This paper describes a project to explore the possibilities of virtual worlds in educating Green IT. In the project a virtual world has been created with various assignments which are meant to create awareness on sustainability aspects of IT. The world (and the assignments) will be incorporated in a …

The Research Group International Cooperation investigates the acquisition of international competencies by internships or study abroad, the international competencies of lecturers, the needs and demands for international competencies of alumni and employers and which factors are important to attract …

In recent publications in International Journals in 2010 and 2011, I described the phenomenon of a new approach to education and training called ‘Gyroscopic Management’ (See list publications). To give the reader an insight and overview of this, I will introduce and explain this gyroscopic management …

According to the Dutch parliament, Holland is still recovering from the Euro crisis. The Euro crisis starts with the malfunctioning tax system of Greece and the consequences are felt throughout the whole of Europe. It is a very difficult time for companies and especially for exporting companies. However, …

The starterstraject is a project set up by the Chamber of Commerce and the city of Zoetermeer. The goal of the starterstraject is to give the starting entrepreneur a head start. The starting entrepreneur is prepared for the risks and difficulties that arise when starting a new business. The starting …

The Dutch greenhouse horticultural industry is characterized by world leadership in high-tech innovation. The dynamics of this playing field are innovation in production systems and automation, reduction in energy consumption and sharing limited space. However, international competitive advantage of …

The Dutch greenhouse horticulture industry is characterized by world leadership in high-tech innovation. The dynamics of this playing field are innovation in production systems and automation, reduction in energy consumption and sharing limited space. However, international competitive advantage of the …

The European Movement UK is a membership based organisation and is dependent on the financial contribution of its members. In this final paper, the future position of the European Movement UK is discussed. This final paper also provides recommendations on how the European Movement UK should operate to …

Educating students to become a logistics professional, requires a certain set of competences to be attained. This study investigates which competences are required in logistics business practise, and whether a differentiation may be noticed in the actual profiles of logistics professional. It shows that …

Het ideaal van persoonlijke autonomie speelt niet alleen op allerlei manieren een belangrijke rol in de samenleving, ook in het onderwijs geldt het als uitgangspunt en doel van vorming. In dit artikel wordt dit ideaal geproblematiseerd en opnieuw doordacht door het te verbinden met de oorspronkelijke …