[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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …