For the 2018 EAIE Conference Starter Paul Blackmore wrote an article called “Building bridges between employability and international experiences in higher education”. A subject that is very important at the moment, as it is in high demand. Therefore, if we want to provide enhanced employment prospects for our students, international experience is a must. The…
In my last blog I wrote about mental health among international students. In this blog I will continue on the subject by adding aspects of language and identity. The lingua franca of internationalisation in higher education is English. More and more universities wonder if this is the correct approach, being afraid that the national language…
In this series of blogs on internationalisation in higher education mental health among international students is an important subject. For example, how do students handle culture shock, the acculturative stress and adaptation challenges? Jessica Price wrote an interesting article about this subject. She says that despite the fact that many universities see these subjects as…
In my last blog I discussed reasons for internationalisation based on the EAIE Barometer. In this blog I would like to further explore this subject by looking at trends in internationalisation in higher education. First, let me say that I fully understand that there are many aspects influencing these trends. For example the type of institutional…
At the moment 1 in 8 students in the Netherlands comes from abroad. These international students make up a big part of the student population and therefore to me it’s interesting to see the reason behind internationalisation in higher education. What’s in it for the institutions for example? A research by the EAIE Barometer shows…
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Colour plays a big role in our lives, think about how often for example we describe our mood based on colours. Instead of being green with envy when your neighbour always seems to pick the right colour to wrap his gifts, I will give you a golden opportunity to learn a little more about it…
When it comes to gift giving, what’s appropriate and what is not? With the Holiday season just around the corner, let’s see how different cultures handle gift giving. First some examples because customs can be so intriguing! A few weeks ago I was invited to the birthday of a girl turning one, the girl, who…
The Netherlands hosts approximately 60.000 expats, also known as “the non-Dutch” and approximately 17.100.000 permanent residents, also known as “the Dutch”. When you Google: “what do expats think of the Netherlands” you get about 25 million results. When you Google: “what do Dutch think of expats” you get 138.000. That brings me to the question:…
Holland vs Netherlands, it’s complicated to the Dutch as well. Ok, not all of it, Dutchies do understand the difference between Holland and Netherlands, but the overseas areas, that’s a different story! The video I shared with you last week hopefully will give you some insights in the Kingdom, the Caribbean countries of the Netherlands,…
Recently I had the privilege to interview Majed Zain Aldin. Majed is a stylish thirty something single guy, living in Den Haag. First impressions go a long way and looking at Majed I never would have thought he arrived in the Netherlands only about 10 years ago by himself with none of his family or…
Dialogue with the Dutch 