Entrepreneurship is the driving force for the growth of economies. Female entrepreneurship is, however, still lagging behind in development when compared to male entrepreneurship. This paper describes possible differences between male and female entrepreneurship and the reasons behind these differences, …

On the basis of empirical research, a competence-based model of the internationalization process of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) is developed. The model focuses on so-called International Market-Entry Core Competencies (IMECC), which are global management competences considered crucial during …

ABSTRACT This article argues that the role of the lecturer in an internationalised higher education institution is not limited to teaching internationally or interculturally diverse groups of students. Teaching staff members will normally be required to undertake a variety of tasks, which require different …

This paper describes a research about the changing role and competences of teachers and the willingness of the teachers to change. The researchers developed and conducted a survey at Fontys University of Applied Sciences department engineering to find out how teachers teach and how they would want to …

In September 2009 the department of Engineering of Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands has started a pilot honours program for excellent engineering students called PRogram OUstanding Development (PROUD). Aim of this program is to give those engineering students, who have the ambition, …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to emphasise the importance for libraries to address the issue of media literacy in the internet age. The library must claim its key expert role in the field of literacy. The library can function as a platform and playground for consuming and producing media content. …

Met de groei van het aantal paardensport-opleidingen rijst de vraag of de kwantitatieve groei de kwaliteit van afgestudeerden niet teveel beïnvloedt. Het enthousiasme onder de leerlingen is groot, want zij kunnen van hun hobby hun beroep gaan maken. Maar realiseren de toekomstige afgestudeerden zich …

Het doel van dit onderzoek is het identificeren en definiëren van de benodigde competenties van een hippisch ondernemer, welke nu en in de nabije toekomst actief is in het primaire segment, om in te kunnen spelen op de ontwikkelingen in de markt. Binnen het primaire segment bevinden zich verschillende …