemeen Directeur of Voeding Leeft, sits on the foundation's Advisory Council (RVA).
• LeefstijlhubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner at Leefstijl Tour Rotterdam 2026 event, providing workshops on stress, hormones, and health.
• IFMSA-RotterdamminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner at Leefstijl Tour Rotterdam 2026 event, hosting a stand and participating in the event.
• Arts en LeefstijlminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner at Leefstijl Tour Rotterdam 2026 event, hosting a stand and participating in the event.
• Voeding LeeftcoreOthersBarbara Kerstens, Algemeen Directeur of Voeding Leeft, serves on the foundation's Advisory Council (RVA). Represents a network focused on nutrition and lifestyle in healthcare.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• NIGZ / Pharos: Dutch centre of expertise on health disparities and health promotion that runs community education programs on lifestyle and public health. Tangentially related as a Dutch health-education ecosystem participant, but focused on public-health community education rather than medical-student training.

Broad incumbents

• American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM): Largest US professional membership organization for lifestyle medicine clinicians and educators. A broader incumbent in the lifestyle-medicine education space, with established curriculum resources and CME programs at scale.
• European Lifestyle Medicine Organization (ELMO): European-level organization promoting lifestyle medicine across the continent. A broader incumbent serving multiple European countries with overlapping lifestyle-medicine education goals.

Emerging players

• Leefstijlhub: Dutch lifestyle-focused organization that partners on Leefstijl Tour events delivering workshops on stress, hormones, and health. Adjacent emerging player in the Dutch lifestyle-medicine education ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Voeding Leeft: Dutch non-profit focused on nutrition and lifestyle in healthcare; the General Director sits on Stichting Student en Leefstijl's advisory council. Comparable as a Dutch lifestyle-mediche advocacy organization.
• IFMSA-NL: Dutch chapter of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations; a partner at Leefstijl Tour Rotterdam 2026. Comparable as a student-led organization operating across Dutch medical faculties with shared extracurricular health programming.
• Coalitie Leefstijl in de Zorg: Dutch coalition of healthcare organizations promoting lifestyle interventions in care. Co-developer of the Leefstijl Tour and partner in revising national learning objectives for nutrition/lifestyle — directly aligned in mission and overlapping activities.
• Vereniging Arts & Leefstijl: Dutch professional association for physicians focused on lifestyle medicine. It is one of Stichting Student en Leefstijl's core strategic partners and co-developed the Leefstijlspel — directly comparable mission of advancing lifestyle medicine in Dutch healthcare.
• Arts en Leefstijl: Dutch organization promoting lifestyle medicine among physicians and medical students. Listed as a partner at Leefstijl Tour Rotterdam 2026 and shares the foundation's audience of Dutch medical trainees.

Regional players

• Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative (LMEd): US-based collaborative working to integrate lifestyle medicine into medical school curricula. Closest international analogue to Stichting Student en Leefstijl's curriculum-implementation mission, but operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/studentenleefstijl
• Xx.com/student_leefst

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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