[Uit de inleiding:] Veel gezondheidsproblemen (bijvoorbeeld obesitas, luchtwegklachten, hart- en vaatziekten, diabetes en depressies) zijn effectiever aan te pakken als het ‘accounthoudend’ ministerie van VWS samenwerkt met andere ministeries, omdat bijvoorbeeld onderwijs, woon- en werkomstandigheden, …

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 …

The focus of the present study is the extent to which an internship or study abroad contributes to students’ development of international competencies, such as interpersonal and intercultural competencies, foreign language skills, and international academic and professional competencies.

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 …

In het lectoraat Public Management proberen we een beter begrip te krijgen van de complexiteit van moderne governance en na te denken over de governance structuren en de competenties van ambtenaren die nodig zijn om complexe governance effectief te maken. Een belangrijk beginpunt van ons denken is een …

The present study aims to investigate if – and if so, how – the intercultural training programme ‘Preparation for Foreign Learning Experience’ (PREFLEX) has a positive effect on the development of the intercultural competence of students at THUAS in international groups (i.e. school for International …