The world is becoming more global and the work field is getting more international. Being an innovative professional means you will have to develop an international perspective and acquire international work experience.

 

Discover your ultimate international destination (during or after your study)

Going abroad means you'll have to acquire general knowledge about the world and specifically about the countries you will visit. You’ll also need to be prepared for the different way of working and leading a professional life abroad. In this module you will discover your ultimate international work and internship destination. You will go on "this journey" with Dutch and international fellow students that are based in The Netherlands.

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Results of the module and honours star

​Do you want to:

- learn about different cultures and professional disciplines?

- know about the latest international innovation in your discipline?

- discover what professional international opportunities you have?

- work together with dutch and international students from different disciplines?

​And are you innovative, open minded and inquisitive?

Then this module will be an inspiration and challenge for you! If you meet the module requirements, you will receive the international star.

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Concept of the module

The module consists of a start up meeting, five presentation markets* and one final presentation meeting. Student will organise their own presentation market. In between everybody will work on assignments. Finally there will be a ‘travel market’ where everybody will share their findings about the international innovative workfield. At the end of the module you will hand in all your assignments and your general reflection.

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*Presentation market:

The sessions will be staged as a travel fair, with different countries each time. These presentation markets show your fellow students the experiences in each country in terms of work, going to college and the general features and culture.

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Language:

English

 

Meetings and time investment:

Block B: 7 Monday evenings 18.00 till 21.00 hrs.

B1 startup session

B4 presentation market 1

B5 presentation market 2

B6 presentation market 3

B7 presentation market 4

B8 presentation market 5

B9  final session

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Total time investment 5 EC.

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Assignments during the course:

• Organizing a presentation market:

The sessions will be staged as travel fairs, with different countries each time. In small groups you and your fellow students will organize a presentation market. These presentation markets show your fellow students how the experience in each country in terms of work, going to college and the general features and culture work. For the presentation market you'll need to gather information about the culture, the student life etc. Another requirement is that you’ll also gather information about innovation in your own discipline. Besides that you’ll design a preparation assignments so your fellow students can prepare themselves for your presentation market. All of the work mentioned above will take you approximately 30 hours.

Like you, all the other students will also prepare a presentation market that you will attend and you’ll prepare yourself by making the assignments your fellow students designed.  This and the concluding assignment is where you’ll spend the remaining hours on to reach our 5 EC target.

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• Preparation for meetings

There are two types of assignments, one is the major assignments ‘ organizing a presentation market and making the preparation assignments’ and the other assignment is making the preparation assignments.

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Your "travel guides"

Peter Mesker Honours Lecturer en assistant-tutor (vacancy)

 

Location

Hogeschool Utrecht, De Uithof. The exact meeting room will be announced in the conformation mail.

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Registration assignment

​​Step 1:

a.      Look for a quiet place. Take your time to think of countries you believe are the ultimate study and workplace.  

b.      Make a selection of three countries.

c.      Think for every country of all the reasons why this is one of your ultimate study and workplace. Make a list.

d.      Make a moodboard consisting of three parts. In every part you create a picture collection that reflects your reasons for being attracted to each country.

(this moodboard will also be the starting point for the start-up meeting)

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Step 2.

Deadline: (first come first served,,..but ultimately) Friday 9th of November at

17 uur MAIL your registration assignment to the honourslecturer of this module: peter.mesker@hu.nl We will confrm your participation ultimately on Saturday 10 th November.

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Acceptance for participation

Your application is accepted if you:

- are a second year student or higher (student of all educational programs are welcome)

- are in time for mailing your assignment (FIRST COME FIRST SERVED, limited amount of places for participants).

*you will receive all details about the course (location and study guide) one week before the start of the module.

Note: This module is only for honours, so NOT for ECTS (module of free choice)

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