Laurens van der Leij has extensive experience in academia, serving as the Chair of the Examination Committee for Business Administration and Agribusiness, as well as a lecturer at HAS Hogeschool since August 1992. Additionally, Laurens has been a Guest Lecturer at HAMK since 2001, specializing in topics such as Business Economics, Dutch Horticulture, Risk Management, and Business Styles in Horticulture. Laurens holds a Senior Qualification in Examination from HAS Green Academy (2018-2019), an Educational Qualification for Higher Education from Wageningen University & Research (1993), and a Master's degree in Business Economics from Tilburg University (1992). Educational background also includes a degree from Fontys University of Applied Sciences (1987) and earlier studies at MEAO/MMO Helmond and Carolus Borromeus College Helmond.