Internationalizing curricula. Needs and wishes of alumni and employers with regard to international competencies. Internationalization has become of great importance for universities acrossthe globe. The labour market is becoming international, with internationalopportunities and international competition. Emerging markets such as India, China and Russia are gaining economic power. Global challenges demand world-wide solutions. Production and marketing networks span the globe and various forms of migration have resulted in a large cultural diversity within nations. As a result, societies and labour markets are changing as well. In order to deal with these societal changes adequately and to succeed in today’s labour market, graduates need to be equipped with international competencies. In a survey among 500 chief executives, ICM Research (on behalf of Think Global and The British Council, 2011) showed that employers strongly value staff members who are able to work in an international and multicultural environment. Similar results were found in Diamond et al. (2011), in which ‘multicultural teamwork’ was considered most important. The Hague University of Applied Sciences seeks to prepare its students adequately for the world of tomorrow. The University’s development plans (e.g. HogeschoolOntwikkelingsPlan, HOP 7, 2009-2013 and HOP 8, 2014-2017) indicate that its vision is to train students to be globally-minded professionals with an international and multicultural perspective, who are world-citizens, interested in global issues and able to deal with diversity in a constructive manner. They are to be professionals, who possess the competencies to function well in an international and intercultural environment. Internationalization is therefore high on the agenda of The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) which is illustrated by the fact that, as of 2014, new students in all academies have to fill 12.5% (30 ECTS) of their four-year Bachelor program with international activities. These activities can range from an internship or semester abroad (student mobility) to participating in full programs of study or minors in which English is the medium of instruction, or an internationally themed minor (Internationalization at Home, IaH). And this is only the beginning. Internationalization is a means, not an end. All THUAS courses are looking into ways in which they can internationalize their curriculum. And in doing so, they need to be innovative (Leask, 2009) and keep in mind the specific needs and wishes of alumni and their employers with regard to international competences. The THUAS research group International Cooperation supports these internationalization policy objectives by investigating various aspects, such as: • The acquisition and development of international competencies among students. • The extent to which lecturers possess international competencies and what their needs and wishes are for further development. • The international competencies THUAS graduates have acquired as part of their degree and how THUAS has stimulated this development. • The international competencies that employers and alumni consider important. Although international competencies and employability have received growing attention in internationalization research, existing studies have mainly focused on: • The effects of study abroad on the development of international competence (cf. Hoven & Walenkamp, 2013). • The effects of an experience abroad (study, internship, voluntary work) on employability. • A more general analysis of the skills employers look for in prospective employees.
This booklet presents twenty-one impact stories of Ethiopian and Kenyan alumni of Dairy (Livestock) trainings in the Netherlands. The Dutch trainings consists of Master courses conducted by Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (VHL) in Wageningen or Velp, short courses or diploma courses organised by Practical Trainings Centre (PTC+) in Oenkerk or Barneveld / Dairy Trainings Centre (DTC) in Oenkerk and short courses organised by Centre of Development Innovation – part of Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR) in Wageningen. Most refresher course participants attended the Dutch trainings between 2010 and 2018. These alumni attended the Refresher Course entitled “Assessing the impact of Dutch knowledge institutions on performance of Netherlands alumni on dairy value chain governance in Kenya and Ethiopia” organised by Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (VHL), Agrikom (alumni organisation) and Egerton University on 7-16 July 2019 in Nairobi and Nakuru, Kenya. Part of the refresher course was dedicated to a write shop about the impact of the Dutch training. It was written in collaboration with the professorship Climate Smart Dairy Value Chains.
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Our main question is: what is the current job situation of the alumni from IBS Groningen?The sub questions are:•How many students graduated in the various years?•What are the most popular jobs?•Where do alumni work and what is the career path?•What is their highest degree?•What companies employ alumni?
ntegrale Kindcentra bestaan in Nederland al een jaar of tien en deze ontwikkeling is niet te stoppen. De indruk is dat zowel kinderen als ouders en professionals een meerwaarde ervaren in het werken volgens de principes, uitgangspunten en bouwstenen van een IKC. Desalniettemin zijn deze ervaringen, en dan zeker vanuit ouders en kinderen, weinig systematisch onderzocht. Vandaar dat wij in dit onderzoek op zoek gaan naar de verhalen van ouders en kinderen over hun ervaringen in het leven en leren in het IKC. Door de verhalen van ouders en kinderen over hun tijd op het ICK krijgen we inzicht in de werkzame factoren van een IKC.
Ondernemerschap is een krachtige manier om maatschappelijke opgaven aan te pakken en brede welvaart in de regio te stimuleren. Als Brabantse kennisinstellingen werken we samen met Provincie Noord-Brabant aan kennisontwikkeling over ondernemen met een positieve maatschappelijke impact. We doen dit middels de volgende projecten:1. Brabant Impact Class - Wie zijn de impact ondernemers in Brabant en waar lopen zij tegenaan? In dit project brengen we zoveel mogelijk ondernemingen in beeld die bijdragen aan impact. We vragen hen naar de kansen die ze zien en de belemmeringen die zij ervaren. We koppelen hun vragen aan studenten en docenten. Zij ondersteunen deze ondernemers op hun beurt weer in allerlei vakken en projecten – en dat draagt weer bij aan ons inzicht in impact ondernemen.2. Case Based Learning - We laten aansprekende voorbeelden van Brabantse impact ondernemers te laten zien in het onderwijs. Van deze voorbeelden van onze alumni worden cases ontwikkeld die vervolgens een plek krijgen in verschillende onderwijsprogramma’s. Zo vergroten wij de ondernemersdrive bij studenten en mogelijk ook het aantal studentondernemers.3. Businessmodel Ontwikkeling met Impact - Welke ondernemingen in Noord-Brabant zijn succesvol in het creëren van impact? Wat doen zij en wat kunnen anderen ervan leren? En tegen welke belemmeringen lopen zij aan? Dit project maakt succes- en faalfactoren inzichtelijk en deelbaar.4. Geld met Impact: Wie laat startups duurzaam groeien? - De startende en groeiende impact ondernemers en investeerders met ESG-drijfveren lijken elkaar niet goed te vinden. Dit project richt zich op het onderzoeken van de financiële kant van het ecosysteem. Hoe zijn investeringen van private en publieke partijen in startups, scale-ups en sociale ondernemingen een stimulans voor ondernemerschap met maatschappelijke impact en brede welvaart?5. Kennisecosysteem - We willen de kennis over impact ondernemen zoveel mogelijk van waarde laten zijn in Brabant. Dit doen we door ontmoetingen te organiseren voor impact ondernemers, studenten ondernemers, docenten ondernemerschap en begeleiders en coaches. Ook delen we de inzichten van het onderzoek.Deze ‘nieuwe’ kennis zetten we om in werkbare principes voor ondernemers (in spé). Dit doen we in samenwerking met impact ondernemers in de regio en aanbieders van ondersteuning. Zo werken we samen toe naar het inzetten van hoogwaardige Brabantse kennis voor de maatschappij van morgen.
In this project, immersive media (XR, VR, AR) are created and tested as a remediation strategy to help improve the experience of existing TV content and reach and engage both new and existing target groups more effectively. In this project, students and alumni from AGM and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) work together under the supervision of the R&D department from the professorship Digital Media Concepts and QUT to develop innovative immersive media products based on existing TV productions from Banijay. Banijay is the largest independent production and distribution company in the world. Banijay will provide the challenges, content and feedback on the students’ progress and skills during the (VIS) project, and will offer the opportunity to work on existing international productions with real expectations and demands, and the opportunity to actually market the concepts the students develop. Several new concepts are now in production stage to be released and tested.
