The international classroom is presumably a far more effective learning environment for the acquisition of intercultural competence when students receive adequate training to make the most of their intercultural encounters. This paper provides a summary of the intercultural training taught to first-year …

The Hague University of Applied Sciences has high ambitions in the field of internationalisation. Two out of four priorities in the institutional policy touch this theme: global citizenship and internationalisation. In order to ensure that the curriculum of the new degree programme HBO ICT meets these …

Times change and we change with them. Our world is changing rapidly and radically. Education institutions need to prepare and support students in becoming knowledgeable, concerned and internationally competent world citizens. The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) has made World Citizenship …

Internationalisation has become an “institutional imperative” for many institutions of higher education. Two propositions are that internationalisation would help students develop competencies needed in todays globalised world, and increase the employability of students. This piece summarises findings …

This study will examine whether voluntary work or an internship in a developing country contributes to the development of global citizenship among young people. For the purpose of this study, global citizenship will be defined as a combination of social awareness and possessing international competencies. …

To be able to ‘survive’ in a more and more globalising world, students of universities and universities of applied sciences must attain international competencies, in this study defined as respectively general personal, social competencies, intercultural competencies, a command of foreign languages and …

In response to globalisation and internationalisation of both higher education and the job market, The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) has seen a considerable increase in English-medium courses, i.e. non-language subjects taught through English. Internationally, the rise of English-medium …

In oktober kwam deel 2 van het Alternatief met als subtitel ‘De ladder naar autonomie’. In dit boek laten René Kneyber en Jelmer Evers verschillende leraren en andere experts aan het woord over de vraag hoe de rol van leraren in het onderwijs versterkt kan worden. Marco Snoek heeft een bijdrage geleverd …

Onze samenleving wordt steeds pluriformer en dat vraagt om nieuwe arrangementen voor zorg, arbeid, wonen en mobiliteit. Hoe die vorm moeten krijgen weet nog niemand. De baliegroep doet een aantal voorstellen, als input voor het politieke debat.

Full text via link. Ervaringsdeskundigen weten van de Hoed en de rand, kan wel worden gesteld. Niet alleen is het in werk- en onderzoeksveld een hot topic, ook in onderwijsland zijn er verschillende ontwikkelaars bezig met het inrichten van onderwijs dat open staat voor studenten met ‘specifieke bagage …